Monday Snowday staffroom

Snow ice cream looks fab! def going to do that tomorrow! tx, NN

My boss has just sent me a link to How to Make SNOW Ice Cream - hmm, that's something to try tomorrow... just need nice clean Snow.

I LOVE it. It's really fab. I either have my 7 month old, just turned 1 yr old and nearly 2 year old in or the same but swap the just turned 1 yr old for another nearly 2 yr old. Obviously with the older 2 it is heavier (especially as my just turned 1 yr old is VERY small) but I still think it's fab. It's fairly heavy on it's own but I think it sort of needs to be to safely have the weight of all the kids in. Oh, and it fits in my VW Sharon's boot which is not big so yes, I highly recommend it

oo looney I have been eying that one up for some time - whats it like? ANy good? What about rain cover - have you managed to find one?

I currently have 3 under 3 - but the older one can manage reasonable distances but the new school run is 15 mins there and 15 back - wopndering if its a bit much to expect her to walk that far...

Also don't have them every sibngle day - 3 out of 5 - so is it really worth it?...

What do you all think?

Hello everyone. I love the snow. Both my mindees left early today. I just need to get my DS3 to nursery, visit my friend CM on a farm, DS1s school shut, DS2 school open .

Did the snowball fights, etc this morning. DS1 and DS3 has bucket and spade and made snow castles. We used them at the beach yesterday, how bizarre!!

All our schools are closed, and I have an unexpected day off, so the boys have been playing in the snow since 9am. DS4 last about 30 minutes, ds3 lasted about an hour, but had to come in for a shower as was mega cold and has needed his inhaler so won't be going back out. Ds1 has just come in after 2 1/4 hours as he can't feel his hands, even through my leather gloves and ds 2 has disappeared next door.
Dh is away again, and I am keeping my fingers crossed that this lovely snow has disappeared before thursday so that my flight isn't cancelled to JFK to see DH. PLease keep your fingers crossed for me, or as ds3 said talk to the weather fairy (this was after watching the weather on sky news this morning!!)

EllieM - went for the cheap one on Kiddiecare - the O'baby Triple

mumlove - good luck

The snow has gone where the sun has been, so at least my road is now clear.

Just had a pp around wanting 4 hrs so I said I could only do a monday afternoon as I have 1 for the morning only. Will wait and see .

snowing in leeds yorkshire and still comming all schools shut so am chilling withv kids we have made a snow man ,had poridge and waffles with hot chocolate and now baby asleep .we r going to build a den then go sledging after lunch come back and getwarm and think will watch a dvd then chill out all afternoon ...

Morning all. Kept ds1 off school today as it wasn't going to be a normal school day anyway and now they are finishing early - I didn't fancy pushing a heavy triple buggy to school! lol. Ds1 was in the snow around 8ish, snow angels etc. The other kids are 1 and parents prefer them indoors which is FINE by me as it's too cold and ds2 is too young aswell. So we've been doing snow pics (white crayons and black paper). Just thinking of other things for my snow theme day

Hi Mo And everyone else.

Catchya later

Am in Kent and its snowing BUT am at school. On my free actually!

No school here either! And no mindee so day off! In the SE and only 2-3" and all trains cancelled. Very weird

mindees have cancelled here too, with the school clousure dad decided to take the day off work too. so now i have the day off!
random question, whats eyps, i know what eyfs is, but have i missed something??
hope everyone else has a fun day in the snow.

Nick - I think I have picked a printer - come & tell me what is wrong with it

Lookout out of my window, I would guess it's 4 to 6 inches here in Lightwater Surrey. Monday is my day off... so I've got no plans. Was due to be babysitting this evening, but that has been cancelled now, as the school event the parents were going to has been cancelled.
Have schools opened today, or have you all got schoolies around?

Hi, nomoreetc, do you mean the accreditation or EYPS? only received the accreditation paperwork Friday and we were out all weekend. As for the EYP I am on the 6 month short pathway but have loads and loads to do.

Lots of snow here in Kent - all mindees have cancelled, even though one only lives in the next road. Should really catch up on the paperwork but DD wants to go to the park to build a snow cat!

numberfour-thats what I am workign on too. How far have you got? Its quite tough going fitting it all in I am finding - or am I just not organised?!!

aGalo, I would be really annoyed if I were you! all my kids off today but one mum said she would see how the conditions were this afternoon.

got loads of paperwork to do to (need to become an accredited CM to be able to access the funding available through LA for doing the EYPS)but with DS and DH around...... not much chance of too much paperwork happening.

Any room for an ex-CM who has an unexpected day off?

We have less than an inch - but loads of schools are closed. The wind is more scarey than the snow here.

AB at school there are 3 general methods

1. keep them at home
2. you go to school at lunchtime to give them
3. fill in a form & they will do it

Schools seem to pick one at random

Mindee poorly today so an unexpected day off! Lots and lots of paperwork to sort out tho - am very behind!

We've got loads of snow but the county have been out gritting on the main roads so school runs should be safe enough.

Stay safe everyone x