Indoor Winter Activities for Families

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When winter comes there is less light, it is much colder out, and kids will be spending more time indoors. Winter is a good time for fun indoor winter activities that involve both parents and children, and there are lots of great things you can do with your kids during this season. This article will discuss twelve fun indoor winter activities that will bring families closer.

Redecorate a wall

A fun indoor family activity that will also spruce up your home is stenciling, sponge painting, or wallpapering a wall. You can pick any room for this project, and children and parents will both be impressed with their creation every time they see it. You can choose to change just one wall or you can create a border; if you are feeling very productive alter the entire room.

Fondue dinner

This warm treat is a fun way for parents to be creative with their kids in the kitchen. For this fun winter activity, you can choose a chocolate or cheese fondue. If you are going to use cheese serve it with meats, vegetables, and small pieces of bread; if you are planning a chocolate fondue add a little bit of vegetable oil or cream to the chocolate to make it soft, and serve your chocolate fondue with small pieces of bread and different fruits. Keep the fondue warm by heating it with a Sterno candle, and use skewers to dip your fruits and veggies in the fondue.

Pizza & Movie night

A classic way for parents to have fun with their children during the winter months, but spice it up is by making it a pizza and a movie night with homemade pizzas. You can buy premade dough or crust at a local supermarket, and remember to buy all different types of toppings so children can experiment. Have fun making many different pizzas, and enjoy your meal while watching a good movie.

Get the Kids in the Kitchen

The winter time is a great time for cooking because the hot food will heat your house and your belly. This activity is a great way to teach children how to cook while giving them responsibility. This activity will also help take the burden off of parents as children become more adept at cooking. Baking is also a great indoor winter activity, especially around the holidays; cookies, cakes and of course, gingerbread houses.

Game Night

Another fun winter activity for parents and children is having a game night. You should pick various games that everyone enjoys. Feel free to play board games, card games, and physical games. Changing up the pace of the games is a fun activity for winter, and it will provide parents and children with hours of laughter.

Create a Dry Erase Board

This particular craft will be useful to have around the house for homework, activities, and chores. For this project, you will need foam letters, glue, white contact paper, and an old cookie sheet. Simply cover the cookie sheet in the contact paper and help your children glue their name on top of the cookie sheet. A buy a tie-dying kit is an easy winter activity that is fun and will help everyone stay organized as well as accountable.

Personalizing children’s furniture

There are a few ways to go about this project; parents can start by helping their children pick out a piece of furniture that they would like to customize, along with what type of change they are going to make to this furniture. Couches or chairs can be refurbished using cloth, tables can be decoupaged using collage and images children like, and dressers can be painted with spray paint. This is an easy and inexpensive way to spend time with your children this winter, and your children will be proud of their creations when they are done.

Themed Dinner Party

Lots of fun for children and parents and themed dinner parties can get the whole family involved. Start this activity by deciding what type of party you would like to throw; there are many themes such as Hawaiian, murder mystery, western, or 80’s dinner party. Creating decorations with your children, planning, a dinner menu, and sending out decorations are some of the fun things that parents can do with children when throwing a dinner party. This is a fun activity that can lead to many other activities that both parents and children will enjoy this winter.

DIY Gifts

Making holiday presents is a fun winter activity that parents can do with their children. There are several holidays in the winter time, and parents can help children make presents for the special people in their lives. Have a gingerbread lover on your list? Try this Gingerbread Bath Bomb recipe. Or if you know someone whose hands are always cold they will love this DIY Deer Hand Warmer.

DIY Winter Blanket

Using fleece to make a winter blanket is an easy activity for parents and children, and it is perfect for those cold winter months. For this activity, you will need a couple yards of fleece fabric cut into squares, buy a tie-dying kit, a needle, and scissors. Parents can help children learn a basic sewing stitch by stitching the squares into a patchwork blanket, and fleece will not fray so no special sewing knowledge is needed for this winter activity.

Tie-dying socks

This is another winter activity that will keep both parents and children warm this winter. For this activity, you will need several pairs of socks, red, yellow, and blue fabric dye, rubber bands, and three squeeze bottles. You can also buy a tie-dying kit if you like. Parents should start by helping children tie rubber bands around the socks. Mix the dye solutions into a bowl and pour some into squirt bottles. You can use old condiment bottles instead of throwing them away if you like. Parents and children should take turns using the colors to dye the socks different fun patterns. This activity is fun for children and parents, and these socks will make children smile all year round.

Decorate the house for the holidays

Making homemade decorations are fun winter activities for parents and children. No matter what holidays you celebrate there are many homemade decorations you can make, and this is a fun way for parents to spend time with their children this winter. If the holidays are over you can still decorate your home with a winter theme in mind, and create snowflake garlands using paper and icicle ornaments using clay and paint.

The winter time is the perfect time for children and parents to take part in activities together. Spending time with your children this winter will provide you both with opportunities to learn and grow, and these activities will provide fond memories for everyone. There are many fun and exciting indoor winter activities that parents can do with their children this winter so try some of these ideas, and remember to have fun!

What are your favourite indoor winter activities to do as a family?