It has been a very long winter this year. The cold and the snow keep coming and it feels like it will never end! Blizzards and Polar Vortexes already had us in a mid-winter slump before that foolish groundhog decided we should have a lot more of this abysmal weather. Now, finally, spring is just around the corner. It is almost in reach. It is time to pull out some last ditch winter survival tactics to get us through these last difficult days.
Have an indoor picnic. Just pack up a basket with sandwiches, chips, lemonade, or whatever your favorite picnic foods might be. Spread a blanket on the living room floor and have your lunch right there! Everyone will have fun without sunburn or any insects to shoo away!
Start some seedlings for planting when the ground thaws. This can even work as a homeschool assignment. Get a dozen small pots, some soil, and your seeds. Plant the seeds and chart their growth. When the warm weather arrives transfer them to a garden or a flower box.
Build a fort and camp inside. Get some sleeping bags, and make s’mores in the oven or microwave. (If you have a fireplace, it is even better!) Look up some constellations online and stargaze while you are indoors.
There is another thing we like to do in March, but this is not as easy and is a little bit expensive. We visit the Great Wolf Lodge Indoor Waterpark! Even if the snow is falling outside, it is swimsuit weather inside! The boys spend two days riding the water slides and having a ton of fun!
I have a feeling that this year everyone in my house is really going to appreciate the spring thaw; but, while we wait, we definitely plan to make the best of it!
