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Jan 3, 2008 8:54 am US/Eastern

More Cabin Fever Cures

•  String or glue colored pasta (make it by combining pasta with small amount of colored water in a plastic bag)
•  Indoor snowballs – Take an old pair of tights or pantyhose. Loosely stuff toe with fiberfill or wadded newspaper. Knot section, cut off – repeat.
•  Drawing activities – wet chalk on construction paper, mural with a roll of paper, outline self-portrait
•  Play in the "bean box" instead of sandbox
  
  Get Away!
•  Pittsburgh places
•  Library or a bookstore
•  "Wonder" walks or yard for snow angel portraits
•  "Just looking" shopping
•  Specialty market, Laundromat, someplace out of your usual errand spots
  
  Phone a Friend - Activities for your child to enjoy with a buddy:
•  Pretending games. Try some different themes, like camping, shoe store, animal vet, under-the-sea, holidays like Halloween
•  Put on a show – try homemade puppets (from paper bags, tongue depressors, paper plates, etc.). Or put on music to rehearse a dance or band recital
•  Food fun – eat snack under the table, serve it on doll's dishes or from ice cube trays, make your own soup (bowl of broth or yogurt with add-ins)
  
  Play a Game
•  Old fashioned party games, like Drop the Clothespin, Pin the Tail on the Donkey (or something else), beanbag toss
  • Simple card games – Concentration, Go Fish, War 
  • Hand-clapping games 
  •  More old-fashioned games, like Sardines, Button-Button, Duck, Duck, Goose.
    
    Deal with Sickos
  •  Special snugglies, like a soft blanket or fancy cup only used by someone sick.
  •  Medicine-taking tips (suck on a popsicle first, mix with chocolate syrup, etc.)
  •  Old-fashioned comforts – cool washcloths, hot water bottles, rocking and holding, reading books
  •  Cold Comforts – vaseline under nose and tissues with lotion, sneeze techniques (into elbows), increase moisture in air, lollipops, honey (for kids over 1 year).
    

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