It was the night before school and
all through the yard,
Teens were jumping, bumping and
playing quite hard.
Tossing the football and running
through snow,
Laughing and playing with nowhere to
go.
“School is cancelled,” one teen
yells.
“No teachers, no homework, no ringing
bells.”
Dash away one, dash away all,
The school will be empty, no one in
the hall.
Teens were happy, they could stay up
late
Mom said, “No, no you must wait.”
“Hold your enthusiasm, there’s much
to be done,
There’s, sweeping and mopping and
other chores my son.”
The teen’s spirits temporarily
deflated,
Mom said, “Let’s play a game,” they
were elated.
Snow day was fun for one and all,
No need to fret, just have a ball.
How do your kids enjoy a snow day? My
teens were assigned a mission…shovel our snow and clear the neighbors sidewalk
too. My seventeen year old layered up with two hats, gloves and a bulky coat.
Then he grabbed a football.
“You don’t need a football to clear
the snow,” I said.
“Yes, you’re right.”
He sat the football aside as he
searched for a thicker pair of gloves. I moved on to another task. About
fifteen minutes later I heard sounds in our front yard. It was not the sound of
the snow blower, nor the sound of a shovel. I peeked through my room blinds to
see my teens playing football. I did what I do best, captured the moment.
Once my teens discovered I was
recording their antics, they put on a show.
“Ma, make sure you get this move.”
I captured a minute or so of their
non-shoveling escapade. What I found out later was that the looser of my son’s football
game had to shovel the snow by himself. The teens had created their own method
for completing a chore that they did not want to do. They made it fun, for one
of them.
After the snow was shoveled and
everyone relaxed awhile, we decided it would be family night. We opened a new
pack of Old Maid cards I’d picked up from the dollar bin at the store the other
day. We laughed as the little old lady moved from person to person. And that’s
how we spent our pre-snow day. I still had to work the next day.
Here are 3 tips for enjoying a
snow day:
1. Make it a family night – play a card
game, board game, even a video game together
2. Play in the snow
3. Watch a Holiday movie
What tips do you have for enjoying a
snow day?
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