We received a package of Mini-snow Markers from Ideal by Alex Brands. These are little containers shaped like markers that you fill with warm water and a colored powder. Then you take the markers and use them to draw colorful things in the snow. this set comes with Blue, Red, Green, Purple and Orange. The markers are reusable and refillable squeeze bottles. Two packets of each color are included. The Mini Sno-Markers are recommended for ages 5 and up. Even though Andrew is 3 he was still able to use this but you have to watch out for little ones getting the color all over themselves.

You can pick up your own Ideal Mini Sno Markers by Alex Brands directly from their website or at stores like Target. With the snow starting to melt and it finally becoming time to dig out from the crazy long winter you might be able to pick some sets up on the Snow item clearance area. Although that may have already passed.

Last Monday we had yet another snowfall and that meant a two hour delay for Allison and Eva. This meant shoveling for me but I was also lucky enough to have some time to play with the kids in the snow and time for us to use the Mini Sno-Markers. The kids really enjoyed playing with these. They loved being able to color on the snow. This was something really different and fun for them to do. I tried drawing a few things but I am only an artist when it comes to photography. Allison on the other hand can create beautiful art with anything. She clearly had Spring on the brain.

Now the snow is melting and hopefully we won’t get any more storms. That means that we’ll pack away our Mini Sno-Markers for use next season. Right now we are really snowed out. At least we got to have some fun with the snow a couple of times this year. I know that the kids are going to be eager to get a chance to draw in the snow again next Winter. But for now, we could use a little Springtime.