As a kid, that’s a priceless phrase. Snow day. Not only does it mean no school, it means getting to play in the snow! 
Such is the experience we had in Seattle today, a snow day. And as it turns out, due to concern for icy road conditions in the morning, we’ll be having another one tomorrow. Wow!
This got me thinking about other phrases that bring smiles to the faces of kids. Help me out by answering today’s question, okay? Meanwhile, enjoy this photo of Chloe from a snow day of a year gone by (click on it to enlarge it). Speaking of Chloe, she just emailed me from college, commenting that Seattle is pretty wimpy compared to our Canadian neighbors. She’s got 6 inches of snow and a negative wind chill factor and is busy writing a paper.
No snow days in college, I guess.
Today’s Question: What phrase or word makes kids smile?
Andy Smallman 
I don’t remember many ‘snow days’ in Omaha. Do you?
Certainly not. I remember as a 1st grader having to walk from the main building to my “cottage” in a raging blizzard because Bill Elder didn’t want to drive any further.
For preschoolers – “my mom/dad is picking me up early from child care.” Once, years ago, I got to listen in to a conversation with some four year olds telling each other about that one time when they got picked up early. It was about as magical as Christmas by the way they told it.
Love this, Liz! Chloe once told me that among her biggest preschooler fears was being the LAST kid to be picked up.
In the UK it would be….’sweet shop’. And globally, Christmas Stockings.
“Sweet shop” is a lovely expression. I’m dedicating myself to incorporating it into my language use. As in, “Fran’s is a wonderful sweet shop at University Village.” Is that usage correct?