With the announcement of our state closing school for a month, my kids cheered and smiled but with some panic. I had my usual angst (and this time with much more heightened apprehension) knowing a snow day with small children is only euphoric for the first few hours.

With a one month lapse in school, I told my kids I was gonna “homeschool the heck outta them!” I’ve always wanted the opportunity to try it. It’s like the first few weeks of summer break when we start off in a routine and by the Fourth of July, we just purge into summer vacation and forget routine because August is right around the corner!

Today, I started with my oldest as I introduced him to Jeopardy. Darn Generation Z has no clue about this wonderful trivia game or game shows in general. He kept asking why they say, “What is” or “Who is.”

Jeopardy reminded me about Trivial Pursuit. The game, whose objective is to get six pies in your game piece, (remember how hard it was to get them out too?) was a guest at all my family gatherings. From my teenage years through my middle twenties, we played this game for hours and hours especially on Christmas Day with my divorced parents sometimes being on the same team. So much fun!

Our homeschool days will also be filled with a never-ending game of Scrabble too. The big, red box with the spinning game board still stores the homemade medal a concierge made while vacationing in romantic Lake Louise. It was made for my husband who beat me night after night while trying to woo me into his world.

So, there you have it. Each day over the course of the next few weeks, while holed up in my house with my children, I will homeschool the heck outta them on “old school” leisurely fun. If you have any suggestions, leave them here.