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50 Fun Winter Activities

50 Fun Winter Activities

The weather outside may be frightful, but we’ve come up with 50 ways you can still have a blast this winter.

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Nostalgic

done!
Have a snowball fight
done!
Build a snowman
done!
Go sledding
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Catch snowflakes on your tongue
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Make a snow angel
done!
Build a snow fort
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Collect pine cones
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Make paper snowflake cut-outs
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Reread a favorite book from childhood
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Have a grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup

Eat and Drink

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Bake cookies and share them with friends
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Drink hot buttered rum
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Make a pot of mulled wine or spiced cider
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Make a big batch of chili
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Bake a pie
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Drink eggnog
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Make snow cream
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Bake cinnamon rolls
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Make a warm, cheesy casserole
done!
Add some peppermint schnapps to your hot chocolate
done!
Pop open a bottle of Champagne

The Great Outdoors

done!
Go ice skating
done!
Hit the slopes
done!
Go snowshoeing
done!
Kick back in an outdoor hot tub

The Great Indoors

done!
Cozy up in front of a roaring fire and watch the flames
done!
Wear fuzzy slippers at home
done!
Curl up under a blanket with a good book
done!
Shop after-Christmas sales (online, in your PJs)
done!
Take a long bubble bath
done!
Complete a jigsaw puzzle

Just Because

done!
Cup a steaming mug in your hands on a cold day
done!
Watch the snow fall
done!
Wear mittens
done!
Breathe in the smell of pine
done!
Donate food/toys/clothing to a local charity
done!
Mail a handwritten card to an old friend
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Wear flannel PJs
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Watch a local hockey game
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Listen to the wind howl on a chilly night
done!
Wear something red
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Volunteer at a soup kitchen

Holiday

done!
Decorate your home with festive lights
done!
Put up a wreath
done!
Decorate a gingerbread house
done!
Take a drive to admire your neighbors’ holiday lights
done!
Turn on the all-holiday-all-the-time radio station
done!
Buy something from a holiday craft fair
done!
Listen to carolers
done!
Throw a Super Bowl party

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50 Fun Winter Activities

The weather outside may be frightful, but we’ve come up with 50 ways you can still have a blast this winter.

Nostalgic

Eat and Drink

The Great Outdoors

The Great Indoors

Just Because

Holiday

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