Let's Play!

Kids & dads learn more about each other when they are doing something together. Talk while you work & play with each other.

Conversation Starters for Dads, Grand-dads and Kids:

• When you were younger, what kind of chores did you do in the winter time?
• Did you play in the snow the same way kids do today?
• What do you like best about winter and why?
• If you could live in any kind of climate, where would you choose to live?
• A winter I especially remember was . . .

Snow Science
* Get 4 small containers (butter tub size) and fill 3 with snow. Add 2 drops of food coloring to each container with a different color in each tub. Stir the snow to make it turn red, blue, yellow, etc. In the empty container, mix two of the different snow colors together to make a new color. Experiment making new colors by mixing the snow.

* Fill two small containers with snow and bring them inside. Have your child play in one of them and let the other sit out. Time how long it takes for each tub to melt. Which one melts faster? Why? Test the temperature of the snow and the melted water with a thermometer. Which how are they different? Why?

* Take some things outside for your child to play in the snow with such as measuring spoons and cups, wooden spoons, plastic containers (to mold shapes). How many tablespoons of snow makes a cup? Measure water also. Is there a difference? Why?