What To Do When School Is Cancelled In Yakima – Riggs’ Top Five
As you wake up with a fresh blanket of snow on the ground, eating your Lucky Charms, hovering over your radio or frantically checking your Facebook for updates on whether or not your school is closed, you hear the news that makes your kids as giddy as your white trash uncle winning on a scratch ticket. “School is closed,” is what they say on the radio. Well, that may be good news for your kids but how are you going to pass the time now? If they cancel school, that means that the conditions outside are dangerous enough that they don't want to you to risk going outside for any reason. Here are my five ways to best spend the day with your kids on such a serendipitous occasion.
No doubt, school is closed because of snow. Time to use those sleds you got for Christmas or dust off your old ones from the shed. There are some great sledding places around Yakima. Franklin may be the best and most convenient, but it's always packed. We also have a list of places to sled in Yakima you can check out. When school is closed because of snow, take advantage of that snow.
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