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Monday, January 9, 2017

75 Ideas to keep the kids busy in winter


Great ideas to keep your kids moving and avoid hearing "I'm Bored" on cold winter days. You can print them and place them in a jar and pull them out as you need it, pick a few as a family that you would like to try. 
  1. Skating
  2. Bake Cookies
  3. Go Fish
  4. Hand Puppets
  5. Build a snowman
  6. Homemade Playdoh
  7. Madlibs
  8. Edible Snowflakes
  9. Cotton Ball Painting
  10. Crepe Paper Maze
  11. BINGO
  12. Glowing Bath
  13. Moon Sand
  14. Feed the Birds
  15. Scavenger Hunt
  16. Family Yoga
  17. Magic Milk
  18. Giant puzzle
  19. Snow painting with food colouring and water
  20. Homemade Eggnog
  21. Hide and Go Seek (inside or out)
  22. Charades
  23. Pictionary
  24. Homemade Crayons
  25. Karaoke (can play online)
  26. Musical Chairs
  27. Snow Paint
  28. Balloon Volleyball
  29. Start reading a novel
  30. Snow Volcano
  31. Build a Fort
  32. Magazine Collage
  33. Paper Mache
  34. Plant a seed
  35. Blow paint through a straw
  36. Make and paint a pasta necklace
  37. Make a band with household items
  38. Tea Party
  39. Have a talent show
  40. Make a movie
  41. Make a scrapbook
  42. Learn oragami
  43. Make a paper lantern
  44. Play Dress Up
  45. Hot Potatoe
  46. Puppet Show
  47. Memory Game
  48. Make placemats
  49. Homemade Pizza and Pizza Party
  50. Coloured Rice Sensory Play
  51. Masking Tape Hopscotch
  52. Soap Clouds
  53. Salt Sculptures
  54. Window Painting
  55. I Spy
  56. Simon Says
  57. 20 questions
  58. Skype a friend or family member
  59. Hangman
  60. Gak
  61. Balloon Pop
  62. Crazy 8s
  63. Finger Painting
  64. Ring Toss
  65. Freeze Dance
  66. Draw Portraits of one another
  67. Make milkshakes or smoothies
  68. Indoor Picnic
  69. Make Jam or Applesauce
  70. Make a Lava Lamp
  71. Candy Land
  72. Sledding
  73. Watch an old movie 
  74. Paint with shaving cream in the shower
  75. Make a loaf of bread

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