Tuesday, February 4, 2014

How to Survive the Bazillionth Day Inside

Make a Countdown to Spring

Start creating Valentine's for grandparents or school friends
Give the kids baths and let them play with extra bubbles and extra toys

Clean (or reddup as we PA Dutch like to call it) and let the kids help, you have time to spare

Rearrange furniture (my faaaaavorite)

Rent a new movie from OnDemand, even if it's $2.99

Bake cookies with the kids and surprise the neighbors with a treat

Outline the kids entire body on brown craft paper and let them decorate/color themselves

Make seasonal garland to hang in the kitchen

Send a card to someone whom you're grateful for

Shovel a neighbor's driveway or sidewalk

Hand the mailman or garbage truck driver a disposable cup of hot cocoa

Bring the scooters and bikes inside, to the basement, and let them ride

Cut out hearts from newspaper and sew down the middle to make garland for your windows

Surprise your husband with a gourmet dinner and dessert (and maybe get out of sweatpants, maybe)

Dress the kids in the cutest or funkiest outfits and have an indoor photoshoot

Read that book you've been meaning to read while they nap

Paint, water color or acrylic, and ask God to give you the subject

Dance with the kids, find Father Abraham, literally makes ya sweat

Remind yourself that winter is more than halfway over and start planting your garden