5 Ways to Fight Cabin Fever on the Cheap and Green
I live in Vermont. Tonight it is going to be 20 below zero. It’s the kind of cold that makes your eye sockets sore as you run from the car inside. Jeans almost freeze, and stiffly press against your thighs. Any exposed flesh is sore and tingly within minutes.
This is the the time of year that parents and children can go completely stir crazy. Days of being inside, cooped up, wear on everyone. Discipline problems crop up more than often then usual (ah, all day, it seems), my fuse is shorter as well. We need to GET OUT! But not spend money (or much of it, anyway).
So here is a quick list of 5 ways to fight said cabin fever on the cheap and green.
1. Visit your local library. Even if you just go and hang out and read with your kids, it gets you all out of the house and surrounded by books. Both are good for clearing the mind and supporting reading. If your library has a weekly story hour with an activity, even better.
2. Attend a local elementary school or high school sports event. They are free, and fun for the kids to watch and learn about a sport. Gymnastics and basketball are both in season right now, and are very lively and engaging for kids. I just took my girls to a basketball game tonight. They loved watching how the game worked and the older kids in action.
