50 Winter Activity Ideas for the Family
It’s not too late to make a winter bucket list! There are SO many things about winter you can enjoy as a family, whether it’s getting out in the winter weather or enjoying activities indoors!
Here is a big list of great ideas to try. Choose activities you can all enjoy and some new ones you’ve never done before!
Winter Activity Ideas for the Family
- Make bird feeders
- Build a gingerbread house
- Make paper snowflakes
- Go on a winter scavenger hunt
- Play hide and seek
- Make fancy hot chocolate or a snowman drink
- Listen to an audiobook
- Visit the local aquarium
- Try an ice/snow experiment
- Study winter birds
- Plant indoor bulbs
- Make a family time capsule
- Make pommanders
- Plan a spring garden
- Make ice paints
- Go snowshoeing
- Paint a winter scene
- Serve someone in need
- Donate toys and clothes
- Read by the fire
- Watch/play a hockey game
- Do a snowman art project
- Indoor sock/snowball fight
- Have a family movie night
- Plan a spring bucket list
- Bake cookies
- Put on a play
- Play masking tape hopscotch
- Make maple candies
- Visit a museum
- Learn about hibernation
- Winter nature walk
- Collect pinecones
- Play with snow play-doh
- Have a pillow fight
- Go ice skating
- Learn to knit or crochet
- Have an indoor picnic
- Make cinnamon rolls
- Snowboarding or skiing
- Plan a family Valentine’s Day
- Game night with friends
- Watch family home videos
- Make a cloud in a jar
- Random acts of kindness
- Put together a big puzzle
- Make snow ice cream
- Bake homemade bread
- Make marshmallow snowmen
- Read snow-themed books
Tauna Meyer is the founder of ProverbialHomemaker.com and author of the curriculum Sound Words for Kids: Lessons in Theology. Tauna is a homeschooling mom of six who speaks to women with encouragement that is relatable and tools that work in real life! She has a passion for helping moms overcome the hurdles that keep them from homeschooling successfully, all while pointing themselves and their children to Christ.