Playing in the snow

It is a lot of work getting the kids dressed to play in the snow.

 It is especially hard when the babies don't want to out be in the cold (okay, and the Mommy), but the two-year-old does.

 So I decided why not bring the snow to them.  I scooped up two buckets of snow, laid down towels and let the kids have tub toys and scoops for the snow. 

 They all played really well together.  Mommy only had one rule:  Keep the snow in the buckets or on the towels so the floor doesn't get too wet. 

 "But Mommy!" the two-year-old exclaims.  "You can use the tractor loaders and caterpillars to move the snow too just like Papa Pat!" 

 "That's true." says Mommy to the creative two-year-old.

It is true that the best creative ideas come from no rules at all.