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Boom! A tree crashes in the backyard, almost hitting your house.
It sounds like a car crash as it hits the blackberry bushes. Branches and brambles fly all around. The rain is pelting sideways,
water flows down the street.
The
wind swirls and trees sway. The lights flicker . . . flicker again. The lights go out. The computer screen is blank. The television
is no longer showing your favorite show and the music you were dancing to is silent.
Now
what?
No
television, no computer, no lights, and no music. Don’t worry. First off, you want to stay safe and not go outside during
a windstorm.
Grab flashlights, have your
parents light candles, and start a fire in the fireplace. Snuggle in with your favorite blanket.
Even
though the power is out, the rain drenching, and the wind howling, you can still have fun.
Here
is what you can do:
1. You
can dance if you want to. Just put batteries in a radio and find a song you like.
2. How
about a book? Nothing better then reading a book by flashlight. Or retell your favorite stories in front of the fire like
at a campfire.
3. Cards!
How about a little Go Fish? UNO? Crazy Eights? Old Maid?
4. You
can play your favorite board game: Checkers, Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Pictionary, Memory, or Scrabble.
5. How
about flashlight tag? What’s this? One person is “It” and the others hide. The person who is “It”
can catch you when they shine the flashlight on you. Then it’s your turn to be “It.”
6.
Snick Snack! This is a snack where you can eat a variety of goodies: celery with peanut butter, carrots with ranch dressing,
apple wedges, crackers with cheese, pretzels, peanuts, raisins, and some little candies.
The
lights probably won’t be out for long, the rain will stop, and the wind will slow. You’ll have your computer back
and you can run outside. Even if there is no power, take a second and try something new or something you haven’t had
a chance to do in a long time.
The
power is with you!
Illustration Copyright © 2008 ClipArt Creations
Text Copyright © 2008 Roy Kindelberger
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