If you've been homeschooling for any length of time, you have had to deal with those days when kids in public school get the day off. Do you take the day off? Do half the day's work? When those days hit you out of the blue and the neighbor rings the doorbell to ask if your kiddos can come outside and play... those were never my favorite moments as a homeschooling mom. When the school day is rolling along splendidly, it's hard to just up and stop it all! And when public schoolers get a snow day, it doesn't exactly apply to us. I mean, the drive to school on slick roads is very different than the walk from the bedroom to the kitchen table in a cozy-warm house. I did come up with a fun little way to add some "zest" to the long winter months. Whenever the forecast called for snow, I would issue to call for the much sought-after "Snow Prize". Here's how it worked in our family's homeschool: Whoever saw a snowflake first would receive some sp
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