This list of fun winter activities for kids also happens to be educational. S.T.E.A.M. activities in this list are divided up by Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. Once you get started, I bet your children will think of other experiments and activities to do.
SCIENCE
- How do animals adapt to winter?
- Find out which animals migrate.
- Find out which animals hibernate.
- Find out what happens to fish when the water freezes.
- What happens to plants in winter?
- Make moon phases with cookies.
- How long does it take an ice cube to melt? Try things to make it melt faster.
- How do snowflakes form?
- Experiment to see which fruits and vegetables float.
- Experiment to find out what will melt snow?
- Make a pinecone bird feeder.
- Look for animal tracks.
- Take a hike and list 10 things in nature you found.
Technology
- Use the computer to check the weather forecast.
- Find pictures of Antarctica
- Write your name using binary code.
- Try coding on www.code.org or Khan Academy
Engineering
- Make ramps and tunnels for toy cars out of recycled materials. Start with cardboard and see what else you can find to use.
- Build a snowman
- Build something you can use to slide on the snow. 17 DIY Ideas.
- Build a container out of LEGOs that holds water.
Art
- Make paper snowflakes to decorate your windows. Make name snowflakes.
- Make snow paint.
- Make a snow globe How to Make a Homemade Snow Globe
- Draw an animal you see outside during the winter.
Math
- Double a recipe
- Look at grocery store ads and compare prices. Who has the best deals?
- Make edible play dough 5 Edible Play Dough Recipes
- Chart the daily temperatures for a month, graph them, compare them mathematically. Free printable chart
- Read an outside thermometer.
- Find examples of the Fibonacci Sequence.
Resources for More S.T.E.A.M. Activities
- 20 Great STEAM Websites for Young Learners
- STEAM Activities on Go Science Kids
- 23 Fun STEAM and STEM Activities for Kids
- How Wee Learn STEM and STEAM Activities for Toddlers and Older Kids
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