They could have made Frosty the Snowman but instead they built a snow volcano. Just like one they made the year before. All that is needed to make the volcano is kids, snow and water coloured with natural food dye. We used blue dye for ‘water’ around the volcano and red dye for ‘lava.’ It’s also […]
What do you do with a week filled with ice and snow? You don’t stay inside especially when school’s cancelled because of a snow storm or two. No. You put on your snow suits and… Skate on the ice. And when the snow starts falling again… You dance among the snowflakes. And search for tracks
The wind howled, but, instead of staying home, we took our kids to watch it dancing with the waves. We passed wild geese keeping out of its reach. And found it leaping across the waves and flinging sand into the air at the beach. My son leant back to feel the wind’s arms. While my
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We went to a swamp for a winter walk. The day before the snow fell. A path through the woods led us past fallen trees. Roots no longer able to cling to the bog like ground. The wetlands appeared around us. Moss and trees nestling among the dark waters. A bridge over a weir made my
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What do you do with kids after a winter blizzard? Make angels. Jump in snow. Shake snow off bushes. Shovel a drive. But the best thing to do is get out the sleds and head for a hill. A slope which you can whizz down at full speed. And swirl down backwards. And dash back
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Ice skating in the Hamptons? We live in an area known for its summer season and beaches, but when winter comes it’s time to put the skates on. And we don’t have to wait for a big freeze to turn local ponds into ice. Instead we head to the woods where summer tennis courts are
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