Winter Boredom Busters
For a busy mom, there’s nothing worse than those two dreaded words: “I’m bored!”—especially during those cold, cooped-up winter months. Luckily, our friends at National Geographic Kids have cooked up some fun, frost-free ways (online and off) to keep your kids active and engaged.
What's this guinea pig thinking? Create a caption for this photo, then start snapping your own shots! Encourage your little one to take his own pictures and help him upload them. It’s a great way to foster creativity and imagination.
Just as each child is unique, no two snowflakes are alike. Team up with your kids to put these snowflake puzzles back together, or stage a friendly competition and see who can do it fastest. This educational activity reinforces fine motor skills and computer literacy.
Great art really is at your fingertips! Armed with paper, an ink pad, and some markers, there’s no limit to the masterpieces your little artists can create. Dogs, cats, people, houses…it all begins with a unique fingerprint, embellished with imaginative details.
Think you know more than your kids? You might be surprised! Go head-to-head with this brain-teasing game and see who gets stumped first. The interactive game promotes family bonding, knowledge development, and critical thinking.
We aren't the only creatures that huddle inside during the cold months! This fun and educational online video will teach your kids how beaver families spend the winter. As they learn about wildlife and natural habitats, they’ll gain a new insight into the animal world.
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National Geographic Giveaway
Speak up and win! Just add a comment to this post with your favorite winter activity, and one lucky winner will be chosen at random to win a 1 Yr Subscription to National Geographic Kids Magazine and a National Geographic: Visions of Earth coffee table book. What better way to wind down winter than with free stuff??
Melissa Rudy is a Cincinnati-based freelance writer for Mamasource and mother of three girls. When she’s not stringing together Words by Melissa, she’s running, carpooling, or hiding in her closet with a novel.
Winter Wonderland
We’re in the throes of winter, which for most of us means chilly temps, shoveling snow, and lots of indoor time entertaining kids. And while it may seem like winter has stretched on forever, the end is really right around the corner. It’s sort of like kids in their last couple weeks of summer camp. Even if they bemoaned the whole camp experience, when it’s suddenly drawing to and end friendships really form, routines come together, and they wish they had more time. So this winter, let’s take a tip from our kids. In the homestretch of winter, let’s enjoy the snow’s beauty, be grateful for the indoor time that brings our family (quite literally) close together, and appreciate that we’re just weeks away from no longer being able to build fires in the fireplace. And we’ll be sure to serve up plenty of soul-warming content—and great wintertime deals—right here. So do drop back in. And, please, leave your wet boots by the door.