Winter with children.

A short poem.

Photo by Mara Ket on Unsplash

Dark, early mornings with little hands playing

Winter with children

Magical and wondrous

Once you look past the morning stress

Of putting on all the layers

And leaving the house on time.

One loves the snow, one hates to be cold

Keeping everyone happy seems a challenge

Winter with children

Highlighting time spent indoors

Too much screen time

Not enough fresh air.

Until they are dragged out for a walk

“But we don’t want to”

No-one ever regrets it afterwards

The benefits are a welcomed relief

As cold wind nips our cheeks

There’s the sun on our faces.

Dressing gowns and slippers

Coming down the stairs

With curtains drawn a little longer

In our cocoon of home

Hibernating with left over Christmas treats

Slow evenings and board games.

The promise of snow

Sledging, snowmen and snowball fights

Frosty icicles line the window pane

Creating a new world for them to explore

Children in winter

Love the changing weather.

We know it doesn’t last forever this winter chill

As we embrace each different season

We countdown to holidays

Sunshine and the anticipation of what’s to come

It will be here before we know it

Then we will talk about Children In Spring.

I don’t know about you, but I have seen so much positivity around winter this year… Perhaps we are accepting that winter happens and it is better to embrace the season instead of dreading it. It won’t be long until the nights are light again and I will be complaining about the children not going to sleep because the sun is still shining. I will miss our cosy mornings, all wrapped up, hiding from the world for a little longer. I don’t drink hot chocolate at all in the summer, so slurping as much as I can until then.

Finally, the winter is the perfect time for adventures. I don’t know what it is about this time of year, but it feels that more exciting when you go out in the dark for a drive. A walk at the beach is bracing leaving you feeling invigorated. Have you ever had a car picnic in the winter? The kids love it. Pack plenty of blankets, yummy food and pull up at your favourite view point, opening up the boot for everyone to sit in.

As I write this, we have woken up to a light blanket of snow here in Northumberland. It looks very pretty as the sun is now shining but the temperature is -4 degrees.

Wrap up warm and take care x ☕️