We have had a really mild winter this year in the UK and no snow yet for us all all. I love how normally in the UK we have four distinct seasons and that we have regular activities that we do as a family to celebrate the seasons. These 50 winter activities for kids are perfect for this time of year and are all pretty low cost or even no cost.
Each season I update our bored jar with new activities for the new season. So I never hear the words I’m Bored from either of the boys. I also fill our bored jar with a selection of chores too and these are perfect for anyone wanting to swap out activities for the winter season,
50 winter activities for kids
- Create an obstacle course
- Make a photo album
- Bake cookies
- Play indoor hopscotch
- Bake a cake
- Make an indoor ball pit pool
- Make a den
- Build a snowman
- Play with LEGO
- Do a science experiment
- Make a snowstorm in a water
- Clean out your toy box
- Put on a fashion show
- Write a poem about winter
- Clean under the bed
- Spray-paint the snow outside
- Break out the pots and pans and play some music
- Blow bubbles outside to create frozen bubbles
- Indoor camping
- Have an indoor picnic
- Watch a winter movie
- Make a bird feeder
- Make paper snowflakes – We LOVE these name ones!
- Have a snowball fight or use white pompoms if you have no snow
- Read a book by the fire
- Winter scavenger hunt
- Make an orange pomander
- Make snow icecream
- Make spiced cider
- Make soup
- Have hot chocolate and marshmallows
- Make snow angels or some indoor snow dough if you have none outside!
- Look for animal prints in the snow/mud
- Plan a New year party or Chinese new year party
- Cook for Chinese New Year
- Create a winter board game
- Knit a scarf – you dont even need knitting needles for this one
- Snuggle under blankets
- Take winter nature photo’s
- Research hibernation
- Star gaze
- Go ice skating
- Play hide and seek
- Make a snow globe
- Create some winter art
- Have a dance party
- Set New Year’s resolutions
- Dry some oranges
- Make a glove monster
- Plant indoor bulbs
Which is your favorite?
Fab ideas Jen, and I love the images you’ve used. Lovely!!
Great ideas – it’s always nice to have a list to jog the memory and switch the screens off!
Totally lovely ideas – and love that they are all really low cost too – fab for January 🙂
What a brilliant list, All parents should print this and stick it on the fridge so their kids will never be bored.
Ooh – maybe I’ll get the kids to clean under their beds tomorrow after school. That’ll kill two birds with one stone!
What a great list, I’m bookmarking this ready for those cold days we can’t get out anywhere.
If only we could build a snowman……wishing the cold weather would arrive and sharpish!!
Thanks so much for featuring Science Sparks!!
Lots of great ideas as always lovely lady!
Some lovely ideas. Definitely no time for boredom with a list like this around! Thank you 🙂
Oh what brilliant ideas – all we have had here is rain, so I am on the look out for any activity to embrace that (or to do indoors!) Kaz x