If youre like me and you live in a snowy environment and are trying to encourage outdoor play, here are some activities to try..
NOVA, as a part of their program on Denali, has directions for developing a snow cavern and directions for building an Igloo.
Boys Life provides a list of outside winter video games along with directions for constructing igloos and snow shelters.
Making your own snowshoes is an activity that can be done inside your home with the last item delighted in outdoors. Environment News provides directions for making your own snowshoes. There are lots of DIY snowshoe videos on YouTube. This one is a little bit too fast, but it does have an in-depth materials list in the description..
The book is filled with enjoyable hands-on indoor and outside activities including an entire area committed to snow forts and other snow-related activities. We then turned to the section about making ice-fishing traps.

Were lastly starting to see snow build-up here in Maine that is normal for our winter seasons. We had a huge storm last week followed by a few inches of snow last night. The book is filled with fun hands-on indoor and outside activities including a whole section committed to snow forts and other snow-related activities.

Were lastly starting to see snow accumulation here in Maine that is common for our winter seasons. We had a huge storm last week followed by a few inches of snow last night. Today, it is a lovely blue sky day! As I finished up my last Zoom class of the day I motivated all of my students to go outdoors and get some fresh air while absorbing the sunlight. Of course, that prompted a few “theres nothing to do” groans. I suggested making a snow fort..