Family Winter Bucket List Ideas

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Cold weather is no reason to sacrifice family fun time. This printable sheet of family winter bucket list ideas has lots of activities that will bring you closer as a family.

Family Winter Bucket List Ideas

Many of the ideas on this family winter bucket list are self-explanatory. I’ve also linked each item from the list to a helpful recipe, tutorial or product to help you check off each bucket list item.

Because of the popularity of my Random Acts of Kindness Christmas Calendar for Kids, I’ve included a few kindness acts in this bucket list as well. I can’t think of a better way to help children develop charitable hearts than to make it a fun family activity!

The things I’ve linked to are just suggestions. In fact, the whole list is just suggestions and ideas to help you enjoy more family time this winter. Hopefully, you’ll find some ideas you really like.

Bake homemade bread – Try this super simple bread recipe or choose from one of 20 delicious bread varieties
Make snow ice cream
Donate old towels and/or blankets to an animal shelter
Build a snow man
Have a snowball fight – Hate the cold? You might prefer this Indoor Snowball Fight kit.
Host a football party
Play a board game – Check out my list of the best family board games for suggestions
Make a snow globe
Go to a hockey game
Make snow angels
Have a family movie night
Make chicken noodle soup
Shovel a neighbor’s driveway
Camp out in the family room
Make apple cider
Enjoy a reading day – The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats is one of my favorite picks to read to the kids
Donate winter wear to a homeless shelter
Make personalized mugs
Enjoy hot cocoa in your new mugs
Bake cookies
Visit a museum
Go ice skating
Go bowling
Do a winter scavenger hunt
Take pictures in the snow
Have a pajama day
Go sledding
Curl up by the fire
Collect pine cones
Make a bird feeder
Build a snow fort