How to Throw an Indoor Snow Party for Children

Throw a snow party in the house if your kids are stuck inside in really bad weather. You could even do this in summer. When the heat is too much, it might cool them off a bit while thinking of cold snow.

Here are a few ideas for the indoor snow party or activity time. If there are a number of children involved in the indoor snow party, you could make stations for each activity, allowing each child time to experience each station. With smaller groups or just one or two children, it might be easier to just have them all at one station, then move on to the next activity when they are done.

* Using the computer, go to the site, snowflakes.lookandfeel.com and have the child or children create their own online snowflakes. They are fun for everyone to make. The snowflakes created there are added to a gallery there, along with many others that have been created at the site. You can download any snowflake. They can also email the link to show other people what they have created. This is a lot more simple than actual paper snowflakes and not as messy. It also gives them more ideas as to what they might really try with paper and scissors.

* Make paper snowflakes. One tip for the best results is to use good sharp scissors and paper that is not too heavy to cut through all the folds. If you don't know how to fold the basic shape for a snowflake or want pattern ideas, there are plenty of online sites with illustrated directions. A couple of them are
highhopes.com/snowflakes.hotmail or for a more detailed site that includes a wide variety of styles and patterns try the site, paper snowflakes.com

* Buy, borrow or rent a simple snow cone machine and have the children make their own flavoured snow cones.