Winter is officially here! Today, Wednesday, December 21, 2022 is the first day of winter (also called the Winter Solstice) across the Northern Hemisphere. As the temperatures drop and snowflakes start to fall, little ones can get excited about the seasonal changes with some fun winter-themed activities! Whether they want to learn how to cut up classic paper snowflakes or try new crafts, like egg carton penguins, kids will enjoy celebrating the first day of winter with these creative activities!
I was the typical first-time mom with my firstborn—I pureed food he refused to eat, used cloth diapers, disinfected anything that touched the ground, and tried my hand at sign language. I remember lamenting the fact that my one-year-old would not watch the baby sign language videos I diligently checked out from the library. He showed zero interest in them. Fast-forward a few years, and he is all over any video or technology I put in front of him. He loves watching shows to learn about animals and their “creature power†natural defenses. Gone are the days where he is unimpressed by a video. Now begins the era of the tug-of-war standoff between how much screen time and technology use is appropriate—and how much is inevitable.
