Does your household have the winter blues but it’s too cold to go outside? Want to encourage activities other than screen time during these long days? Here is a suggested list of some family-fun indoor winter activities:
- Pick out online workout videos to try as a family.
- Learn to write with your non-dominant hand.
- Research your family tree.
- Learn a new chore.
- Create a summer bucket list.
- Call grandparents and relatives.
- As a family, cook a meal with each member in charge of a different course.
- Join or start a book club .
- Hold a board game tournament.
- Help your children plan a party.
- Visit an indoor water park.
- Go to a museum. Make it extra fun by creating a photo scavenger hunt beforehand.
- Plan a family vacation or create a wish list of places to visit.
- Clean out closets and drawers. Gather unwanted clothes and household goods and donate them to charity or sell them online.
- Go roller skating at an indoor rink.
- Go swimming at an indoor pool.
- Take an art class.
- Practice life skills such as babysitting, budgeting, properly answering the phone and taking a message, and writing “Thank you” cards.
- Research a home based or small business.
- Learn how to do a new craft.
- Visit a nursing home and play games with the residents.
- Adopt a grandparent and make plans to visit them regularly.
- Watch a documentary together.
- Build a blanket fort.
- Make special treats like homemade pizza or cookies.
- Look through homeschooling and hands-on learning catalogs.
- Watch a play.
So the long days of winter spent inside don’t have to make you and your family feel blue! Just choose an activity or two and enjoy the fun and comradery of doing something new.
What are your favorite indoor activities to do during the winter?
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