We woke up to a thick sheet of ice and no school. I love not having to wake up early, heard the chickens through the morning routine and then drop the older two at school. However, an ice day is much different than a snow day. I walked outside to get the mail and didn't make it off the front step before I was flat on my back. I quickly crawled back inside before anyone saw me and am waiting for the thaw before getting the mail. We were all trapped indoors.
A family can only spend so many hours playing the wii, watching cartoons and playing board games before the kid energy starts boiling up like a volcano ready to burst. There are millions of suggestions for indoor active games, but are any of them really worth the time and effort? I tested one and here is my honest, real mom opinion (ratings one to five asterisks):
Game: Race on hands and knees with pillows on your back. Add pillows each lap. If the pillows fall, return to start.
Set up time: (*****) 3 minutes, including vacuuming the floor
Equipment: (*****) On hand pillows
Rules: (*****) Simple and easy
Minutes until complaining started: (*) 2 minutes
Minutes until both kids quit: (*) 2.5 minutes
Summary: Too hard for little kids. It's no fun to move super slow. Either do not make it a race or be as silly as possible. Regardless, this is a short game and will only take up a micro fraction of a shut-in day. Even though the set-up time is lightening quick, it was still longer than time my kids actually played it. Bust!
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