I love snow days! Call it wishful thinking {because we are in desperate need of snow in our mountains}, but I am ready for another one. We were lucky enough to get a day off due to snow just before our long winter break. Unfortunately, it all melted before lunch time! We are due another one. A massive snow fall, with multiple days off from school, would make me VERY happy. I thought it would be fun to put a Snow Day Survival Kit together just in case. Being prepared always makes for a much more enjoyable day.
After playing in the snow for hours, they eventually come in. Spending uninterrupted time together is a major perk to an unplanned day off. New activities go a long way for entertainment value. My kit includes: cookies-in-a-jar, hot cocoa and marshmallows, a deck of cards, a game to play together, and an old school movie.
Snow Day. Cookies required. The key is making it easy to bake them. Using a large Mason jar, I layered the dry ingredients for Best Ever: Chocolate Chip Cookies {directions and recipe after the jump}. Dump the jar in a bowl, mix with butter, eggs & vanilla, and you have homemade cookies. Since I plan to give a few kits as gifts, I also created colorful direction cards and labels to go on the jar.
Other kit essentials:
HOT COCOA: No snow day is complete without hot cocoa and marshmallows to warm up. Individual packets make it simple to make a quick cup.
DECK OF CARDS: Play go-fish, high/low, or rummy. How about a friendly game of poker using goldfish crackers to wager?
DRAW A SNOWMAN GAME{link after the jump}: It is a great way to add a bit of art and drawing to your day. Kids of all ages can play successfully. Bonus-you will have works of art to hang up!
OLD SCHOOL MOVIE: When you are exhausted and need to cuddle up- just pop in a classic movie you loved to watch as a kid. I picked Goonies because, well, it is just awesome.
Well, now I am set and ready! I know my boys would love a chance to miss school and sled all day instead. We are all hoping a major winter storm hits Western Washington REALLY soon!
Click through for cookie recipe, the Draw A Snowman Game, and resources:
Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie {recipe from The Mason Jar Cookie Cookbook}
Creating the jar. Use a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar for the dry ingredients.
Layer-starting from the BOTTOM:
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Directions to make the cookies:
Draw a Snowman Game by Lori Sabo {One die game// Two dice game}
Featured in my kit::
Recipe Card: Bouncy Balls Birthday Invitation // Jar Label: Colorful Confetti Gift Tag
c/o Tiny Prints. Personalized by Where is June?
Other ideas for snow days:
Snowman Kit // Slope Sliders // The Princess Bride
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Tags: DIY, life with boys, so sweet, the little things
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