50 Exciting Winter Bucket List Ideas For Adventurous Families

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Winter is a magical time to explore new destinations, embrace the cold weather, and enjoy those special Winter-only activities you can only enjoy when the temperatures drop. This Winter bucket list will make sure you and your family make the best of the cold season, with 50 fun Winter activities for every adventurous family.

Why You Should Create A Winter Bucket List

If you’re anything like me, Winter might have you craving hibernation and indoor activities to hide from the cold weather. I am often guilty of letting Winter pass me by far too quickly and we don’t even live in a very cold place.

Our Winter is also mid-year, being in the Southern Hemisphere, so no festivities either.

Creating your own Winter bucket list for your family is the perfect way to make sure you don’t let those cold days fly by without turning them into new adventures and experiences.

Set a goal to tick off as many of these Winter bucket list ideas as you can, so you can look back and know that you made the best of your time.

Childhood flies by so quickly and months soon turn into years... this is your reminder to go out there and live your best and most adventurous life!

50 Winter Bucket List Ideas For Families

We have put together this list of Winter bucket list ideas to get you inspired, however, if you don’t live near the snow (like us in sunny Queensland, Australia), some of these activities might not be relevant for this upcoming Winter.

That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give the rest of them a good go! Or create your own list instead with the things that will make your Winter season magical.

Here are 50 things to do in Winter with your family:

1. Go skiing or snowboarding
2. Try ice skating
3. Build a snowman
4. Have a snowball fight
5. Go sledding
6. Visit a Christmas market
7. Take a winter hike
8. Try dog sledding
9. Cook a new recipe
10. Go snowshoeing
11. Attend a winter festival
12. Roast marshmallows over a bonfire
13. Take a scenic train ride
14. Make s’mores
15. Visit an ice bar
16. Go tubing
17. Go snowboarding
18. Go on a horse-drawn sleigh ride
19. Make homemade hot chocolate
20. Do an outdoor nature scavenger hunt
21. Stargazing in your backyard
22. Watch a winter-themed movie
23. Have a winter photoshoot
24. Attend a hockey game
25. Have an indoor game night
26. Go to the cinema
27. Create snow angels
28. Go bowling
29. Try an escape room challenge
30. Learn a new skill
31. Bake cookies
32. Attend the ballet or theatre
33. Go winter camping
34. Visit a farm
35. Build a cozy fort
36. Try to spot the Southern or Northern Lights
37. Make a gingerbread house
38. Host a winter movie marathon
39. Take a winter road trip
40. Try cross-country skiing
41. Give a space a cosy makeover
42. Build a campfire
43. Make a scrapbook
44. Go to a holiday light display
45. Try building a snow maze
46. Participate in a Santa run
47. Have a cozy PJ day
48. Visit a farmers’ market
49. Volunteer at a local charity
50. Host a winter BBQ

Get this free printable Winter bucket list in our free printable library!

We hope these Winter bucket list activities help you plan plenty of Winter fun for the whole family! Make sure you also check out our Summer bucket list for when the weather heats up again!