Holidays in the country in winter. Active recreation and winter games
It is a mistake to believe that in winter there is no work other than snow removal in the country. Of course, the summer resident gets a little respite, but there are also enough things to do. After all, their yield in the next season depends on how fruit trees and berries overwinter.
In winter, the main danger to plants is frost and rodents. The best insulation is snow, and when it is not enough, the root system can freeze. It is necessary to throw more snow from other areas into the trunk circles.
Heavy snowfall also becomes a test for planted trees, and not only fruit trees, but also conifers, since branches can break under the weight of snow, especially wet ones. Gently tap the branches to shake off the snow. Even in autumn, conifers are tied with twine diagonally from the top down to prevent branches from bending. Otherwise, sagging branches may never return to their original place and appearance your Christmas trees or junipers will deteriorate.
Rodents in winter become frequent guests in the country garden - they really like the bark of trees. Deprived of protection, trees either die or bear fruit poorly in the future. A wire mesh with small cells 130 cm high can become protection against uninvited visitors. If you block the entire area, then it needs to be buried 30 cm into the ground (this measure will save you from digging); if only trees, then the fence is not dug in, so as not to damage their root system.
More economical folk methods suggest wrapping the trunks with non-woven material or hiding them behind plywood, you can also additionally use tar or carbolic acid to coat the trunks - their smell will scare away rodents. Trampling snow around trees helps to avoid mice raids - this procedure is carried out every time after snow falls.
It is necessary in winter, especially in February, when the sun begins to warm more strongly, to check for whitewash on the trunks, since the frost holes that appear from sunburn, lead to the formation of cracks in the bark and other damage.
garden care
It is easier with a garden in winter - only planted, carrots and other vegetables, as well as perennials, require attention. Periodically, it will be necessary to check the condition of the shelter of plants and, if necessary, correct it. The same applies to perennial crops, because some need to be covered warmer so that they do not freeze out, while others, on the contrary, can sweat from excessive heat.
If a greenhouse is built in the country house, then snow will also need to be removed from its roof after snowfalls so that it does not break through the film or push through other coatings.
household chores
When the dacha is rarely visited in winter, the rest winter work are produced in a city apartment, for example, sorting and preparing seeds, sowing them for seedlings. While there is time, you can plan out the places for planting crops in the spring, so that later in a hurry you do not miss important points. It is also a high time to stock up on the necessary fertilizers and growth stimulants.
With permanent residence in the country, cases are added. Finally, you can carry out a general “cleansing” of the country house, throw away unnecessary things and update the situation by making some cute and cozy homemade little things with your own hands: you can knit beautiful rugs, sew new curtains or potholders, update old furniture. Moreover, there is a reason - not far off.
The time has come to thoroughly repair tools and containers for the future harvest, and it is imperative to make and hang feeders for feathered forest dwellers on the site. Then the baited birds will take up the destruction of harmful insects already in the spring. And from pieces of bacon hung on branches, there is a double benefit - titmouses adore it, but its smell repels hares.
And of course, in winter, a cottage is needed for winter recreation and entertainment. Both adults and children are full of exciting activities: ice fishing, skiing and sledding. And how much fun it will bring to all family members gambling in snowballs, building a snow fortress or an ice slide.
Invigorating frost and clean air add appetite, and wonderful views winter nature inspire to create beautiful photos. So winter is not meant for boredom at all - and there will be work in the country, and you can relax in an interesting and fun way.
Out of town and thinking about what to do with relatives and guests these days? Arm yourself with some great ideas and let the holiday be a success!
Start with trivial moments. How, in fact, will guests get to you? If on public transport, then no problem. And if by car, you will need a place to park cars. For festive chores, do not forget to think about where you will place the whole honest company: allocate beds and discuss the details with the guests in advance. Make sure that not only the house is happy, but also the site is “dressed” in a wonderful New Year's outfit.
1. Decoration of the territory
We will not talk in detail about the decoration of the summer cottage - this is a topic for a separate conversation. I'll just go over the main points briefly:
- Be sure to arrange a class! LED garlands and neon strips to help you.
- Dress up the street fabulously beautifully, and if one is not available, dress any country tree in a New Year's outfit.
- Blind! Yes, not simple, but nominal: kids, grandmother, your guests. Believe me, when relatives and friends see their caricature snowmen, there will be no limit to joy!
- Ennoble country cottage area snow-ice figures and ice souvenirs.
- Take care of snow-cleared, prepared places for children to play and adults to relax.
2. Snowball shootout
Shooting with snowballs is the simplest and at the same time very fun winter pastime. Divide into two teams and lead the "combat fire" to the bitter end, until everyone is tired. Or prepare the targets by hanging them on - then you can arrange a competition for accuracy. Whoever gets into the top ten more often, give him a prize: a piece, an ice souvenir, or something “for warming up”.
3. Drawing in the snow
Drawing in the snow is an extremely exciting activity for both children and adults. Take three sprayers, paint the water in each with watercolors or any other dyes, and get creative by drawing different figures in the snow. You can, of course, dilute the paint in bowls and paint with a wide brush, but then you will probably have to wash the kids and wash clothes after a walk))
4. Ice skating rink
If the territory of the site allows, do not be too lazy to build a new year holidays skating rink in the country. Even if not all of you are great skaters and figure skaters. It would be fun to ride on the icy surface and in boots, it would be a good mood! And if your guests know how to skate, let them take them with them.Filling the rink in the country is a delicate matter, it requires a certain skill. Mark the site, remove the top layer of snow, and carefully compact the remaining. Then, along the perimeter, make a formwork from boards, and then pour the first layer from a hose with a spray nozzle. When the water "grabs" the frost, fill in the second layer. Thus, increase the rink to a height of 10-15 cm and try to make it even. Turn on the music, make a lighting design and enjoy! Just do not forget to periodically clear it of snow.
And what kind of game on ice to come up with, figure out: just skating, or. But before you start this rather time-consuming business, make sure that someone will ride on your rink. If you and your guests can’t even skate and don’t like such fun, is there any point in wasting time and effort?
5. Ski track
Do you think I will now begin to describe how to build in the country ski run? No, my dears, it's better to just look for a ski run. In suburban areas, such facilities are usually built in advance, and you just need to ask your neighbors or look into the administration and find out if there is a ski track near your vacation spot. If there is, specify how it is more convenient to get to it and, of course, arm yourself with skis!6. Winter football in the snow
Winter football in the snow is an exciting and fun activity. Build a gate out of snow, level the area a bit. Split into two teams: red and green, for example. Prepare capes-cloaks in advance (it's still a holiday :-)) and go ahead - drive a soccer ball.
7. Quest "Treasure hunt"
Organize an exciting treasure hunt quest. Prepare maps of the area in advance and lay out clues. Make a real adventure out of the quest, do not limit yourself to the territory of your personal plot. Hide the cherished chest with the "treasure" in the nearest forest, prepare incentive prizes, develop a strategy. Hints can be hung on trees, hidden in bushes and snowdrifts, folded indicative paths from twigs, and so on. Fantasize!
On the pristine snow, play the game "Snow Angel". The task is to fall into the snow with outstretched arms so that the imprint resembles an angel. Then complicate it: invite friends to draw the prints of an elephant, butterflies, caterpillars, and so on. And somersault in the snow, and recharge with positive for a long time.
9. Snow bar
Build a snow bar! The bar made of colored snow bricks looks very nice. Take a mold in the form of a brick, put snow in it, lightly sprinkled with tinted water from a bottle with a spray nozzle. Tamp the snow more tightly and shake the finished brick out of the mold.
Ice bar. Photo site wonderhowto.com
Make more colored bricks and build a bar out of them or just a table and chairs. When you start laying, lightly sprinkle the bricks with water. So they "grab" each other "tightly". And how nice it will be to treat your friends with hot grog or chocolate at a beautiful ice bar! Using the same technology, ice bricks can also be made by freezing water in molds instead of snow.
10. Disco
Have a disco at the bar! To do this, prepare the speakers in advance and clear the area adjacent to the bar from snow. To heighten the effect, you can carry out illumination, and serve drinks (not hot) in beautiful ice glasses, which are made very simply. A smaller glass is placed in a large glass, and the gap between them is filled with water. When the water solidifies, the cups are brought into the heat for a few minutes. The ice melts a little, and the ice container for drinks is easily removed.
Riding on tubings (inflatable sledges) hooked to the bumper of a car gives a huge charge of vivacity and excellent emotional relief. Cool, but extraordinarily dangerous! Adults can try, but only very carefully and absolutely sober! Moreover, a small speed is enough to enjoy the extreme, exciting the blood. But it’s better for children to go down on tubings from an ordinary slide or ask their dad and mom to ride or a big ...
12. Ice slide
If there is no ice near your dacha, you can build it with your own hands right on the site. After all, skiing is one of the best winter activities. To create, collect the snow into one large snowdrift, give it the desired shape, making steps on one side, and a ramp on the other. Strengthen the ramp with boards and gradually fill it with water from a hose with a sprayer. And even if yours is unsightly and lopsided, the main thing is that the slope turns out to be slippery, without bumps and roughness, and unprepossessing can be masked with ice decorations and.13. Rest by the fire
"Live" fire in nature is always pleasant. Near it you can warm up, fry sausages or warm up, drink a glass of heartfelt conversations. Prepare a campfire site in advance. Well, it is worth remembering for both beginners and those who have already organized more than one similar show for friends and relatives.
In addition, you can find out in advance what events are held in your area and arrange trips. After all new year holiday lasts more than one day, and it is quite possible that something interesting is being organized right next to your dacha. It can be reindeer or dog sledding, zoos, skating rinks and much more.
On the eve of us, we are usually overwhelmed by the pre-holiday fuss. You need to have time to do a lot of things, but there are only one hands. Feel free to involve everyone in the preparation of the holiday - from children to girlfriends and parents. And then preparing for it will not be an exhausting duty, but a pleasant and joyful activity.
People who live in cities, and especially in metropolitan areas, sooner or later get tired of the city. The city is dirty and slushy. Constant movement, noise and running around lead to fatigue and severe headaches by the end of the working week. Winter weekends on the couch, watching TV, are not always enough for a good rest. Over time, this fatigue accumulates and health problems appear. Very lucky are those who can go to nature on the weekends in the winter, or go to the village to visit relatives. Rest in silence in nature with friends, or fishing in the same village is much better to relax and calm people. But weather they can’t always afford this type of vacation, and it’s problematic to constantly travel to the village (especially if it’s far away). Therefore, the most convenient and optimal option from all sides would be winter holidays with friends in the country.
Winter cottage entertainment can be divided into three categories:
1. Active sports.
These are well-known skiing trips, hunting, winter fishing. Having been hunting or fishing, even in the case of minimal luck, you will be able to share with each other all evening impressions and tales that come to mind about shy hunters and boastful fishermen. With the help of regular skiing, you can work out your body as if you were regularly attending the gym. Of course, if you and your guests fool around a little once on the track, this will not lead to any sports results. But for immunity weakened in winter, it will be an excellent help. And, if hunting and fishing are more suitable for the male half of the company, then, skiing, both “boys” and “girls” will happily remember their childhood.
2. Exotic.
With the help of the residents of the nearest village, you can organize a horse ride for your guests or family members. Today, horseback riding and horseback riding are returning to their former popularity. After all, when communicating with an intelligent animal, you not only feel the novelty and benefits of an unusual occupation, but also become infected with such a noble and so long gone aristocracy. Fans of extreme sensations can shoot at a target or set off fireworks. Of course, it will be difficult to organize a stealing or oncoming target in ordinary country conditions. But the fight for the target "into the smoke" among your guests will be serious. Having chosen these types of entertainment, try not to scare the already small neighbors in the country this season.
3. Traditional.
If you have a sauna in your country house, you can sit and warm up with your friends in the sauna. And after all the events, eat barbecue in the house near the fireplace. Bath has long been considered a folk remedy for any disease and just a pleasant procedure. To some extent, it is. If all conditions are met. First of all, the health benefits. Rest is a rest, but you should not forget about health. It has long been scientifically proven that the bath not only strengthens the immune system, but also helps to cleanse the body. But what about the ancient Russian tradition of diving into the hole immediately after the steam room? It's not only fun, but also useful. If there is no hole, then you can safely dive into the snow and rub it. Although the majority still prefer not to run out of the bathhouse at all in winter. You can pour yourself cold water in the bath itself, or dive into a barrel or pool if available.
If there is a fenced area with a canopy next to the bathhouse, then you can organize barbecues. Barbecuing is a ritual in itself. True, unlike a trip to nature, it is better to spend it not on a fire, but in a barbecue. So it's safer and more reliable. Yes, the skewers taste better. After cooking, kebabs can either be sent to the table in the bathhouse or in the house.
In the house after the bath, in the late afternoon, you can sit at a large table or near the fireplace and chat. It is in it that it is best to gather after a bath and walks in order to do not so active rest in a quiet and calm atmosphere. The best option is a card game.
You can play the well-known "fool", but it's not so interesting. Although many people like it. You can find it somewhere on the Internet or just remember children's fortune-telling. Everyone in childhood at one time guessed, and indulged in other things in this style.
If playing cards does not suit you, you can play "crocodile". The rules are simple, and no training in the game is required: a person goes to the center of the room and begins, silently, to show the hidden word or phrase. The rest are trying to figure it out. The most important thing is not to ask questions, but to the one who shows, to be silent and use only gestures. It's a really fun game, especially on a Saturday night when everyone is already tired and happy. It does not require a lot of strength, but the pleasure is the sea.
You can complete the holiday program in the country: music and dancing; watching a movie together reading aloud a good bestseller; leisurely conversation under the stars.
| published on October 06, 2011This topic will help organize entertainment not only for children, but also for adults, because each of us has a desire to skate, play hockey with friends or just fool around a bit at the rink.
Now you can organize this not only in specially equipped rooms that grow like mushrooms in every city, but also on your own territory, where no one will have to pay for time and no one will limit your entertainment.
What is needed to build ice rink in the country? We decided not to spend a lot of money, since the implementation of all interesting ideas it can take quite a lot of money, but manage with your own imagination and creative thoughts. So let's get started.
Preparation should begin in the fall, when the soil is still amenable to a shovel. We need to dig a small hollow for pouring water. Only 3-5 cm deep is enough, if only the water lingers in the so-called reservoir.
Choose the area of the rink yourself, but also think about the consumption of water, because it will take a lot to fill the rink. We have experience in building such an original thing, but then it was a 10x10 m skating rink.
Naturally, there is a lot of work, but also pleasures after half a winter. In general, let's say right away, who is afraid of not calculating the forces and costs, can safely build a skating rink for children, where such an area is not needed, or another design from the following list, but we will complete this project.
Having dug a hollow, we need to thoroughly trample its bottom in order to create a density through which it will be more difficult for water to go into the soil. Many summer residents will laugh in our face, because the water will still go away and in the end it will turn out not to be a skating rink, but a continuous dirty mess, but believe me, we know exactly what we are talking about.
The next task will be to buy a film and solder it at the seams in order to get a continuous sheet for the area of the future ice rink. We need it precisely in order to lay the bottom and ensure maximum water retention in an artificial reservoir. Buying a film will not be expensive, soldering it is also quite simple, and it should be stored in a folded state until the first frost.
With the onset of the first real frosts, we arrange watering of the area under the skating rink. You do not need to spend a lot of water, just so that it leaves the soil a little. Thus, from time to time flooding the skating rink, we form a small layer of well-frozen soil, which can be achieved in just a couple of days.
We level the film and fill it with water, and again expel the air.
In severe frost, you can work every hour or two, allowing thin layers of water to turn into ice. Under conditions of medium difficulty, the skating rink is filled in 2 days, sometimes within 4-5 days, it all depends on your desire, water pressure and frost.
As a result of hard work, you can get a skating rink of the required area and good thickness so that the skates do not stick into the ground under the weight. All the given parameters can be changed for yourself, the main thing here is the idea and the possibility of its implementation.
Snow hill at the dacha
It’s very good if your dacha is on a relief landscape, then you won’t need much work, but if the terrain is flat, you will have to start cooking in the fall.
By the way, this idea can be perfectly combined with geoplastics, if you suddenly decided to transform the relief of a garden or other part of a summer cottage, because the hills prepared for landscape changes can become the basis for a hill.
If the cottage is completely flat, then it will be necessary to build a hill in the winter, unless, of course, enough snow falls. An alternative can only be serious preparation with the transfer of soil and the construction of a hill, but this is very long, unbearable, expensive.
A neighbor's tractor can help here, or maybe your own, a mini-tractor or even a loader, which can make a good slope in a couple of hours. It will need to be done at a slight angle, well tamped and wait for the snow to fall to form a slide and sledding and skiing.
Construction of an ice palace in the dacha courtyard
Nothing needs to be done here in autumn, frost and snow should be expected. Closer to the first frost, start preparing building material - ice bricks.
It is very simple, because it is enough to collect a large number of juice bags, rinse them and, having collected water, put them in the freezer. Of course, if the refrigerator is small, then the bricks will have to be prepared in several stages.
But there is a plus here, because each batch of material can be made in a different color, tinting the water with paints. As a result, you can get multi-colored bricks and build an amazing and summery rainbow house among snowdrifts. Paradox, but real.
Construction is simple, you just need to prepare the base for the structure. This may be a site cleared to the ground or a layer of snow well trampled down and spilled with water. The structure is installed during a hard frost, the solution is ordinary water, which allows the ice material to freeze to the previous layer.
After the construction of walls from original bricks, it is possible to sprinkle water from the sprayer inside and outside the building in order to create an ice crust on the surface, which gives additional strength to our structure.
It will be most correct to build an ice castle of the correct shape, but if you are sure that you can create a structure without collapsing, the shape can even be changed to a hemisphere.
Site for winter battles in the country
Who doesn't play snowballs in winter? Is it the one who does not like snow at all and constantly sits at home, or the children whom strict parents do not let into the cold. We have the right to participate in such games and involve our friends and children in them. It remains only to build a site for the winter battle and wait for the snow.
Why is such a platform needed? Yes, everything is simple, because on a flat area shooting snowballs at each other is not particularly interesting, but running around the utility yard or along winter garden not very correct. By building special trenches, ledges and barriers, you will create a cool training ground that is interesting and complements the fun.
No projects or special tools are needed here - just a couple of shovels, strong hands and a little time.
Having marked out a playground for games, it is necessary to dig special ditches or small trenches on its opposite sides, and arrange elevations.
All subsequent work will take place when the snow falls, because now it is he who is the material for construction.
Build trenches, protective sections and even dugouts, because the kindest war is ahead in the fresh air and the frost that pinches your cheeks.
The construction of any snow or ice structure in the country takes a lot of strength and energy, but all costs are compensated a hundredfold by unbridled fun and positive emotions.
Do-it-yourself ice skating rink in the country (video)
It is not difficult to build an ice hut, a snow slide or a skating rink in the country with your own hands, especially with enthusiasm.
Believe me, literally a couple of days of the contribution of forces, and then several months of good mood. Of course, you can come up with many more winter activities in the country - snowball fights, sack riding, snow labyrinths, etc., but it's up to you, if you wish.
We will work on new and interesting material for each reader of the site, and we wish you to dress well and have great fun in the winter in the country!
