Playing in the snow is fun. It’s magical. It’s exciting and sensory and full of possibility. Snow has potential.
It can be soft and light or wet and heavy. It can be fluffy or sticky. It can make great snowmen or snowballs or snow caves. It can be a perfect canvas for snow painting or an awesome sledge run. It can become snow ice-cream.
But…
It can be cold. Toe numbing, finger freezing cold. It can make your hands burn. It can get inside your boots or go down the back of your neck.
We have had some fantastic snow fun this year.
We have also had some disasters.
Where we’ve been outside for five minutes before someone has lost a glove, tried to pick up snow with bare hands, lost a boot, stepped in a snow drift in socks, been hit in the face with a snowball, fallen over.
Got cold and cried.
And, back inside we’ve stomped.
The five minutes outside is sometimes not worth the twenty minutes of effort to get everyone kitted out in snow pants, snow boots, coats, hats, scarves, gloves…
So, the truth is, for every fun post I have written about the snow, there has been at least one failed attempt at getting outside!
Snow certainly has potential :)
Oh sweetie that photo says it all! I have similar memories from the other year when the snow went on forever… hope you’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel now xx
Just about… the sun is shining as I type and we’ve had a lot of melt today (which is good as it snowed again last night….!).
Oh, looks liek you r little one is having a blast in the photo!
We have been out in the snow yet, Elliott is a little too young to understand it yet, but when is is old enough we will be heading out as soon as the first flake drops!!
Suz xo
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They love it, but playing can very quickly turn to crying when they get wet and cold :)
Lol ive had a few of those times myself lol. We had no snow at all again this year which makes me sad . Love a little snow lol
It does make you wonder why you bothered :) But, then you have a fabulous time when you next go out… always worth a shot!
I found the worst nightmare about snow was all the dressing up – snowsuits, gloves etc etc – and then having to find a place for it all to dry out afterwards without huge water puddles on the floor! But a mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows back home always puts a smile back on my kids faces!
Absolutely! The radiators inside our front door have been permanently draped with snow gear for the last month :)
See I hear about the disaster snow expeditions and I know how long it takes to get my lot into their waterproofs for rainy days but all I see is the pretty pretty snow!! I don’t think I could ever get tired of snow, possibly because I’ve never lived anywhere where the snow hung around long enough for that to be an issue!
We have had fabulous fun in the snow, but there are also many occasions where it all goes horribly wrong!
As someone who has never had snow on my front doorstep, it’s so magical but yes the 20 minutes spent just getting dressed to go out into the snow sounds like an ordeal, possibly a worthwhile ordeal. :)
There have definitely been times where the getting ready ordeal was more than worthwhile :) But then others… !
I hear you! The 5 minutes outside is NEVER worth the twenty minutes it took to get all of those layers on. It is lovely stuff, but probably easier when the kids can get themselves dressed totally independently!!
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Absolutely! It’s definitely easier with my oldest :)
I grew up with winters like this my whole life and I agree they have their moments of fun and adventure but mostly it’s cold, it’s freezing cold, it’s wet, it hurts when you fall and if it’s not fresh nice fluffy snow it’s hard and horrible and you can’t do much in or with it. Been there bless you. Hoping spring hits yall soon. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me #sharewithme
I am just holding out for spring right now!
Snow definitely has potential and I think I prefer the potential it has with a hot chocolate in hand looking at it from the inside – I suspect that’s because there’s been one too many slip or snowball in the face in the past for me. Hope it’s on its way soon! #sharewithme
So do I Stephanie :)
Great blog! What we would do when our boys were little was fill the bathtub with snow. Then they could make snowmen and snowballs without being exposed to the outside temperatures. #sharewithme #lifewithboys
Oh, that’s a great idea! I’m doing that next time it snows (maybe even this weekend!).
I’m really impressed that you managed to find so many different ways to enjoy the snow! Inevitably there were going to be some less successful moments but that’s life, eh? Thanks for linking up to #thetruthabout Xx
It has been necessary or we would have all gone nuts! And, you are absolutely right :)
Snow is awesome isn’t it? For about ten minutes. To be honest after that, I much prefer looking at it from the inside of a window pane by a glowing fire. It’s just an excuse for a lazy day in with lots of hot chocolate tbh! But yes, those first 10 minutes of fun are brill! #thetruthabout
Yup, first ten minutes are great, but then it often goes horribly wrong :)
I love the photo, and completely agree with you. I think the idea of playing in the snow is a lot more fun than the reality. xx #thetruthabout
Most of the time, it absolutely is!
Lucas says – I got snow down my neck last time we had a snowstorm. It was not nice. I did not like it. The Mother had t give me some Haribo to make me feel better!!!! Hope you’re all well xx #sharewithme
Yes, a treat is always required for snow down the back of the neck :)
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Haha I can believe that happens often when one has little children. The snow looks lovely in pics. But I can’t imagine living with it everyday.
They say a photo says a thousand words, and this one does! I always imagine the snow as being so much fun & I never saw it as a relentless mountain for cold, soggy wetness that can disrupt your day to day!
Clearly here in the UK I haven’t experienced anything like the snowy winter you’ve gone thru – keep smiling, Spring will be here soon!!