Snow Day Play for Kids!
Simple activities to set up that use what’s on hand!
We need snow day activities to keep busy, have fun, and get some energy out! Now the tough part about a snow day is that you can’t always gather a bunch of crafts, materials or super fun things because of the weather. You have to find fun in what you already have. You may not have the exact materials I have for each of these winter activities, each home is different, but I guarantee you have what you need to try each activity!
10 Simple Snow Day Play Ideas for Kids
1. Hidden Puzzles
Take a puzzle and hide it around the house! Works for many age levels and you can do one for each child and they work together to help each other. Keep the lights dim and give them a flashlight! I hid these little heart containers around the house. Do you have easter eggs? Random boxes or gift bags? Or, just the pieces!
2. Junk Drawer Ice Melt
Grab a milk carton or plastic container and make an easy ice melt to keep the kids busy. Just freeze and play! We have tons of icy ideas to check out here!
3. Blow Some Bubbles!
We tried out different kinds of straws too! If you have corn syrup try this bubble activity that’s super cool too. Make a bouncing bubble or test out kitchen utensils to blow bubbles!
4. Play with boxes!
Also check out your recycle bin for fun ideas. Easy substitutions for the ball game include baskets, laundry bins, totes. Use crumpled paper or rolled socks for balls! Other ideas for using boxes included too!
5. Paper Roll Drawing with Cars
Easy Substitutions! Don’t have a roll, lay out single sheets like a road on the floor! Add whatever else your kids enjoy and you have on hand!
6. Snow Melt Science Activity
Might as well bring it inside and test it! Makes a great little sensory bin too!
7. How Many Ways Can You Test Gravity?
Jump, slide, throw, push test the gravity of objects all around the house!
8. Build A Fort! Make a hideout or reading nook!
Take some chairs and blanket and gather books or stuffed animals. What about a picnic?
9. What Absorbs and What Does Not?
Poke around your cabinets to get supplies! Wax paper, napkins, old socks. I bet you have what you need! Turkey baster? No, well a spoon will work too!
10. Sink or float?
Easy sink and float around the house. Check out all of our science discovery jars/bottles to see what you can make! Any container or bottle will do!
11. Hide things in Play Dough & Homemade Cardboard Zoo!
Hide whatever you have just like the ice melt only let your child search through play dough. Marbles, googly eyes, mini legos, beads, barbie shoes! Makes a great sensory search and find and fine motor activity for small hands!
I hope you have found some awesome snow day winter activities to help mix up your snow day! Remember to use them as a frame for your own activities based on what you have and what your kids enjoy. Each one of these can be modified in so many ways for fun play and learning opportunities!
What will your snow day play be today?
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Tiffiny
February 7, 2014 at 9:24 pmThis is a great list of ideas. We’ve been having to get creative here too, since it’s sooooooo cold we’ve been stuck indoors for days and days and days. Thanks for sharing.
Hayley
February 13, 2014 at 3:34 amA great list of ideas! Living in Minnesota, it is always nice to have some new easy tricks for when we are stuck at home!
My son and I made Valentine themed peek-a-boo play dough and it was a lot of fun!
http://minne-mama.blogspot.com/2014/02/valentine-peek-boo-play-dough.html
Carrie
February 15, 2014 at 1:45 amSome great ideas!! With the weather lately we need them! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!