Fun Cures for Winter Cabin Fever

I came across these in the "Wonder Time" Magazine and they are actually some I will definitely be trying these next couple weeks. Sometimes I read ideas of stuff to do with you kids in magazines and I think, "ya, right...whoever wrote this definitely does not have kids."

So, here are some that might actually be fun...hope this helps all you mom's out there that are so done with winter, I feel your pain!

1. Look up your local greenhouse (Thanksgiving Point has a little one) and see if they will let you bring in a little PICNIC LUNCH for you and your kiddos...add a blanket and maybe it will feel like you are really having a picnic outside.

2. Make an OCEAN by filling up the tub and adding blue and green food coloring. Then, let your kids get the pool/beach toys, goggles and swimsuits on for a little "pool" time.

3. Hang butcher paper on the bottom part of a long wall in your house. Get washable crayons, markers, pencils for your kids to WRITE ON THE WALLS.

4. Pull the kitchen playset into the real kitchen and COOK WITH SNOW brought in from outside.

5. Buy a roll of BUBBLE WRAP from your local office supply store and tape it to your hard wood or tile floor. Have you kids run barefoot over it and it creates instant popping fun. (This idea is actually mine that we tried a couple years ago, it's not only fun for the kids, but I thought it was a blast too)

6. Fill up craft squirt bottles with water and different food coloring, then bundle the kids up and they can go out and PAINT THE SNOW.

Hope some of these help....Happy Winter!