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Winter Duds

15/1/2018

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By Brianna
In which Brianna breaks down winter outerwear for snow newbies. 
Monkey’s daddy is a Marine, and his job moves us around quite a bit.  We’re both from New York (state) and used to playing outdoors all year.  However, the vast majority of Marines will spend most of their careers stationed in very warm climates, as most of their bases are in the American South, Southern California, or the South Pacific. Today, we live in Michigan.  To us the winters we have spent here are hardly different from what we experienced growing up.  Wind chill, lake effect, black ice, snow plows are all terms and realities we grew up with.  So when it came time to play with our little Monkey in the winter, we knew what she needed, because our parents had swathed us in similar attire.
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This article is not for people like us.  In the military community, we have made friends with people who have never left the South before finding themselves and their children suddenly thrust into the cold arms of a Northern winter (and of course, civilian families might relocate for better jobs, too). It’s hardly Game of Thrones up here, but many states south of Virginia shut down in the face of more than an inch of snow or a day of ice.  People from these areas, you know who you are, and I, a native Northerner, am here to help you and your kids through this.  I know from experience that a drastically different climate can be a BIG adjustment!  My first summer in North Carolina was awful.  The air conditioner in our house stopped working, and the humidity gave me a headache that lasted over a week.  I thought I’d have to be scraped off the parking lot on my way into the grocery store.  Well fear not, my Southern friends, I will not let your children turn into popsicles!

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Winter Toys

8/1/2018

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By Brianna
In which Brianna endeavors to acquaint those new to snowy regions with the essential tools for winter wonder enjoyment.  This post will contain some affiliate and non-affiliate links, but it's all great. If you make a purchase using an affiliate link, we get money from that sale, which helps keep Busy Nest News going.  Thanks!
Snow Essentials: Toys & Sleds on BusyNestNews.com
​Greetings, snow newbie! If this is your first winter playing in the snow with kiddos, you are in for some fun!

​Good news!  If you’ve ever brought toys to the beach, you are in luck.  Snow isn’t all that different. That is, if it’s the sticky kind of snow. Some snow is very soft, and powdery. That snow is beautiful, but it is difficult to really play with. You need dense, wet snow. How do you know if the snow is good for packing? Try making a simple snowball in your (gloved) hands. If it sticks together and forms a decent ball, it’s ready.

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