For many children, and their parents, waking up to see a couple of inches of snow is like all their Christmases coming at once.
Whether they like to build snowmen, or enjoy being whisked to school on a sledge, the white stuff can provide some very happy memories for little ones.
And after more than 12 hours of pretty much non-stop snow in Northampton from Wednesday March 8 to Thursday March 9, there was plenty of fun to be had, even if most of the kids did still have to go to school.
Chronicle & Echo asked readers to submit snow day pictures – and you did not disappoint.
Below are 22 pictures of people in Northampton enjoying the snow or of stunning, snowy scenery.