What to do on a snow day
The kids are out of school. The roads are bad. Families are either stuck at home or braving the drive to a nearby destination that offers a short reprieve from children hopped up on hot chocolate and snow day bliss.
We at The Enquirer have put together a list of activities for those of you interested in staying in or going out on this snow day. Keep in mind, Hamilton and Butler counties are under winter storm warnings until noon, meaning severe winter weather conditions are imminent or likely.
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Going out:
Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave.
The children may be out of school but they can still learn something if you choose to visit the museum. Families can visit the Art of The Brick traveling exhibit to see classic paintings and sculptures made entirely out of Lego bricks or play at the Duke Energy Children's Museum. Tickets are $8.50 to $19.50.
The Robot Zoo Traveling Children's Exhibit, Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike
Can you swat a fly? Flick a bug as quick as a chameleon? From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. children ages 4-12 can participate in hands-on activities at the library for free. This exhibit uses bio-mechanics of giant robot animals to illustrate how real animals work.
Winter Family Days at Newport Aquarium, 1 Aquarium Way
Two children, ages 12 and under, get in free with each full-priced adult ticket ($24.99) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Jim Borgman's cold weather cartoons
Staying in:
If bundling up and sliding your way to snow day entertainment doesn't seem appealing, there are always ways to keep your mind busy even while sofa-bound.
Streaming bingefest
If it's good for a typical weekday it's good for a snow day. Netflix announced its new lineup for February and there's enough to keep you plugged in for a week.
Headlining the list kid-centric additions for the month are Pokemon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, The Little Engine That Could, Care Bears & Cousins: Season 2, and Land Before Time: XIV: Journey of the Brave (Side note: How many of these things did they make??).
For the grownups: Armageddon, Better Call Saul: Season 1, millennial coming-of-age pillar Cruel Intentions, Full Metal Jacket, Sin City, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and Mad Men: Season 7: Part 2.
Netflix in Feb.: Get your queues ready
For HBO subscribers, the kids can now watch newly gentrified Sesame Street or Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo. Rio 2, Shrek the Third, Bee Movie and Alvin and the Chipmunks are also available.
Newest additions for adult HBO subscribers feature Entourage (the movie), Focus, Get Hard, Unfriended, A Walk Among the Tombstones,American Sniper, Fifty Shades of Gray, Taken 3 and Mad Max: Fury Road.
If the family tablet is in the hands of the toddler, the PBS Kids app is free and streams episodes of Wild Kratts, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and Arthur. The app also has interactive games for more engaging entertainment options.
Kitchen experimentation
With dedicated cooking channels and YouTube celebrity chefs, there isn't a shortage of fresh takes on old recipes.
Being a reader of Cincinnati.com, it's possible you occasionally enjoy a food product that is part of Porkopolis' history: Bacon.
Here are 30 (Thirty!) ways to baconize your way through the snow day.
30 bacon recipes that prove it's the best food on Earth
They range in complexity, from bacon pancakes to bacon mashed potato cheese bombs to bacon espresso pudding shots.
If you've had your fill of bacon or never wanted bacon in the first place, here are 27 salad recipe ideas.
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If it's 5 o'clock in your kitchen, how about a booze-infused fruit salad?
Yet another recipe option is this listicle of throwback recipes.
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How can you say no to the millennial favorite Dunkaro Dip?
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