Thursday 21 November 2013

An unexpected snow day

Snow covered extension

On Tuesday morning we woke to find everything covered in a blanket of snow! It was the first snowfall of the winter and Poppet immediately requested that we "make a noman"!

We had toddler group in the morning and Poppet still naps in the afternoon so I wasn't sure when we would fit in some fun in the snow. We got home at lunchtime with Little fast asleep in the pushchair so we grabbed the opportunity, ate a chocolate bar each in lieu of lunch , and went to play outside


Poppet loves making footprints in the snow, but we noticed someone else had got there first (bloody cats!).


She dubiously followed my instructions to lay down in the show and make a snow angel. She wasn't that impressed with the finished result.

Unfortunately the snow was really powdery and we just couldn't get it to form a snow ball to make a snowman, so instead we made a 'snow-boat' (it was originally a snow car but then Poppet started questioning me on wheels so I quickly changed plans). She was very happy jumping in and out of her boat!


We dug all of the pine cones from Poppet's play garden up out of the snow as I have plans to use them in some Christmas crafts; Poppet really liked finding them - "there's another one!".


We did eventually return to our snowman building attempts; it took an age of shovelling snow into a pile to get this far. At which point Poppet called time on our efforts and requested a hot chocolate break, and I happily obliged.

Our snowman. Bit rubbish

Country Kids from Coombe Mill Family Farm Holidays Cornwall

14 comments:

  1. awww it is nice to have a little sprinkling of snow - enough for the children to have some fun in and it looks like Poppet really enjopyed her snow time :) making a snow angel is so much fun! x

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    1. You don't need much to have fun! It was all gone by the following day but was nice while it lasted!

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  2. Looks like fabulous fun in the snow.
    #CountryKids

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  3. Wow that's amazing! Where is it? So early for snow! xx

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    1. Aberdeenshire! All gone now though, it was a bit unexpected!

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  4. I am jealous of your snow and the fun you had making snow angels and a snowman. It would be so lovely to have snow at christmas but living in Cornwall means it's normally too mild and we missed out last year when everyone else was having fun in the snow. Thanks for linking up and sharing with Country Kids.

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    1. oh no, thats a shame you missed out last year, I can't imagine not having snow, we get some much! though it tends to be at easter strangely and not christmas! thanks

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  5. How lovely that you were able to enjoy the first snow before it disappeared! Love the snow boat :) #CountryKids

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    1. i know it was lucky we got out because it had disappeared by the next day!

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  6. Snow is so much fun for the kids. Impressed how your kids took immediate advantage of the benefits of a sprinkling ofsnow!
    #countrykids

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    1. snow is so exciting for them, its so cute!

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  7. Oh we love the snow and looks like Poppet did too - so much fun, can't wait for us to get some here.

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    1. She liked it until her fingers got cold! thankyou, and yes, we can't wait to get more either, and hopefully proper snow this time and not the rubbish powdery stuff!

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