A big "Snow Event" is predicted for northeast Ohio and many other areas of the U.S. for this weekend. Due to this, some events are being rescheduled, changed or canceled. As I heard one teen wonder out loud, "Great, what am I going to do now?" I immediately began thinking of a myriad of options... some outdoors, some indoors. I realized as I started listing ideas off in my head that this officially makes me an 'older' adult, but then I thought, a. if you are a teen really looking for ideas, then here you go.... or b. if you are a fellow adult who feels the same but would like to have a place to direct your kids attention without it looking like you are the cranky one listing off options, here you go: 30 Snow Ideas for Teens/Families: 1. Read a book* 2. Clean your room 3. Offer to shovel snow for neighbors (after your own driveway and sidewalk, of course) 4. Build a snowperson or two, or even snow animals 5. Make snow angels 6. Go ice-skating 7. Go sledding (and maybe take your little siblings with you) 8. Build a snow fort 9. Have a snow ball fight 10. (If permitted where you live and with supervision) have a bonfire (if you have dry wood stored somewhere) 11. Learn to make a new craft using YouTube videos 12. Cook a meal 13. Bake 14. Play a board game 15. Exercise or dance 16. Do your homework 17. Write thank you cards, Valentines cards, etc. 18. Create a snow day play list of music 19. Do mani-pedis, a facial or other spa treatment 20. Go on a winter hike 21. Catch snowflakes on your tongue 22. Build a house of cards 23. Watch a movie* 24. Color (yes, with crayons or pencils) 25. Pull up a karaoke app and start singing! 26. Play tic-tac-snow (draw the board in the snow, use sticks and rocks as your Xs and Os) 27. Stick the Nose on the Snowman (like Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but playing a carrot on a snow man as blindfolded) 28. Make bird feeders like you used to at camp or on kindergarten (peanut butter on pinecones, sprinkled with birdseed, tie with yarn or string and hang out on a tree) 29. Look for critter-prints ( you know, pawprints from animals and identify the animals) 30. Snow-painting (fill squeeze containers or spray bottles with water and food coloring, mix, then head outside to "paint") If you are still board after all of these ideas, then take a nap, watch TV or play video games! OR share more ideas in the comment section below! In any event, I hope you have some fun and take time to enjoy winter. (I'll likely be sipping on some hot chocolate by the fireplace!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Since I am posting this during the March For Life and as we enter the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, can I suggest looking for books and movies related to Respect for All Life and equal rights? A few that come to mind include: ~ A Raisin in the Sun ~ Mississippi Burning ~ Selma ~ To Kill a Mockingbird ~ Gandhi ~ The Butler ~ The Long Walk Home ~ The Rosa Parks Story ~ Bella ~ Gattaca ~ Hotel Rwanda What other books and movies follow these themes? You can also join in the final days of the 9 Days for Life Prayer initiative at: www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/january-roe-events/nine-days-of-prayer-penance-and-pilgrimage.cfm
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*** Note: The Office Blog is now inactive, but posted for continued reference as needed (6/30/21) ***Cindee Case, MPSFormer Director of the Diocese of Youngstown Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry (2/2002 - 6/2021) Archives
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