the ultimate winter bucket list for families – 100 awesome ideas
My twins looked out the window, mesmerized by the tiny pieces of white clouds falling down from the sky. Their little brother was watching, too. This was the first time in their conscious lives they saw snow. Living in the south, it’s a real treat when we get anything that remotely resembles snow.
It snowed twice more that winter season, which was more white goodness than we could ever ask for. We didn’t have sleds or mittens, so we used laundry baskets and double socks on our hands to slide down the hill and play in the snow.
I’m all for making memories with kids, and there are so many more ideas for things to do in the winter months other than playing in the snow. This post contains affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, I will earn a small commission, but it won’t cost you a penny more. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.
No matter if you live in a warm climate or if you get snowed in often, these ideas will keep the family fun going all winter long.
100 ideas for a Fun Winter Bucket List for Families
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- Bake a pie
- Go bowling
- Make s
’mores - Feed the birds
- Go snow tubing
- Make hot cocoa
- Roast chestnuts
- Have a tea party
- Enjoy a campfire
- Look at old photos
- Have a pajama day
- Get Elf on the Shelf
- Mail letters to Santa
- Cook dinner together
- Go see Disney on Ice
- Go to a hockey game
- Go to a winter festival
- Stay up past midnight
- Go Christmas caroling
- Play with instant snow
- Go see the Nutcracker
- Have a role switch day
- Decorate for Christmas
- Get an advent calendar
- Have a “no screen” day
- Go on a scavenger hunt
- Have an indoor Nerf war
- Host a Christmas dinner
- Take pictures with Santa
- Make a popcorn garland
- Make spiced apple cider
- Visit an indoor waterpark
- Have a silly dress-up day
- See a live Christmas play
- Have breakfast for dinner
- Go to a Holiday Craft Fair
- Watch a Christmas movie
- Wear Santa hats in public
- Cut out paper snowflakes
- Have a family reading day
- Have a “sleep in” morning
- Build a gingerbread house
- Start a new family tradition
- Take a Christmas light tour
- Volunteer at a soup kitchen
- Camp out in the living room
- Build a fort in the living room
- Play a new fun holiday game
- Do a random act of kindness
- Make a Christmas countdown
- Host a cookie exchange party
- Do a family winter photoshoot
- Write a letter to your older self
- Learn to cook in an Instant Pot
- Attend a tree lighting ceremony
- Have story time by the fireplace
- Donate winter coats to a shelter
- Have a family board game night
- Make a DIY Christmas ornament
- Set family goals for the new year
- Send a care package to a soldier
- Buy groceries for a family in need
- Catch snowflakes with your tongue
- Make up your own Christmas Carol
- Have a picnic by the Christmas tree
- Fill an Operation Christmas Child box
- Pint family photos and make a collage
- Bake and decorate Christmas cookies
- Host an Ugly Christmas Sweater party
- Write handwritten letters to each other
- Feed someone’s expired parking meter
- Build a giant puzzle and glue it together
- Decorate your own Christmas stockings
- Buy Christmas gifts for someone in need
- Attend a midnight Christmas Eve Service
- Visit the library and get new books to read
- Support artisans by buying handmade gifts
- Decorate wrapped Christmas gifts together
- Make a pinecone wreath for your front door
- Blow bubble outside and watch them freeze
- Go see the latest family movie at the theater
- Take a Christmas photo in matching pajamas
- Invite a family in need to have dinner with you
- Have a Home Alone movie watching marathon
- Swim in hot springs or an outdoor heated pool
- Leave a nice surprise on a neighbor’s doorstep
- Write thank-you notes to friends and loved ones
- Declutter closets and donate clothes to a charity
- Visit a tree farm and pick out your Christmas tree
- Learn to say “Merry Christmas” in another language
- Make or order Christmas cards for friends and family
- Have a Christmas music dance party in the living room
- Make a photo album with pictures from the previous year
- Invite friends over and perform a Christmas play for them
- Have an indoor snowball fight using socks rolled into balls
- Bring Christmas cookie and candy canes to kids at the hospital
- Invite another family over and play charades against each other
- Bundle up and take an evening walk to look at neighborhood lights
- Paint your freshly snowed-in yard with water and food coloring in spray bottles
- Drive around your neighborhood to look at houses decorated with Christmas lights
What do to with this huge list of winter bucket list for families
Check these activities off the list as you complete them, and see how many you can do in one winter. Do it again next winter and see if you can beat your own score.
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