Tonight snow showers are due to dust Colorado’s homes, providing an opportunity for old-fashion 
family fun.
Of course when we wake up to find snow covering our yard we think of snowboarding, skiing, sledding, building snowmen and snowball warfare. However, cold evenings are a perfect excuse to have family dinner, sitting around a coffee table, in front of a fire.
First you need to set the stage. Have your child cut out paper snowflakes to decorate the room, gather cozy pillows to place all around and stack books ready to read. Lamps should be bright enough to read by, but still comfy. Then everyone helps make a dinner of luscious cups of warm tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, fruit salad and coco. As for desert, *snow ice cream is just right for your evening.
While sitting around the coffee table you can talk about your favorite “snow stories,” your day, as both your meal and conversation die down it is time to delve into those wonderful books. Stretched out on the floor propped up with pillows is a great way to share old and new books.
*Three recipes for snow ice cream:
Snow Sherbet Ice Cream:
1 Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon vanilla
½ cup sugar
Beat until frothy
Place mixture in a large bowl and add enough clean, fresh snow until liquid is completely absorbed by snow.
Easy Snow Ice Cream:
Fill a bowl with clean snow
Pour your favorite flavor of syrup over the snow.
Snow Ice Cream with vanilla
1 Large bowl of fresh snow
1 ½ scoops of cream
2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
A sprinkle of cinnamon
1 cup of powdered sugar
Pour cream and vanilla over snow. Gradually add powdered sugar until well blended. Be careful it doesn’t melt. Add more snow if needed.
Eat immediately.
Enjoy your cozy snowy evening,
R.R.Cratty
More Family snow ideas:
Slide show contains wonderful snow books for families to share.
Comments
What a lovely scene. I always look forward to snow days! We love playing games as a family: card games that incorporate strategy (like "Up and Down the River", Euchre and Bridge) are some of my favorites. I am proud that our 9 year-old can hold his own!
How fun, I used to love making paper snowflakes as a child, great pictures! I miss living in Canada and having snow days.
I always love reading your articles and reminiscing about the good old days, when my kids loved doing these things. Oh well, maybe in ten years I can do them with my grandkids.
A fun thing to do on the next cold day. Hope it won't be this year!
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