Fun Winter Activities Checklist
The weather outside may be frightful, but we’ve come up with 50 ways you can still have a blast this winter.
Nostalgic
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Have a snowball fight
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Build a snowman
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Go sledding
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Catch snowflakes on your tongue
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Make a snow angel
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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
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Add some peppermint schnapps to your hot chocolate
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Pop open a bottle of Champagne
The Great Outdoors
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Go ice skating
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Hit the slopes
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Go snowshoeing
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Kick back in an outdoor hot tub
The Great Indoors
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Cozy up in front of a roaring fire and watch the flames
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Wear fuzzy slippers at home
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Curl up under a blanket with a good book
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Shop after-Christmas sales (online, in your PJs)
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Take a long bubble bath
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Complete a jigsaw puzzle
Just Because
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Cup a steaming mug in your hands on a cold day
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Watch the snow fall
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Wear mittens
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Breathe in the smell of pine
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Donate food/toys/clothing to a local charity
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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
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Wear something red
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Volunteer at a soup kitchen
Holiday
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Decorate your home with festive lights
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Put up a wreath
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Decorate a gingerbread house
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Take a drive to admire your neighbors’ holiday lights
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Turn on the all-holiday-all-the-time radio station
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Buy something from a holiday craft fair
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Listen to carolers
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Throw a Super Bowl party
