I created this list to feel better about winter – still not huge on it. Snow sometimes sucks. But this is a list of things you and those around you could do during winter – whether you have snow or not.
Food Related:
Bake homemade bread
Make snow ice cream
Make chicken noddle soup
Have a soup night
Make/drink apple cider
Enjoy hot chocolate – there are a few ones out there, maybe try a new one
Bake cookies
Make a gingerbread house
Make chicken pot pies – small ones make great individual meals instead of making one large one, can freeze for later as well
Giving:
Donate old towels/blankets to animal shelter
Donate winter wear to a homeless shelter
Donate other items to Value Village or local thrift store
Shovel a neighbour’s driveway
Clean up ice – salt/sand/however you clean up ice
Volunteer at your library
Donate books to your library – if they accept books
Outside:
Build a snowman and/or snow fort
Have a snowball fight
Go to a hockey game
Go to any events at your local library
Make snow angels
Go skating
Visit a museum
Go ice skating
Go bowling
Do a winter scavenger hunt
Take pictures in the snow
Go sledding
Go to a movie
Go on a winter walk
Collect pine cones
Try a new restaurant
If allowed, make own backyard skating rink – also use for a small hockey game
Visit a craft show
If in Kitchener, Ontario area in December visit the Christkindl market
Inside:
Host a football party
Play a board game
Play some card games
Have a family movie night
Camp out in the family room
Enjoy a reading day
Curl up by the fire
Read/tell some stories by the fire
Read some winter stories
Have a pajama day
Wear slippers all day
Complete a puzzle
Celebrate the winter solstice/Yule
Comfy sweater/hoodie day
Burn some candles
Do some winter cleaning
Make/craft:
Make a snow globe
Make personalized mugs
Make a bird feeder
Shaving cream snow fun
Make paper snowflakes
Paper chains
Create a wreath
Create your own candles