Winter break is around the corner. So that means your kids will be home with you all day for several weeks. My kids love being outdoors, but in the winter, our time is limited to going outside. That means, this mama needs to have a list of go-to activities to do with my kids. My kids love tv time and tablet time. However, I try to have a good balance of screen free activities during winter break. During the winter break, our schedules are very relaxed and flexible, but I do try to have at least 1 fun activity for my kids to do everyday. Making memories with my family is important. Some of my favorite childhood memories are doing arts and crafts with my mom during my winter break. So here are 30 screen free activities for your kids during winter break.
Screen Free Activities
- Do a scavenger hunt
- Make a snow globe
- Indoor snowball fight with no mess snowballs (Snow Toy Balls)
- Tacky Lights Tour
- Indoor hopscotch (Hopscotch Squares)
- Indoor obstacle course
- Build a fort under the kitchen table (Fort Building Kit)
- Create a hot cocoa and cookie bar
- Make s’mores (S’mores Maker)
- Camp out in living room
- Have a pajama day
- Work on puzzles together
- Cut snowflakes out of coffee filters
- Go ice skating
- Visit a museum
- Build a snowman
- Donate toys to a shelter
- Have a family game night
- DIY your own winter wreath
- Blow bubbles and listen to Christmas music
- Go through old photos/tell stories
- Write letters to Santa (Letters to Santa Writing Kit)
- Build a gingerbread house
- Go to the library
- Have a spa day at home
- Go to the movies
- Go roller skating
- Have a dance party
- Create a winter sensory table (Sensory Bin Kit)
- Bake cookies and watch Kids Baking Championship (Kids Baking Championship on Food Network)
I hope you are inspired to do some of these activities during winter break. As a former educator, I believe that screen time is a great option for kids. However, just make sure you have a good balance of screen free activities during the winter break. Be sure to make fun memories this winter break. If your kids love crafts be sure to check out my blog post on Simple Holiday Crafts with Cricut!
XO,
Ashley
