Update to snow day

Jason Spence — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:19:51 +0000

I wanted to give an update to my snow play post a couple weeks ago. We got more snow this past week, so I thought I’d test my hypothosis regarding the length of time my kids want to play out in the cold weather and snow. I decreased their layers by one and it the timing was perfect. They all played in the snow, on the swingset and slide, and pulled each other on sleds, while I shoveled the driveway. They all decided it was time to go inside right as I was finishing up the driveway. I’m sure every kid will be different, but if you want to indirectly control how much time they spend in the snow, experiment with how many layers of clothes you put them in on each venture outside.

Snow Play

Jason Spence — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:59:00 +0000

OK, I just learned a valuable lesson that I feel I have to share. We just got hit with about 6 inches of snow, drifts up to 2 feet. So, we all got decked out in our winter coats, snow pants, layers upon layers of warm clothes to go out so I can shovel the driveway and the kids can play in the snow. I was able to get the whole driveway shoveled, but the kids weren’t ready to come in yet. The lesson to take away from this is: Don’t dress them up quite so warm. You’ve got to find the balance of clothes to temperature that makes them ready to come in once you’ve completed your shoveling. They would still be out there now, except Brandy mentioned getting some hot chocolate, which was just the right amount of motivation they needed to come in.

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Update to snow day

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