It's cold. We haven't been outside, other than to and from the vehicle, since last weekend when we briefly went ice-fishing, even though it really was too cold for that too. Today I decided I needed to pull out two of the activity books I have that are full of ideas for "unplugged" play. You would think I could come up with some of these things on my own as they are not that in-depth or off the wall - such as playing "Restaurant" - but I get in a rut and become uninspired to do anything but play with the toys that are scattered in the living room. It is time to branch out a bit, add some variety and maybe even some learning into our daily play. I just flipped through the books today, marking pages, and hopefully tomorrow when we are stuck inside all day again, we can try "Letter Scramble", making our own modelling clay, or even paper mache, if I feel like facing the mess that may result! Good luck to anyone else feeling cabin fever during this mid-January cold snap and perhaps I'll have some art projects to post about next time.
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