Highlights' Ideas for Creative Winter Fun—Draw a Picture! Write a Poem! Cook Yummy Treats!
Highlights, Highlights High Five®, and HighlightsKids.com® provide oodles of creative ideas and inspiration—year round. Here are some activities to engage your children this winter.
Encourage your kids to tap into their winter imaginations. Do they enjoy cozy days indoors, playing in the snow, or the excitement of the holidays? Here are some suggestions to help you and your kids get started.
- Create original pictures and stories using a sheet of newsprint or wrapping paper as a background.
- Write a poem about the winter. What's it like to have dinner when it's dark outside? How do icicles look on baretree branches?
- Create the look of snow by gluing cotton balls to paper or using an old toothbrush to gently splatter white paint on paper.
- Make symmetrical paper snowflakes by folding a sheet of paper in eighths and cutting out pieces from the corners. Unfold and display.
- Collect pinecones and twigs to glue or tie into creative sculptures.
Check out HighlightsKids.com for more inspiration.
As you and your kids explore HighlightsKids.com, you'll find more ideas to inspire your winter creativity.
And here at HighlightsParents.com, you'll find craft ideas and cooking suggestions for your little ones from the pages of Highlights High Five.
- Napkin Rings for Festive Winter Dining
- Pumpkin Soup to Warm You
- Meringue Snowmen
- Delicious Three Bears Bread
May your winter days be filled with creative joy!