We’re nearing the end of Spring Break with a mix of sorrow and
relief. We have enjoyed the reprieve from the rigorous school
schedule. However, I have found that the school age children require
considerably more structure and guidance than any of the younger
children and I am exhausted.
Luckily Mother Nature has provided us with terrific weather – warm enough that we can spend our entire morning outdoors but not so warm that we get completely soaked. Outdoors is the only place this group of school age children have been able to demonstrate any cooperative play.
I mentioned in my last post that my husband shovelled the snow off the roof of the shed and buried the garden path – we still haven’t managed to clear out all that snow. Now my husband chopped off some of the thick layer of ice from the shed roof. We have found that the ice pieces are far more useful to have in the yard;
One of the children thought they should “put together the puzzle’ but that activity only lasted a few minutes before it was deemed to be too difficult.
Some of the ice chunks were huge and required some problem solving skills to move;
After spending two days clearing most of the snow from the tunnel under the hill the children now used the larger pieces of ice to block the tunnel entrance;
I was informed that this piece of ice was “too heavy to carry” – probably due to the weight of the ‘skater’;
They even found a small patch of fluffy snow in the corner of the yard that was perfect for this little snow person;
Yes, hours of outdoor play is the best way to spend Spring Break.
Luckily Mother Nature has provided us with terrific weather – warm enough that we can spend our entire morning outdoors but not so warm that we get completely soaked. Outdoors is the only place this group of school age children have been able to demonstrate any cooperative play.
I mentioned in my last post that my husband shovelled the snow off the roof of the shed and buried the garden path – we still haven’t managed to clear out all that snow. Now my husband chopped off some of the thick layer of ice from the shed roof. We have found that the ice pieces are far more useful to have in the yard;
One of the children thought they should “put together the puzzle’ but that activity only lasted a few minutes before it was deemed to be too difficult.
Some of the ice chunks were huge and required some problem solving skills to move;
After spending two days clearing most of the snow from the tunnel under the hill the children now used the larger pieces of ice to block the tunnel entrance;
I was informed that this piece of ice was “too heavy to carry” – probably due to the weight of the ‘skater’;
They even found a small patch of fluffy snow in the corner of the yard that was perfect for this little snow person;
Yes, hours of outdoor play is the best way to spend Spring Break.
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