Making our own snow

Since today is supposed to be sunny with highs in the mid-60s, we thought we'd make our own snow for tea time:

Snowball Treats
(from “Teaching with favorite Lois Ehlert books” by Pamela Chanko”)

6 oz. cream cheese, softened ½ tsp. vanilla
5 cups powdered sugar 1 bag shredded coconut flakes

1) In a large bowl, combine sugar and cream cheese. Stir well.
2) Add the vanilla. Stir again
3) Roll the mixture into balls. Use about a teaspoon of the mixture for each ball.
4) Spread the coconut flakes on a cookie sheet. Roll each ball in the flakes until

it is covered.

5) Refrigerate until well chilled.
6) Enjoy the yummy blizzard!

Variations: Children might also enjoy building snow people out of their snowballs. They can stack the balls to make snowmen and add features such as raisins for eyes and licorice whips for hair.

While the kids are eating, I'll read some poetry to help us feel cold:

White Fields

by James Stephens

In the winter time we go

Walking in the fields of snow;

Where there is no grass at all;

Where the top of every wall,

Every fence and every tree,

Is as white, as white can be.

Pointing out the way we came,

Everyone of them the same-

All across the fields there be

Prints in silver filigree;

And our mothers always know,

By our footprints in the snow,

Where the children go.