Winter seems longer than the other seasons, doesn’t it? I’m thinking that in spite of all the stellar ideas I shared in 50 ways to connect with nature this winter, you might be feeling a little uninspired about heading outside right about now.
Which is why I’m sharing a resource that might come in handy. The Kids Winter Handbook is billed as “the official book of wintertime,” featuring outdoor fun, snow sports, winter crafts, indoor games, fireside stories, recipes and more.
You interested?
What’s inside: The 128-page handbook is divided into four sections: welcoming winter, outdoor winter fun, indoor winter fun and winter celebrations. In each section, you’ll find a mix of science projects, crafts, games and recipes. A few examples:
- Snow science
- Warm-me-up soup
- Winter picnic
- Feeding squirrels
- Make your own winter trail
- DIY Winter Olympic games
What you’ll like:
- The price! A used copy sells on Amazon for less than $10.
- It’s kid friendly, with an easy-to-read format that relies on bullet points, simple instructions and lots of fun illustrations.
- There are lots of creative ideas mixed in with old favorites, giving you the best of both worlds.
What you might wish was different:
- Some activities are pretty involved and can’t be adequately explained in short bullet points – like making syrup out of sap, creating your own snow shoes or building an ice rink.
- No color photos, which is a pet peeve of mine. The illustrations almost make up for it, though.
- If you don’t have snow, this book won’t be much help.
And since we don’t have snow here in Los Angeles, I’d like to pass my copy of The Kids Winter Handbook on to one of you who does.
If you’d like a chance to win my copy of The Kids Winter Handbook, leave a comment below. It’s that simple! Good luck!
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- This giveaway will run through midnight PST on Fri., Jan. 31, 2014.
- You must include an email address with your comment. Entries without an email address will not be included. (If you prefer, you can send me your entry by email.)
- The winner will be chosen using the nifty random number generator at random.org.
- Winner will have 24 hours to reply to my notification. If I don’t hear back after that, I’ll pick another winner.
Note: I purchased a copy of The Kids Winter Handbook for personal use. I received no compensation of any kind to share my honest review with you here.
I'm glad to hear you found this review helpful. Good luck!
Sounds like you're already a great nature mom! 🙂 Thanks for entering. Good luck!
Thanks for entering, Chris. Good luck!
I've looked at thisbook before and like your review of it. Please include me! Kaigirl@charter.net. we have lots of snow and were just looking at tracks in our yard and like that page. 🙂
Well, there's definitely no shortage of snow here (eastern ontario), thanks for the opportunity to win the book! We're out quite a lot anyway, but new ideas are always awesome! jenn@jennoreilly.com
What a delight this book would be to have! Wonderful opportunity. Thank you 🙂
Oooh … sounds like loads of people would benefit from you having this book! Can you please leave me your email address? Thanks!
Thanks for your comment, Leah. Good luck!
Would love to include your entry. Can you please provide your email address? Thanks!
You got it! Good luck!
I'd love for you to win so I could see these ideas in action!
Thanks for entering. Good luck! 🙂
So truly magical! : ) Thanks so very, very much for this wonderfully, generous giveaway! : ) <br /><br />leahita[at]gmail[dot]com
It looks like a great winter resource. I would love to win it!
Sign me up! Looks like something the girls and I could get a lot of use out of!
Id love this!!
Ooh, ooh, ooh, pick me! I've flipped through this book at a Nature Center, love to have it as a resource for my neighborhood nature center where I work part time. 'Course I'll test it out on my 7 year old and neighbor kids, too! Thanks for the chance…
That book always comes up as a suggestion from Amazon (scary how well they know me) and I am always intrigued. Since we do have snow, and I have lots of time to try stuff out with my kids, I might get it (if I don't win it here 🙂 Thanks for the honest review!