Creating a just in case list....

Carved a heart in the solid ice on our front deck

I have to confess I love being "stuck" in the house.  It's a mandatory time-out - yahoooo!!!  I've been seeing on facebook people already bored and stir crazy.  I think I've got several mores days before I get to that point especially since I like the down time to "be" and to dream.  I was thinking about what to do if the electricity goes out since I have a 16 yr old and an 11 yr old who will be in immediate electronic withdrawal and here is what I came up with. 


Just in case the electricity goes out during this ice storm here are some fun things to do with the family:

• Charades
• Creating Art - Painting, sketching, hand-building with clay
• Make Home-Made Valentines
• Reading a book that you hold in your hand
• Board Games - Our favorites include Munchkin, Clue, Monopoly
• Playing Cards - Our favorite-Canasta
• Catching up on the chores at the end of the to-do list - specifically sorting the sock drawer :)
• Decluttering/Sorting if you feel the need to be productive
• Meditating
• Yoga
• A fitness competition - who can do the most push ups, the most planks, the most sit-ups etc.
• A sing-a-long
• A Dance Off
• Interplay
• Writing Poems and/or journaling
• Taking pictures of the beautiful birds against the winterscape
• Dreaming, dreaming and more day dreaming
• Napping
• Tell stories around the fireplace
• Pretend you're in the arctic and build forts/tents in the living room 
• Drumming circle
• Making fun lists of things you want to do
• Create a scavenger hunt
• Write letters to friends/family

What would you add to the list?