Visitor restrictions are in place across all Children’s Wisconsin locations. Masks are required for all visitors and for patients ages 2+.
Checking in with a few of our frontline staff who have received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The pull of TV and video games is strong year-round for kids, but throw in some bitterly cold weather, piles of snow and wind chills that need to stand on a ladder to see zero, and it makes getting kids up and around during wintertime a Herculean task.
But it can be done. And, better yet, it can be fun!
Outdoor activities
As long as the proper precautions are taken — in other words, bundling up like Ralphie’s kid brother in A Christmas Story — cold weather doesn’t mean your child can’t play outside. Hats, coats, gloves, scarves, snow pants and boots are essential for making sure everybody stays safe. And maybe the best part is, that big cup of hot cocoa you’ll have waiting for them when they get back inside will taste even better after they’ve gotten a little chilly.
Here are some outdoor winter activities to keep kids up and moving:
Being inside doesn’t have to mean being inactive. Even those devices often seen as the biggest detractors from physical activity (TVs, portable tablets) can be useful allies.
Here are some indoor activities to help keep kids’ blood pumping in the wintertime:
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