Snow and Ice

Winter is a perfect time to spend some more time with your family. Most people are free at least a few days around Christmas and New Year. Get together, play games, go skiing together, cook together. The key-word is "together". Since the children are free from school, you can go to museums or cinema. Make some research of what is available in your area and let them choose.

Since holiday times can be hard on people who are alone, see if you can include somebody in your activities. No need to fuss too much usually, just let them be a part of one day in your life.

See the fantastic images from the extreme poles of the earth. The Arctic and Antarctic may look barren on pictures, but they are full of life. The skilled team (who are also behind the movies Planet Earth and The Blue Planet) have gone to great lengths to film this wilderness, which is under threat by climate changes. Visit the den of a polar bear, see the killer whale in action and simply enjoy the beauty of these difficult to access places.

Winter is a good time to go to concerts, in many places there is a lot of choice. Even at home we need music.  Sometimes just like back-ground music while working or visiting with friends. Other times it is nice to sit down and actually enjoy the music, maybe in front of a crackling fire.

We might prefer going for walks in the warm, light summer evenings. When the gardens are full of flowers and we don't need all those layers of clothes. But winter sports can be great fun, involving the whole family. In many cities there are ice-rinks where you can skate for free or cheap, you can go skiing, or simply make a snowman. Why not organize the neighbor-hood kids in a big snowball fight? If there is no snow where you live, going for walks or biking are other options.