yup - send her out! shoveling/snow forts/snow sculpture, experiments with snow + hot water etc. etc.

the other thing is chores - this is from my own childhood, actually. my mum used to say, "even when you're not in school, a contribution to the family is still required." she would leave me a small list and i could do it anytime, but it needed to get done by the end of the day.

Every Sunday it brooded and lay on the floor. Inconveniently close to the drawing-room door.