How to Clean Kids up After Winter Games

Snowy weather brings about all sorts of fun. Whether you are building snow forts, making snow angels or heading to the hills for some good old sledding, the time will come when your children must come inside after the winter weather fun. Rather than ending the fun because of major cleaning up of snow puddles on the floor, avoid this and head right over or to a cup of hot chocolate.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Bring your kids just outside the door so that you can spend some time cleaning them up. Have them stomp off as much snow as they can from the bottom of their boots. Make sure that they stomp several times instead of just once or twice. The more they stomp, the less snow they will track into the house.

2. Ask your children to take off as much snow as they can right outside the door before they enter. If they can brush off the snow from their hats and gloves and then place them in a bin, this will avoid tracking all of the snow into your house.

3. Place a large towel indoors before your children enter the house. Before they actually step inside of the house, brush off their boots with a large broom or boot brush. Be sure to brush off the tops and bottoms of the boots. Ask them to place the boots on the towel.

4. Set out a nice, warm outfit for your kids to put on after they return from outdoor winter games. Chances are your kids will come in with wet and cold pants and shirts.

5. Put your children's wet clothes into an area to dry off. If they plan on going back outside later on that day, put them into the dryer for a little bit while you all enjoy a cup of hot chocolate.

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