"Snow" Day

Here's a cute idea for entertaining your kids while they're home from school. An elementary teacher friend of mine always gives her kids cans of old-school shaving cream on the last day before winter vacation. They get to bring in little plastic people, animals, trees, cars, etc, and use the shaving cream to create a snow scene right on their desks. They even have a competition and take pictures of the best wintery tableau. The side benefit? She gets her desks all scrubbed down in time for the holiday. Now that is some clever thinking.