Genius dad lets his children know that school is closed because of snow in the best way possible
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Whether it has snowed near you or not, we can all share in the excitement that these kids felt when they learnt their school was closed due to snow .
In heartwarming footage, father Danny McDonagh from Louisburgh, County Mayo in Ireland, prepared a recording for his children to listen to listing schools that had been closed due to snowy weather.
And the delight on the faces of Ruairi, six, and Ciara, 10, was clear to see as they learnt they were among the lucky number to stay at home.
The pair ran off screaming when the name of their school was announced.
Mother Tracy McDonagh said: "We got a text through at 7pm last night to say the school would be closed today due to the treacherous road conditions.
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"One of our family's favourite shows is an American show called The Goldbergs and an episode that they watched recently was about a snow day.
"Usually the kids in the show listen to the radio - it's set in the 80s - waiting for the school closure announcements and always end up having the only school that stays open but in this episode it was closed and they have the best snow day ever.
"Our kids wished at the time that they could have the same! So my husband Danny did a fake news report listing all the other schools around us as being closed and their school was the last one.....closed."
Thousands of children were handed the day off school today as the snowstorm - dubbed "The Big One" by the Met Office - continues to cause widespread disruption in large parts of the UK.
Many primary and secondary schools confirmed yesterday they will be shut due to the severe weather, amid concerns over students' and teachers' safety.