What do you do when it's -12

So, what do you do with two young children in -12 weather?

You wait longingly to go outside for a five minute romp.
You drink a lot of hot cocoa and eat a lot of cookies.
Play with random little cheap toys.
Play with Cars. A. LOT. You play with cars a lot.
Make sure Puppy feels included.
Never do anything with out Puppy.
Read LOTS of books.
Watch a few movies.
Puzzles.
Squinkies.
Pillow People.
Watch Funniest Home Movies with Uncle Bruce.
Make your own books. I got this idea from the uber tallented Amy-Rose King. I took some of Suzy's favorite little choking hazards, took photos, and pasted them into a board book we no longer read.

Both kids absolutely love it. It is so fun and there are so many language concepts we can work on with this book. Very OT, even if it was a nurse's idea... ;)
I got frustrated and decided we WILL make a snow man. Even if the snow won't stick. I made a snow mound. I like him.
Andy wasn't a huge fan. But he liked the Oreo part.

Snow mound or not, -12 is still VERY cold.

We couldn't make snow balls. But we could pick up chunks left behind by the plow.

They would burst upon impact with the air. Great for a fight without injury.

Another snow fort "mound".
The snow plow.
We stopped to see Aunt Laura on the way home. We had to re-route and it took us 10 hours to get to Oklahoma City, (a five hour trip).
Yes, I believe they do look alike. ;) Jimmy is my original "mini me". We used to say that Laura had my baby for me since I couldn't.
Jimmy is fabulous with his little cousins.

So, there you are. If you ever get stranded in a blizzard, I hope you now have some ideas on how to make it fun. :)