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Winter Indoor Activities

Too cold out or wet or just plain yucky? Pull up a chair and let the fun begin.

  • Read Holes, by Louis Sachar. Winner of both the 1998 Newbery Medal and the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

  • Read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J. K. Rowling. The international favorite of kids and parents alike.

  • Read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling. It's the eagerly awaited sequel to the phenomenally popular Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

  • Print out and play the Ocean Concentration Game.

  • Print out and put together a Night Sky Mobile.

  • Take a Short Day's Journey into Night -- The Winter Solstice Traditions Quiz. See what you know about how different cultures celebrate the winter solstice.

  • Make Rainsticks from Recyclables.
    Do your kids have some time on their hands? Want to make a fantastic creation? Creating a rainstick is more than a rainy day activity -- it's fun!

  • Build a Magical Butterfly Garden.
    Create a fantasy butterfly garden with your child.

  • Play a game of Chess.
    Start the kids early on this classic strategy game and you just may find a prodigy on your hands!

  • Play Chutes and Ladders.
    In this game (as in life, sort of) kids who break the rules slide down long chutes and kids who behave climb the ladder of success. It's a classic story of good and evil, with a little luck thrown in. Ages 4+.
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