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Snow day questions for a whole day at home

Questions for the day school gets canceled: breakfast in pajamas, the hour before everyone goes out to sled, the cozy afternoon by the window, and the grown-ups trying to work from the kitchen table.

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Kumustahan is a bilingual conversation card app: 1,200 questions in English and Filipino across 7 decks, with a short reflection on the back of every card.

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Pick your ideal weather: a warm rainy afternoon or a cool sunny morning.

Pumili ng gusto mong panahon: maulan pero mainit na hapon o maaraw pero malamig na umaga.

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Choose a sound to go with your weather.

Pumili ng tunog na bagay sa pinili mong panahon.

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The questions

16 snow day questions

Every question in English and Filipino/Tagalog, word for word from the Kumustahan decks. Open “Back of the card” for the reflection printed on the other side.

Before the snowsuits go on

5 questions

Weather, cocoa and breakfast picks for a slow morning.

  1. Pick your ideal weather: a warm rainy afternoon or a cool sunny morning.

    Pumili ng gusto mong panahon: maulan pero mainit na hapon o maaraw pero malamig na umaga.

    Back of the card

    Choose a sound to go with your weather.

    Pumili ng tunog na bagay sa pinili mong panahon.

  2. Would you rather know the exact weather or the exact traffic before leaving home?

    Bago umalis, alin ang gusto mong siguradong alam: lagay ng panahon o lagay ng traffic?

    Back of the card

    Imagine you check before a day out. What would you pack differently?

    Isipin na nag-check ka bago ang lakad. Ano ang iibahin mo sa mga dadalhin mo?

  3. Pick one drink that makes an ordinary day feel a little special.

    Pumili ng isang drink na nagpaparamdam na medyo special ang ordinary day.

    Back of the card

    A drink can turn an ordinary pause into a tiny celebration. Sometimes that small upgrade is the whole point.

    Minsan isang drink lang, parang may small celebration na sa ordinary day. Yun na yung tiny upgrade.

  4. Pick one small mood upgrade, like a drink, song, scent, snack, or clean space.

    Pumili ng isang small mood upgrade, like drink, song, scent, snack, o malinis na space.

    Back of the card

    A mood upgrade does not need to be big. Sometimes one small detail is enough to change the angle of the day.

    Hindi kailangang malaki ang mood upgrade. Minsan isang small detail lang, nag-iiba na yung angle ng araw.

  5. Which would you want free for life: breakfast or dessert?

    Pumili ng libreng pagkain habambuhay: breakfast o dessert.

    Back of the card

    Make your first order. You can choose something familiar or invent a dish.

    Piliin ang unang oorderin mo. Puwedeng paborito mo na o pagkaing iimbentuhin mo.

Indoor what-ifs

4 questions

For the moment everyone comes in soaked and refuses to go out again.

  1. Imagine a place to stay: tiny with a great view or huge but far from everything. Which do you choose?

    Isipin ang titirhan mo: maliit pero maganda ang view o malaki pero malayo sa lahat. Alin ang pipiliin mo?

    Back of the card

    Put one favorite thing in your new place. What belongs there?

    Maglagay ng isang paborito mong bagay sa bagong titirhan mo. Ano iyon?

  2. Which language would you learn instantly if you woke up fluent tomorrow?

    Kung paggising mo bukas ay marunong ka na ng isang bagong language, ano ang pipiliin mo?

    Back of the card

    Choose the first person you would like to talk to in that language.

    Piliin ang unang taong gusto mong makausap gamit ang wikang iyon.

  3. What day from the past would you like to watch?

    Anong araw sa nakaraan ang gusto mong mapanood?

    Back of the card

    Pause on one scene from that day. Which detail would you want to look at longer?

    Huminto muna sa isang eksena ng araw na iyon. Anong detalye ang gusto mong tingnan nang mas matagal?

  4. Which toy would you want to make as tall as you?

    Anong laruan ang gusto mong maging kasingtangkad mo?

    Back of the card

    You can choose a toy you know or invent one. What would you do with it?

    Puwedeng laruan na kilala mo o sariling imbento. Ano ang gagawin mo rito?

Cozy, by the window

4 questions

Free days, quiet moments and what to watch next.

  1. On a free day, what activity do you enjoy even if nothing gets done?

    Sa free day, anong activity ang enjoy gawin kahit wala kang natatapos?

    Back of the card

    Not every good thing needs to be useful. Some activities are good because they give the day room to breathe.

    Hindi lahat ng magandang gawin kailangang useful. May mga bagay na okay dahil binibigyan lang nila ng luwag yung araw.

  2. If your afternoon suddenly became free, how would you spend it?

    Kung biglang naging free ang hapon mo, paano mo ito gagamitin?

    Back of the card

    Free time shows what you reach for when nobody is asking for anything. It can be rest, fun, errands, or nothing at all.

    Makikita sa free time kung saan ka kusang pupunta kapag walang kailangan sa'yo. Puwedeng pahinga, saya, errands, o wala lang.

  3. Describe your favorite quiet moment at home in one sentence.

    I-describe in one sentence yung favorite mong tahimik na moment sa bahay.

    Back of the card

    Quiet at home can be its own kind of treat. Sometimes the best part is that nothing needs to happen.

    Yung tahimik sa bahay, treat din minsan. Minsan best part na yung walang kailangang mangyari.

  4. What would you like to watch with a friend?

    Ano ang gusto mong panoorin kasama ang friend?

    Back of the card

    Talking through the whole thing or saving comments until the end?

    Kuwentuhan habang nanonood o comments pagkatapos na lang?

For the grown-ups

3 questions

For the parents juggling a laptop and a sled.

  1. Name one thing that can wait until tomorrow.

    Magbanggit ng isang bagay na puwedeng maghintay hanggang bukas.

    Back of the card

    Not everything needs today's strength. Letting one thing wait can be a practical kind of kindness.

    Hindi lahat kailangan ng lakas mo today. Minsan praktikal na kindness yung hayaan munang maghintay ang isang bagay.

  2. What kind of rest, fun, or treat are you learning to enjoy without feeling bad about it?

    Anong klaseng pahinga, saya, o treat ang natututuhan mong i-enjoy nang hindi masyadong nagi-guilty?

    Back of the card

    Enjoyment can take practice, especially when you are used to earning every pause. This question leaves room for that.

    Minsan kailangan ding matutuhan ang mag-enjoy, lalo na kung sanay kang kailangan mong paghirapan ang bawat pahinga. May space dito para doon.

  3. Pick one small thing lately that helped you breathe easier.

    Pick one maliit na bagay lately na nakatulong sa'yo huminga nang mas maluwag.

    Back of the card

    Relief can be small and still be real. Notice what gave your body or mind a little more room.

    Puwedeng maliit ang ginhawa pero totoo pa rin. Pansinin kung ano ang nagbigay ng konting luwag sa katawan o isip mo.

How to use them

Before you ask

A snow day is a free day nobody planned for, and that’s what makes it special. The best snow-day questions lean into that: what you’d do with an afternoon that suddenly opened up, which activity you enjoy even when nothing gets done, what everyone wants to watch once they’re back inside.

The day has its own rhythm. Morning is pajamas and cocoa, midday is snowsuits and sleds, and by mid-afternoon everyone is back inside, damp and restless. Keep the what-if questions for that restless hour; a silly one about waking up fluent in a language or a toy as tall as you buys real peace.

Snow days are harder on grown-ups who still have to work. The last questions are for them: what can wait until tomorrow, which kind of rest you’re learning to take without feeling bad. Sometimes the answer is to close the laptop and go sledding.

Good for

  • School snow days at home
  • Winter storm weekends
  • Families stuck inside during a cold snap
  • Babysitters on a snow day
  • Cabin weekends in winter

Tips

  1. Ask the morning questions over a slow breakfast, not on the way out the door.
  2. Keep a few cards in the mudroom for when everyone comes back in.
  3. Turn one what-if answer into a craft project for the long afternoon.
  4. Let kids ask the grown-ups the cozy questions.
  5. Parents: answer the last question honestly, then follow your own answer.

Decks for this

Snow day

Frequently asked questions

What can families do on a snow day?

Besides sledding and cocoa, play a round of questions at breakfast and again when everyone comes back in. Questions about free days, what-ifs and favorite quiet moments fill the long afternoon.

What are good snow day questions for kids?

Easy picks about weather and breakfast, silly what-ifs like a toy as tall as you or a language you’d learn overnight, and cozy questions about what to watch next.

Do these work for a classroom on a two-hour delay?

Yes. They’re light, quick and good for a morning meeting when half the class is still arriving.

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