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Make the most of the cold weather with these winter activities.
Instructions Step 1: Set up a tree Spray a Christmas tree with fake snow, and string clear lights around it. Decorate the tree with white, glass, and silver ornaments, icicles, and snowflakes. Add garlands of white, silver, or pale blue ribbon. Step 2: Bring the tree to life Bring the tree to life by putting …
Instructions Step 1: Create a snow family Create snowmen complete with hats, carrots and button eyes shaped in an attitude of welcome. Turn them into a choir clustered around one another with painted wooden cards meant to look like sheet music, as if singing to the neighbors. Step 2: Trim the home in lights Trim …
Instructions Step 1: Have goat Serve goat meat. In classical Greece, the sacrificed goat represented the harvest god. TIP: In even earlier times, a man was sacrificed on the winter solstice. Step 2: Throw a party Throw a party. During the Roman Empire, the Saturnalian festival coincided with the winter solstice. Step 3: Plant some …
Instructions : Skate only in areas that have been approved as ice-skating rinks. Step 1: Practice falling Practice falling with your skates on. Tuck in your arms, land on your rear, get up on your hands and knees, and place your feet underneath you one at a time. TIP: Practice falls onto the ground before …
Instructions Step 1: Pick a spot Pick a clear spot in the snow as tall as your body and as wide as your outstretched arms. TIP: Fresh powder works best—make a snow angel right after a storm, when the snow is untouched. Step 2: Fall backward Carefully fall backward onto the snow with your arms …
Instructions : Snowballs can be hard or full of ice and in many cases very damaging upon impact. Avoid getting hit in the face. Step 1: Find good snow Find some snow that can be made into good, sturdy snowballs. Wet snow is best. Step 2: Form a snowball Form a snowball by grabbing a …
Instructions Step 1: Let snow settle Wait for the snow to settle. It should be packing snow, not fresh powder. TIP: If you can make a decent snowball that stays intact in flight, the snow is ready. Step 2: Form snow into ball Using gloved hands, gather snow and form it into a ball. Continue …
