Snow Day?!?!?!
It is a right of passage as a Canadian child and parent to
experience what is called a ‘Snow Day’.
A translation for this is basically that the school buses are not
running due to inclement weather that threatens the safety of our children and
our bus drivers.
The first step in a ‘Snow Day’ is finding out that
transportation is indeed cancelled. You
can do this by checking your school board’s web page. SCDSB has a list of the school regions and
whether or not things are a go that is updated between 6am and 7am.
The second step is determining what is in your families best
interest for the day. If you have to go
to work and feel it is safe to do so…yipeee!
The schools are open, you just have to be sure that you can collect the
kids when school is out. If you are like
me with a somewhat flexible schedule…you gotta think fast. Do I need to have a day to myself to get
stuff done OR are the kids only young once and I love them so much I want to
spend time with them? Some children walk
to school and I am pretty certain the same thought process applies. Walkers are allowed to stay home too.
This week alone we had two ‘Snow Days’…TWO! The first day was Monday due to sub zero
temperatures that were seriously unbearable for anyone to even walk
outside. It kind of felt like this the
entire weekend prior so we were already feeling a little like the walls were
closing in. I decided to keep the kids
home if they wanted to and it was affirmative from their end. OK! So
here are my suggestions for activities based on my children (Ages 6 & 8):
·
Watch a movie at home or go to the cinema
·
Chances are most indoor play areas busy under
this circumstance so kudos to you if you choose this option…I opted out.
·
Baking…and if you don’t bake…get an easy
pre-mixed ditty and your kids will love helping. We made rice krispie squares…total cheat but
they love it
·
If you have multiple children and they are
getting along…play a board game.
·
If you have multiple children and they are not
getting along, spend time with one and then the other, however that might be.
·
Set up the expectation that they will be able to
have some screen time but not for the entire day. They turn into little demons if you let that
run its course.
·
Get them to help you with house chores…THIS I
should have done on Monday. Make them
know that staying home is not always the better option…this I say especially if
they are driving you nuts. Or just
threaten to take them to school after all.
The second ‘Snow Day’ was a brilliant true to the words
day. Luckily, I was not scheduled to
work and happily kept the kids home. It
was still cold but a milder version. The
snow was perfect for sledding and building a snowman, so that is what we did! It was a fantastic day, the sort of day where
you spend so much time outside that your winter outerwear is sopping wet and it
is so satisfying to take off and make some hot chocolate to warm up. That’s it…a Snow Day should be a fun day…once
in a while. Just for the record, I
personally will not be keeping my children home every ‘Snow Day’ as I feel like
it is also fun for them to experience school when there aren’t as many kids
there. That can be fun too. Here’s
to a fun and safe winter for everyone!
Do you have school age children? What do you do on a ‘Snow Day’? We would love to hear from you!
xoxo
N
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