CHECK IT OFF
WINTER Bucket
List
Winter is here and West Michigan is the best place to experience it. Indoors or outdoors, this Winter Bucket List is your key to enjoying the snowy season with your kids! How many of these do you think your family will check off this year? Build a snowman family.
Have a family movie night in pj’s.
Eat a picnic lunch in a snow fort.
Donate warm coats, sweaters, or mittens to In The Image.
Take a snowshoe hike at Blandford Nature Center. Set up a Hot Chocolate Bar with all your favorite toppings. Visit frozen Lake Michigan. Take a carriage ride through downtown Grand Rapids. Cheer on the Grand Rapids Griffins hockey team. Have a chili cook-off with your neighbors.
Make snow art by filling a spray bottle with colored water and paint the snow. Make a homemade bird feeder out of pine cones, peanut butter and birdseeds. Go for a snowmobile ride. Host a snowball target contest. Bake cookies and deliver them to friends. Visit a downtown museum.
Read winter-themed books outside. (Our list includes The Mitten, The Snowy Day, Owl Moon, and The Snowman.)
Host a family game night.
Glide your way through the woods on the ice skating trail at the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex.
Shovel a neighbor’s driveway.
Unbundle and take a dip during open swim at Holland Aquatic Center. Cut out snowflakes and hang them on the windows.
Catch snowflakes on your tongue. Blow bubbles and watch them freeze. Hunt for animal tracks in the snow.
Grab the printable at
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