Indoor Winter Family Activities

When it's too cold to go outside and partake in winter sledding, snowball fights and Christmas tree hunting, you have to think of things to do indoors so you can still enjoy quality family bonding time. Bring all the elements of the winter season to life inside your home without the need for heavy coats and boots. Relax with your own kin or invite the extended family over for a day of indoor winter fun.

  1. Fancy Dinner Party

    • Winter is filled with several holidays which often involve a formal dinner and getting dressed up. Just for fun get all dolled up and have a fancy dinner party with your family on the spur of the moment. Turn on the fireplace, bring out the china and cook a big dinner. It's the perfect opportunity for quality family time as you spend the day cooking together, getting ready and finally enjoying the fruits of your labor.

    Bake Goodies

    • In the cold of winter one of the best things to do is start baking. The oven helps heat up a home and the warm sweet treats you make warm the tummy. Help children mix the ingredients and portion out the servings on baking sheets. Let kids decorate cookies and cakes with frosting and edible gel pens for added fun.

    Make Snow Globes

    • Make snow globes to display in the house. Use empty baby food jars and fill them with glitter, water and any decorative elements you want such as silk plants or plastic figurines. Set the snow globes on a windowsill and see what they look like when the light shines through them.

    Snowman Family Finger Puppet Show

    • Make finger puppets and put on a puppet show. Use a white glove to create a family of snowmen. On each finger of the glove glue on felt cut-outs for the facial features to make a finger puppet for each person in the family. Then take turns putting on a show incorporating all the family members.

    Snuggle Up

    • Snuggle up in front of the fireplace and watch a family movie or enjoy story time together. Make cups of hot chocolate, heat up a bowl of popcorn and sit around under a big blanket. You'll enjoy the closeness of getting to hold one another and just relax for a couple hours.

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