The Christmas Family Tree: Get your child started on a genealogy research project, starting off by going to the library, then looking online.
Ice Castles: So you’re nowhere near the beach, but there’s a mountain of wet white stuff outside the window? Grab the sand toys or kitchen utensils and get to work on an ice sculpture, or make your own ice fort, complete with hard-packed ice furniture.

Scavenger Hunt!: Send the kids on a (goose) chase with a list of entertainment-related items, like a movie ticket stub, a package of microwave popcorn, an old issue of a entertainment magazine.
Make Your Own Movie: The concept works indoors and out–although action movies might work better outside.
Watch a Movie…or Three: Hit the matinee with the family for an early showing. Then send the kids off to the comedy they want to see, while Mom grabs for the Kleenex during the tearjerker she’s been waiting for to hit theaters.
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