Winter weather is upon us here in Saskatchewan, and in many other places in Canada. We’ll be living with months of snow and cold which has made us quite good at finding things to do outside and inside, so good that I have 100 things to do this winter with your family.
100 Things to Do This Winter with Your Family
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I have included some things to do before Christmas, but the majority are for all winter long. Mainly, we’re just trying to keep active for winter and become couch potatoes in the cold.
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Things to Do Outside
- Skating
- Down hill skiing
- Cross county skiing
- Tobogganing
- Sledding
- Snowball fight
- Build a snowman
- Snowman building contest
- Hot Chocolate outside
- Build an igloo
- Go for a hike in the snow
- Shovel driveway
- Roll down a hill
- Blow bubbles – in really cold temperatures they’ll freeze
- Throwing boiling water outside – ADULTS only. Quickly take a cup of boiling water and throw it out the door in -30°C temperatures. It will turn to steam.
- Water + food color + spray bottle = paint for snow
- Go caroling
- Decorate for the holidays
- Make a wreath
- Play pond (or rink) hockey
- Make a volcano outside in the snow – similar to making a regular one, bury a plastic cup in the snow to contain the insides
- Make a snow fort
- Look for animal tracks
- Go snowboarding
- Nature walk
- Snow angels
- Measure snow fall
- Ice fishing
- Snowshoeing
- Head to a tree farm for your Christmas tree
- Wagon/Sleigh Ride
- ATV Ride
- Dog Walking
- Dog sled ride
- Ski-do rides
- Catching snowflakes on your tongue
- Collect pine cones
Things to Do Inside
- Have a cup of hot chocolate
- Play board games
- Read a book
- Watch a movie – read the book, then watch the movie
- Movie Night with popcorn
- Read alouds – we loved Charlotte’s Web and are loving Little Pear
- Make hot chocolate from scratch
- Make apple cider from scratch
- Make a gingerbread house
- Make Christmas cards
- Make Valentine’s
- Decorate your Christmas tree
- Make homemade gifts
- Make paper snowflakes
- Have a Christmas sweater day
- Make Christmas gift tags
- Drink Eggnog (or as my kids call it “knock knock milk”)
- Make Eggnog
- Make sugar cookies
- Make paper chains to decorate your house or child’s room
- Write a letter to Santa
- Make marshmallows for your chocolate, or just for snacking
- Spend the day in your pajamas
- Take a family portrait
- Make a snow globe
- Indoor picnic
- Do a puzzle
- Shadow puppets
- Skype with long distance family/friends
- Paint by numbers
- Borax snowflakes
- Make paper snowflakes
- Make caramel/candy apples
- Make soup or chili
- String popcorn for the tree
- Make ornaments
- Indoor gardening – herbs are great
- Make white playdough with glitter in it for snow playdough
- Try a new hobby
- Balloon volleyball
- Christmas / Winter Movie marathon – Elf, The Santa Clause series are some of our favorites
- Make snow ice cream
- Add a candy cane to your hot chocolate
Places to Go
- Public Library
- Museum
- Science Centre
- Human Society / SPCA to volunteer
- A friend’s house
- Grandparents’ house
- Playground
- Park
- A book store
- To the movies
- To a play
- To a coffee place – Starbucks
- Donate old toys or books
- Bowling
- Go curling
- Take cookies to someone
- Go see Santa
- Take a drive to look at Christmas lights
- Take a class
- Go to a hockey game
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