Snowed In: Five Great Snow Day Ideas
DECEMBER 28, 2010
When the city gets snowed in, venture out for some wintry fun or stay indoors and warm up to your favorite hot chocolate or spiced wine.
When the snow comes down the sleds come out and snowballs fly. The city’s best sledding hills are listed in TimeOutNY; city parks provide free sleds and hot chocolate, and they host activities like snowball fights, snowman-building contests and more for families and kids on big snow days.
Let last year’s frosty friends provide some snowperson-building inspiration (Village Voice).
Find a group of like-minded warriors and revisit last year’s epic Times Square snowball fight (Modernica).
Bring it indoors: Make snow candy (Child Mode)!
If you’d rather watch the flakes pile up while you’re somewhere warm and dry, you’ve got plenty of choices. New York Magazine’s list of the city’s best hot chocolate can help you find a sweet heat-up spot, and these hot drink recipes from Saveur make any gathering a housewarming. And nothing says hibernation like a toasty down comforter; This e-zine guide will help you choose one that may make it tough to leave the nest.
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