![]() ![]() You can look for icicles, snowmen, holiday lights on people’s houses, a pet wearing a winter coat, a shovel, animal tracks in snow, a squirrel, a pine cone, a red hat, or a dead leaf. Kids will love finding their way through the twists and turns. ![]() Use shovels, snowshoes, or just your plain old feet to dig a maze at home around your yard or local park. This fun activity is a crowd-pleaser among many different age groups. Decorate the cookies with bits of twigs, berries, or any other items kids discover near their baking area. Move the “cookies” onto a second cookie pan and pretend-bake for as long as your child’s imagination feels it should take to make the perfect treat. ![]() Pack hard snow onto a cookie sheet and use different shapes of cookie cutters to create snow cookies. They’ll love digging to find the treasure. Hide a number of items in an area of snow (large or small depending on the age of your child) and let your kids know what you’ve buried (12 toy cars, 15 plastic dinosaurs, etc.). Unleash your child’s inner pirate and send them off to find hidden loot. They’ll be active, they’ll get fresh air, and they may never again want to trade snow in for sand. Wrap your kids up warmly and get them outdoors to play in the snow. Do they want to build a snowman? Of course they do! But there are so many other activities your kids can do to have fun and keep moving once winter comes along. From sledding to snowball fights, catching snowflakes and making snow angels, wintertime affords the whole family so many options and so much fun. ![]()
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