Mom vs. the Dot: Making it COUNT!

INDOOR SNOW PLAY!!! Yes, you read correctly.  Bring some snow inside!! Last year, I saw some Pinterest pics of people bringing it in and filling up their bathtubs for their kids to play with.  Fun idea, but I prefer a smaller scale version for my kids.  A fraction of the work and all of the fun.   We use a giant, disposable aluminum pan - when temperatures are too cold for them to play outside, I shove my boots, hat and coat on, then sprint out to the back yard, fill up the pan, and bring it back into the warm, cozy house.  You could use an under-bed storage bin or your a cake pan - whatever works!  We did this for the first time last year and the kids played with it for 2 HOURS!  What in the world did they do with it that engaged them for 2 hours? Here are a few things we did to prolong the fun: 1.  Digging - Provide cups, spoons, snack-sized applesauce or yogurt containers, and other digging tools.  I alwa...