Winter Activities for kids
Confession: my little dudes have been watching WAY too much Phineas and Ferb. The screen time per day is at an all time high during these crazy winter months. Polar Vortex anyone? What is UP with that!?
I mean, it can be exhausting to entertain 3 little boys (all 5 and under!) for the entire day AND run my etsy shop AND work on our blog. Then, throw in working out, meal planning, grocery shopping, housework, naps, errands, etc. and kill me now. It is seriously draining at times, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Tell me I’m not alone.
BUT, there is something incredibly fulfilling about getting it all done and doing FUN things with your kids instead of plopping them in front of the tv all day. I’m vowing, right here, right now to make a serious effort to do more creative, fun things with the boys before they both start school next year. My 3 year old will be going to pre-K and my 5 year old will start Kindergarten. I don’t wanna talk about it. *tear* Who’s with me?
I’ve come up with over 25 Winter Activities for kids that will have your kiddos convinced they have the best mom ever.
1. Homemade Gak! I love this stuff!
2. Bake Cookies
3. Do puzzles
4. Play board games
5. Snow Paint – Boy, oh boy do we have some snow to paint!
6. Build a snowman
7. Color
8. Make and send homemade cards to family
9. Do watercolor paintings
11. Write a pen-pal letter
12. Use tape and make a hopscotch court
13. Have a play date
14. Have a “camp out” in the living room
15. Mess free finger painting – My kids loved this one!
16. Go to a children’s museum
17. Play legos
18. Make a snow volcano
19. Build a teepee or a fort
20. Make and play in a ball pit!
22. Velcro sticks – have fun making them and making shapes and letters out of them.
23. Read to your kids. Read with them. Teach them. Love them.
24. Make Ollieblocks and play! These have been on my “to do” list for a long time.
25. Masking tape race track – source unknown.
If anyone knows where to find the original source, please let me know in the comments! Love this idea and my kids had a blast!
26. Jello cookies – this recipe makes DIY colored play dough AND colorful Jello Cookies!! FUN!!
Okay wow! Some of these ideas obviously require more effort and planning on your part but can you even imagine how much fun your kids would have?! Super mom in their eyes! Which one is your fave?
Cinnamon and I just wanted to say thank you for linking to our page. We have had a huge response since you posted this! We never expected so many people to like the idea of a ball pit in the house. We just got tired of only finding really tiny ball pits at the store, so we figured it would be better to build one on our own. All the pics on our site are actual pictures from our home, we want to share what we do in hopes that it will inspire others. Have a great day!
I would love to make this ball pit by our home for our 5 grandchildren. How GREAT would that be to have a ball pit by gramma & PaPa’s home? I think they will love it!!! Would you be willing to share a material list with me? I would appreciate any help you can give me in getting one done at our home!!!