Discover fun winter activities for kids! From snow games to indoor crafts, find exciting ways to keep your little ones entertained all season long.

Winter can feel extra long, especially for us homeschooling Mamas. That’s why, I have compiled a list of fun winter activities for kids, sure to please! I have kids ranging from newborn to early teens. While every single activity isn’t geared towards every age, there is something here for everyone!
Free Winter Themed Printable Puzzles

Keep your kids entertained this winter with our collection of free printable puzzles! Fun, engaging, and perfect for cozy indoor days.
Ignite Imagination with Open-Ended Toys

Open-ended toys really do provide wonderful avenues for creativity, development, imagination, and growth in your children. Perfect for those chilly winter months!
Easy Homemade Playdough

With a few simple household ingredients, you can have safe and soft playdough ready in minutes for your kids. There are so many activities you can use in your homeschool with playdough.
Playdough Mats

Need a playmat to go with the homemade playdoh? In our Christmas playdoh mats printables, we have a snowman and winter tree, totally free!
Paint With Snow

Use some card stock, brushes and of course some snow, to create a craft day to remember with your kids. Here is how to paint with snow.
Winter Walk Scavenger Hunt

A winter walk scavenger hunt is a wonderful way to explore and enjoy the season with your kids. With a seasonal prompts and a simple printable, you’ll have so much fun searching high and low for these winter nature objects.
Indoor Games

Here’s a list of 12 great, indoor games for kids. From musical chairs to duck duck goose, so many great classic games to choose from!
Coffee Filter Snowflakes

The winter months can feel really long, so it is fun to find some simple crafts to not only pass time but also brighten up our windows.
Creative Writing Prompts For Winter

Winter is a magical time of year, making it the perfect season to inspire our young homeschoolers with their creative writing!
Snowstorm in a Jar

Try this fun snowstorm in a jar experiment! You only need a few supplies to do this science experiment! And this is a fun winter science experiment for kids.
Fake Snow with Flour

Learn how to make fake snow with flour. Once you’ve got the basic recipe down, create a sparkly snow sensory bin for your children!
Build a Snowflake- STEM Activity

This snowflake engineering project is so much fun for the kids! And, not to mention, it’s full of tons of opportunities for learning and skill building.
Cotton Ball Snowman Craft

Winter is the time for ice, cozy mittens, and snowmen. Keep the winter doldrums away by making this adorable cotton ball snowman craft for kids.
Shaving Cream Rain Clouds: Science Experiment

Shaving cream rain clouds are a cool boredom buster, a great indoor activity for kids this winter or any season of the year!
Fingerprint Winter Tree Craft

It’s a fun and easy way to celebrate the beauty of winter, and a perfect way to start the cold weather crafting season.
Marshmallow Painting

Got stale marshmallows? Put them to good use by making marshmallow paintings. Create any winter scene for a winter boredom buster!
DIY Styrofoam Cup Floam

This DIY features using Styrofoam cups rather than polystyrene beads (the little foam beads in a bean bag). You and your kids will love making and playing with this homemade Floam!
Make Snow Paint

Learn how to make this 2-ingredient snow paint. It is ridiculously quick to make and the kids just love it!
No Bake Penguin Cookies

These Easy Penguin Cookies are super cute, quick to make and kids LOVE them. They will love to help out in creating them!
Winter Preschool Worksheets

Are you looking for a fun way to keep the kids busy, engaged and learning during wintertime? Look no further!
Winter Memory Game

This Winter Memory Game is a wonderful activity for seasonal fun no matter what the weather! You’ll have a blast as you make matches with cute winter themes.
Paint Splatter Snowy Winter Trees

This Paint Splatter Snowy Winter Trees Art Project is not only great for keeping the kids busy during a snow day, but it’s paint splatter, so that makes it fun!
Cardboard Lacing Snowflakes

As another round of snow begins to fall, now seems like the appropriate time for our Cardboard Lacing Snowflakes craft!
Fizzy Ice Cubes Science Experiment

Fizzy ice cubes are a fun and engaging ice science experiment. It is easy to prepare, and the kids can continue playing with it after the chemical reaction takes place.
Winter Hat Printable Craft

Are you looking for a fun, easy and best of all FREE Winter Hat Printable Craft to do with your toddlers? Here are 5 free winter hat templates.
Frozen Bubbles

Introduce your kids to the enchanting world of frozen bubbles with this captivating winter activity.
Indoor Scavenger Hunt

The free indoor scavenger hunt printable is perfect for those chilly days when playing outside isn’t an option. So, gather up your little detectives, print out our scavenger hunt, and get ready to have some fun!
Snowman Sensory Bag

Learn how to make a winter sensory bag full of white snowballs that children can build a snowman with all winter long.
Snow Bubbles

Your kiddos are sure to enjoy time outdoors this winter as they watch bubbles behave in unexpected ways as they blow SNOW Bubbles!
Bottle Crush – Heat Transfer Winter Science Experiment

Crush a bottle with your mind… and science! Making it a wonderful choice for winter activities for kids.
Snowflake Coloring Pages

When the snow is falling outside, encourage the kiddos to stay inside and create a beautiful work of art with our free snowflake coloring pages!
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