Snowy Day...or just stuck inside crafts

Between the cold, some snow and having a little one we haven't had the outside time I would rather have. So we have had to become creative in what we do inside instead of watching tv. I came across these articles and have made some of the ideas with the kids and we had fun, so I thought maybe you'd be interested in reading also if I keep it here I have a reference to find it.  Are you spending a lot of time outside if so where do you live?

http://www.homemadesimple.com/en-us/crafts/pages/snow-day-crafts.aspx

(Picture from above link)

Watermelon juice

Made some Watermelon juice...so yummy...here's where I got the recipe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp2NBdOrHoM

My Italian Wedding Soup

Posting this for you Ed :0)

Italian Wedding Soup
A whole chicken (hint I usually use the one that I roasted the
night before…more flavor or in a pinch for time use a store bought roterserrie)
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Enough water to cover chicken
Pasta of choice 1-1 and a half cup of little pasta
1 cup of fresh spinach
2 eggs
1 carrot diced up in cubes
1 half cup of fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Meatball ingredients
1 tsp Onion powder
1 tsp Garlic powder
Half a cup Bread crumbs
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
Half cup of fresh grated Parmesan cheese
8 ounces of lean ground beef and 8 ounces of ground lean pork

Instructions

Place chicken in pot, cover with water and add spices. Boil
chicken in water until meat falls of bone. Take chicken out and take meat of the
bone and put back in soup (discard bones or save for broth for another
soup) Now that chicken is in homemade stock,add carrots, cut up spinach and
add also add meatballs (meatballs add all the ingredients together and mix
together, then make mini meatballs)
add pasta. Now after meat is cooked taste and see what spice you need to
add to the soup, if more salt, pepper or etc. When you are pleased with soups
taste, in a separate cup crack 2 eggs and mix with your parmesan cheese. After
mixed together add into soup and use a fork to move it around to make strands,
let them cook for about a minute or so….Voila you’ve got yourself some Italian
Wedding Soup ala Melody