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15 Fun Things to Do in the Snow!

January 13, 2016 by Sarah 2 Comments

I love the winter – but I haven’t always.  Truthfully, I use to really dislike it.  REALLY.  But, I love the outdoors and I love having my kids outside.  And where I live we have snow for a good 5 months of the year, which is a very long time to dislike something.

So a few years ago I started to plan some activities to do with my kids outside.  Some fun things to do in the snow which truthfully made me enjoy being outside. At least for January …

fun tings to do in the snow outside

Here are 15 fun things to do in the snow:

1.  Tie-dye the snow.  My kids love art just about as much as they love being outside, so this activity has been great for us!  And best of all, I bet you have everything you need for this activity already!

fun things to do in the snow

2. Make a road and play with trucks.  Drawing a road in some snow (or even shoveling out a path) is a great way to have fun in the snow.

fun things to do in the snow

3.  Make a snow volcano.  Growing a Jeweled Rose created these awesome snow volcanoes with her kids in the snow.  How cool are these?  What a fun outdoors science lesson too!

fun things to do in the snow

4.  Blow frozen bubbles.  Fireflies and Mudpies figured out how to blow some frozen bubbles.  My kids love blowing bubbles outside in the summer … I know these will be a hit!

fun things to do in the snow

5.  Create some Colourful Icicles.  These absolutely stunning icicles were created by Housing a Forest.  Just looking at them would make me enjoy being outside in the snow!

fun things to do in the snow

6.  Play Mr. Potato Head with snowballs.   Happy Hooligans had the great idea to bring the Mr. Potato head pieces outside.  now that is a fun thing to do in the snow!

fun things to do in the snow

7.  Hunt for Buried Treasure.  Premeditated Leftovers has 5 great ideas for playing in the snow.  My favourite is her idea for hunting for buried treasure!  My kids will love this!

8. Snowball Toss to learn letters.  Why not bring some letter learning outdoors?  Learning games are fun things to do in the snow!

fun things to do in the snow

9. Glow sticks in the snow.  Since it gets dark so early outside in the winter, playing with lights is a great idea! Simple Fun with Kids had the great idea to play with glow sticks!

fun things to do in the snow

10. Maple Syrup on snow.  What about a sweet treat to reward yourself for braving the cold temperature?  This maple syrup on snow recipe from Ben’s Sugar Shack would certainly give me the motivation I need to get outside on a chilly day!

fun things to do in the snow with kids

And I thought we would finish this list with 5 classic fun things to do in the snow!

11. Build a snowman.  Or a snowdog.  Or a snowpig.  Or a snowgoat.

12. Make a snowfort.  My husband loves this activity almost more then the kids do!  He is almost always the last one out there – just adding some “finishing touches” – as the kids and I sip hot chocolate and admire from the kitchen window.

13. Go tobogganing or sledding.  This is awesome exercise too!  It’s a great feeling to crawl into bed after a day on the hill with a sled and some kids!

The MOST fun you can have outdoors in the snow! These snow activities for kids are nice and easy for preschoolers and toddlers. #snowactivities #funinthesnow #snowfun #preschoolactivities #toddleractivities #familyfun

14. Look for animal tracks.  We love to do this right after Christmas … we almost always find some of Santa’s reindeer’s prints.

15.  Play.  Run, jump, sing, dance.  Almost anything you can do inside you can do outside!  Make some memories with your kids, and you will make some sweet ones for yourself too!

Ridiculously funthings to do in the snow for kids!

Some days it is tough to find the motivation to go outside.  I have this list printed off and on my fridge for days when I need a reminder and gentle push to ‘just get outside!’  It’s helpful to look at this list and remember all of the fun things to do in the snow! At least for January …

Of course this winter you will most certainly be needing Quiet Bins! The winter ones in this book are brrrrr-iliant!

Filed Under: Activities for Toddlers, All Ages, Christmas, Explore, Get Outside, Kindergarten, Kindergarteners, Loads of Ideas!, Outside Play, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: play, snow, winter

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Comments

  1. Tricia says

    January 28, 2015 at 1:20 pm

    These are wonderful ideas. I’m going to have to give these a try with my toddler since we have plenty of snow out there!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      February 7, 2015 at 9:46 pm

      Thanks Tricia – hope you have fun!

      Reply

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