This week so far...warm weather & cold weather activities

We really enjoyed the warmer weather on Monday and Tuesday. The kids were so excited to be able to spend longer periods of time outside. The backyard is a skating rink, the kids thought it was exciting to slip and fall all round but it really didn't excite me. We ended up moving to the front yard and riding big wheels and trikes on the snow and ice-free driveway. They were really excited to use the chalk again too. This group is very active and we really love getting outside.


When it gets cold, we have to get more creative with our activities. We brought one of the outside toys inside and played with it- the jumping stick game. We ended up splitting the groups up into boys and girls groups because as you can see in the videos, the boys really liked having it go fast and wild. The girls preferred slower and a bit easier. It worked well to have different groups. The object is to jump over it or it makes a silly noise and turns off. Everyone got a little exercise, and had to practice a little patience- waiting for their turn.

Boys playing the jumping game.

Girls playing the jumping game.