Need creative snow activity ideas for snow crafts or winter fun activities, snow storm activity, educational activities, and ideas for having fun in the snow? Try these fun things to do in the snow and also indoor activities for the entire family — snow activities for adults and kids alike, including snowflake and snowman crafts! Great if you need winter activities for school, troops, or homeschool co-op, too!
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:
- Make snow ice cream
- Paint in the snow
- Try snowshoeing
- 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
- Have a winter scavenger hunt or nature scavenger hunt
- Blow bubbles and watch them freeze (if temperature is below freezing)
- Have a snowball fight
- 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 for birds and wildlife
- Make maple snow taffy
- Build a snow penguin
- Create a snow globe classroom activity (directions below)
- Transform your living room to a movie theater and have a winter movie marathon
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!)
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.
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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! 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.
Indoor Snow Activities For Toddlers or Preschoolers
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 snow inside
- 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”!)
- Do a paint the snow activity indoors using shaved ice and food coloring
- 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!
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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
- 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!
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DIY Ice Lantern Ideas
These beautiful ice luminary candle holders are fun for a winter party or as a snow day activity with kids.
CRAFT TIPS: We put important tips (especially about getting ice lanterns out of molds) in the body of the post. Please scroll up and read the tips before making this winter craft!
Make Snow Ice Cream
This recipe for snow cream is so simple and makes for a perfect snow day activity!
Make Snow Taffy
Maple syrup snow taffy is a super simple recipe. The biggest things you need to watch are using real maple syrup (and NOT pancake syrup) and the temperature of the maple syrup, which you will track with a candy thermometer.
Have a Winter Nature Hike
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Grow a Snowflake
Looking for winter science experiments or STEM snow crafts? How about growing your own snow flake?
Make a Snowman Cheese Ball
This snowman shaped cheese ball is a fast and easy fun snack for kids.
Make a Snowman Cake
Want an indoor snow idea? This snowman cake is such an easy recipe and we tell you the secret to perfectly smooth icing that you don't even need fondant!
Create Do You Want To Build A Snowman Treat Bags
This fun do you wanna build a snowman kit is a simple kids' craft that you can have ready for them to warm up with after playing in the snow. Make the kits ahead and hand out with some hot chocolate!
Have Homemade Hot Chocolate
This homemade hot chocolate will quickly become your favorite winter afternoon drink treat!
Make Popcorn Garland With Cranberry
You may thinking about popcorn and cranberry garland as a Christmas craft, but it's a fun winter nature craft that will help birds and wildlife, too!
Create a Homemade Bird Feeder
This is another easy craft that will help the birds out in winter.
Make Indoor Smores
How to make smores in the microwave is so easy and can be ready in about 2 minutes!
Watch the Abominable Movie and Do Activities
What's better than warming up under a blankie and movie after snow play? Watch this movie and do some related crafts and activities after!
Make a DIY Snow Globe
This is one of our favorite snow crafts!
Do a Virtual Scavenger Hunt for Kids
Kids getting snowed in stir crazy? Do a virtual scavenger with their friends! (Get a free printable scavenger hunt from the link!)
Snowbound Books for Kids
Lastly, don’t forget to read some snow books for your snow activity holidays and winter activities on snow!
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