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Keeping kids entertained during a blizzard can be quite challenging, especially if they have lots of extra energy to burn. Here are 50 of our favorite indoor activities for while the blizzard is going on, before you head outdoors for some fun in the snow! Added bonus — you probably have everything you need for these activities already on-hand. Yay for easy activities using common household items!!
- Indoor Ice Skating
- Balloon Volleyball
- Build a Fort
- Edible Winter Forest
- Do some modern art
- Make bird feeders from recyclables
- Race paper airplanes
- Indoor “snowball” fight with balled up socks.
- Have a beach day. In the living room.
- Hot Cocoa Bar
- Read lots of stories
- Make a pot of homemade soup and read storybooks about soup while you wait for it to simmer.
- Play dough bakery
- Winter tree painting
- Scratch art Valentines
- Build a mini movie theater for stuffed animals
- Puffy paint snowflakes in the microwave
- Make a beautiful window display
- Make your own paint
- Fill up some busy bags
- Make a shadow puppet theater
- Snowflake suncatchers
- Paint up some story stones and take turns telling stories
- Open a pretend pizzeria
- Make smoothies and drink them up with silly mustache straws
- Make your own cherry blossoms
- Have a birthday party for your favorite teddy bear
- Living room picnic
- Try a game of carpet golf
- Build a cardboard city
- Open a pretend ice cream shop — bring in a container of snow for “ice cream”
- Newspaper play structures
- Marshmallow and toothpick sculptures
- Snow filled sensory bin
- Play in a laundry basket
- Use masking tape for roads and blocks for buildings — a town for toy cars to explore
- Open a pretend flower shop
- Write a letter or put together a package for a faraway friend
- Do puzzles together
- Printable play space for small toys
- Paint with water on a chalkboard
- Take a mini-vacation without leaving your house
- Living room dance party
- Printable bird house play set
- Make friendship necklace kits to give to friends
- Create an awesome remote
- Make an easy fishing game
- Bake cookies together
- Make a marble run
- Make ice ornaments
We live in the Sunshine Coast, Queenslad AUSTRALIA – no blizzards here BUT we do get other severe weather that forces us inside so this list will come in handy I’m sure ;).
Thanks for posting!
Louise
That’s a good point, Louise! Hope this is helpful to you! 🙂
You have tons of great ideas! I also love doing fun little projects and crafts with my kiddos! I have started blogging a lot of my ideas on my blog littlesproutsbylindsay.blogspot.com!
Oh my goodness. You have thought of everything. We could entertain ourselves for months with your great ideas! Thankfully, we are digging out today so it’s really just 24 hours of being stuck inside. Nemo wasn’t so bad for us in Boston except for the 2 feet of snow to remove.
*phew* That is a lot of snow! I was in NYC just after the storm, and travel there wasn’t too bad for me, but it was awful for those coming from the North or who were flying in. Stay safe!!