Winter...the most wonderful time of the year!

As the snow makes it difficult for some of us to get to school, and the cold weather is sometimes too cold for us to go outside and play, it's good to be reminded about what's so great about winter.  We made a list of all of the fun things we like to do in the winter time, including making snow angels, sledding, snowshoeing, skiing, playing hockey and catching snowflakes on our tongues.  

Why do we have winter?  

Here are a few answers from children who seemed to know.

"The bears need time to hibernate."

"Because we are in Minnesota."

"You would get sick of summer if it was summer all year."

"Sometimes you just want to be cold."

"So the snow rabbits and other snow animals survive."

"Other people don't have winter because they aren't ready."

"So we can make a snowman family."

"It goes in a pattern of changing seasons."

"Because it's fun!"