Anchorage, AK: Last night when my husband got home from work, he told me
temperature was already -12 degrees F. Brrrrr. Today is still super cold, so I think we'll spend day indoors. Which, of course, means to pull from my repertoire of indoor activities.
So, knowing that so many families have to keep kids occupied inside, here's a day of planned out for you to use as is or as a template for your own plans:
Some Cooking: Start a pot of stew! That way, by this evening, we'll have a nice, comforting meal ready and waiting. My favorite stew recipe is Five Hour Beef Stew found at Kids Recipe Club (http://www.kidsrecipeclub.com). There are also a few other stew recipes.
If you have a favorite stew recipe that you'd like to share with Recipe Club, please do so. Just click "submit your recipe" in "Kids Recipes" menu box.
While we cook, we'll talk about different nutrients in vegetables and why they are important to our diets.
Some Homeschool - we took a day off yesterday because kids weren't feeling too well, but today is a definite. We will need to burn a little brain power to help deal with cabin fever and built up energy.
For your your kids, you might enjoy free Math worksheet at http://wwww.homeschoolcookbook.com/free_math_worksheet.htm or free coloring pages at http://www.homeschoolinglibrary.com/free_kids_coloring_pages.htm .
Some Lunch - today we will be having sandwiches and home made hot chocolate. I like to do sandwiches with kids as another way to help develop hand muscles. Slicing (when age appropriate, of course!) and spreading require use of gross and fine motor skills.
