Need creative snow activity ideas for snow crafts or winter fun activities, snow storm activity, family winter bucket list ideas, educational activities for snow, and ideas for having fun in the snow? Try these fun things to do in the snow and also indoor winter activities for the entire family — snow activities for adults and kids and toddlers, including snowflake craft ideas and snowman crafts! Great ideas if you need winter activities for classroom, troops, or homeschool co-op, too!
48+ SNOW ACTIVITY IDEAS: OUTDOOR AND INDOOR WINTER IDEAS FOR KIDS
Here are some fun things to do in the snow and then indoor snow activities to warm back up inside!
Whether you’re looking for outdoor snow activities for preschoolers or toddlers, tweens and teens, or a mix of ages, there’s something here for everyone!
What do you do on a boring snow day?
Here are ideas for having fun in the snow and outdoor snow activities and then indoor winter fun for warming up inside!
Family Winter Activities and Fun Snow Activities:
- Have a winter scavenger hunt or nature scavenger hunt
- Go sledding with a snow saucer or fun unicorn sled or flamingo snow tube
- Make tie-dye snow or a snow art activity with food color
- Try snowshoeing
- Make snow ice cream
- Blow bubbles and watch them freeze (if temperature is below freezing)
- Have a snowball fight
- Make a snow cone with snow
- Make snow angels and then do a snow angel activity and decorate them with snow paint
- Do a snow slime activity
- Make a hot chocolate bar or hot chocolate charcuterie board and have a winter bonfire
- Make snowflakes crafts
- Do an animal tracks in the snow activity while hiking (grab these cool animal tracks flashcards)
- Host a Zoom online scavenger hunt for your kids and their friends
- Grow a snowflake (super fun snowflake activity or snow science activity!)
- Make a snow fort or snow castle (grab a block maker first!)
- Have a board game marathon or snow activities games
- Make a snowman craft for the whole family
- Create nature garland or DIY winter feeder for birds and wildlife
- Build a snow penguin
- Create a snow globe classroom activity (directions below)
- Paint in the snow
- Transform your living room to a movie theater and have a winter movie marathon
- Make maple snow taffy
These are some quick ideas for a snow activity for kids, but don’t miss our full winter list of projects and directions below! (So keep scrolling for more winter activities for kids!)
WINTER BUCKET LIST TIP: If your kids are going stir crazy, search online for indoor activities for kids near me and see if there are any special indoor activities in winter or fun snowed in activities.
MORE WINTER FUN!
Winter Solstice Craft Projects for December Kids Activities
How To Make Fake Snow Winter Fun
Maybe you want to do some fun snow day activities, but you live in a place without snow.
Or, maybe you want an indoor snow day activity?
Enter: fake snow activities! (Yes! You can have a snow day any day!)
Indoor snow day ideas:
- Make fake snow and then do a fake snow activity (like an edible snow globe!)
- Have fake snowballs fight or knock down the snowball activity
- Make your own snow cream with shaved ice
- Put fake snowflakes on your windows
- Play the snowman plate game
- Make a snowman face cake
- Make a hot chocolate charcuterie tray and snuggle down with festive family movies
These are all great snow activities for toddlers, preschool and up, but see below for specific snow and snowflake activity preschool and toddler ideas.
Check out what do you need for a snow storm from our sister site!
Indoor Snow Activities For Toddlers or Preschoolers Winter Ideas
Toddler Snow Activity Ideas:
- Build a Snowman you can eat!
- Make and play with winter sensory bins (great indoor snow activity for preschool classroom, too!)
- Build an igloo out of ice cubes
- Make whipped cream “snow” (fill a pan with whipped cream and add some play toys)
- Make a Playdough igloo
- Do a snowman activity with a felt snowman
- Get a snowman stacker
- Make a mini melting snow person
- Fill a water table with snow and let them play, even as melts (this can be a good snow science activity for toddlers as they watch how heat transitions snow into water!)
- “Camp” indoors (even with a “fire”!)
- Gather up the Lego people or mini animals and do an instant snow activity
- Fill up the bathtub, throw in some ice cubes, and go “ice fishing”
If you want to head outside, try making monster footprints in the snow!
ALSO CHECK OUT: Winter Snow Activity Holidays For Winter Break
Snow Day Recipes
What do you eat on a snow day?
One of the best things about a snowy day is what you get to eat when you come back in from playing in the snow!
Here are snow day treats to warm you up:
- Homemade hot chocolate
- Easy Family Comfort Foods For Winter
- Spaghetti in a hot dog bun
- Southwest sweet potato soup (our #1 favorite recipe for soups!)
- Hot ham and cheese sliders
- Put white bean chicken chili in the crockpot so it’s ready when you come back in!
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SNOW ACTIVITY IDEAS?
