Fun Winter Activities To Do Checklist

Getting through the Winter months can be a challenge for kids and parents! So, here's a list of some fun things to do until Spring arrives!

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Play some card games
Get out some coloring books and color with the kids
Play some board games
Make paper snowflake cut-outs
Bake some cookies
Play Mad Libs - the world's greatest word games
Visit Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
Watch a comedy film
Make some hot chocolate
Play some music and dance
Make a batch of chili (eating it is the fun part)
Teach the kids to make something in the kitchen with you - cookies, biscuits, pie
Make some spiced or mulled cider
Build a snowman (when there's snow of course!)
Build a snow fort
Have a snowball fight
Make a snow angel
Create characters with Play-Doh
Buy some balloons and play a game with them
Gather the family to do a jigsaw puzzle together
Head to the Evansville Thunderbolts hockey game
Take the kids to the Children's Museum of Evansville
Hit the slopes and go skiing
Go ice skating at Swonder Ice Arena
Visit Mesker Park Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Go to the Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science
Try to make someone laugh
Go bowling
Play miniature golf at Walther's
Indoor sports - basketball, swimming
Walk with a friend or with your family (indoors or outdoors)
Meet with a friend for a cup of coffee
Take a paint or pottery class
Let the kids play in some inflatables
Cut out some homemade hearts for Valentine's Day