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Winter Bucket List Ideas
Snow days, cozy nights and festive traditions to fit into the cold months before spring.
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Nomadicated's list of 79 ideas opens with snow-day ideas and cozy nights, then rounds out with projects, celebrations and comfort food. This list follows a similar shape: snow first, then fires, puzzles and soup, then the festive bits. It skips the long-haul trips, so most of it works close to home. Life by Linda adds the giving side, from donating to a local organisation to volunteering at a shelter or soup kitchen. Tick things off as the season allows and ignore anything your climate can't deliver. Nobody's checking. A winter without snow still has chili.
Why these items are on the list
- Build a snowman. Grab whatever props you can find and have fun with it.
- Go sledding. Aim for the steepest hill in town and challenge your friends to a race.
- Have a snowball fight. Have a snowball fight where no one holds back.
- Make snow angels. Compare who got the cleanest outline afterwards.
- Try snowshoeing. Wander into places you can't reach in summer.
- Go ice skating at a rink. Weak ankles may struggle on the skates, but the struggle is part of the fun.
- Go tubing. Go tubing and laugh until you can't breathe.
- Shovel a neighbor's driveway. Nomadicated says it doubles as cardio. Bestillandwrite calls finding it done a fun surprise.
- Spend a day skiing or snowboarding. Bunny slopes count. First-time snowboarders should expect plenty of tumbles.
- Take a late-night snow walk. Walk in falling snow and enjoy the quiet.
- Catch snowflakes on your tongue. Pretend you're ten again and channel your inner child.
- Light a fire. Sit and listen to it crackle, with s'mores if you like.
- Make hot cocoa. Nomadicated suggests marshmallows and a pinch of cinnamon. Not a chocolate fan? Try cider or holiday tea.
- Movie marathon of comfort films. Pick comfort films you've seen a hundred times, as Nomadicated says. Stay in your pajamas, per Life by Linda.
- Build a blanket fort. Add fairy lights in the living room, then bring a board game or movie inside.
- Do a giant jigsaw puzzle. Give it the dining room table for the long evenings and work on it together.
- Play board games. Choose games that bring out everyone's competitive side. Mahjong could become a Friday tradition.
- Cook a big pot of chili. Nomadicated says eat it all week. Soup works too, and you can freeze leftovers.
- Simmer mulled wine or cider. Let the spices fill the house.
- Bake and decorate sugar cookies. Get competitive with the designs if you want to.
- Build a gingerbread house. Ready-made kits mean scratch gingerbread is optional, and it works well as a group activity.
- See a holiday light display. Drive around your area with the family, or take a stroll after dark.
- Walk through a Christmas market. Go for the hot drinks and festive food. Gifts are a bonus.
- Hang a bird feeder. Watch the backyard birds this winter. Hang a feeder, or craft one from pinecones and peanut butter.
- Go caroling. Form a group and bring some holiday cheer to the neighborhood.
- Knit a scarf or hat. Try chunky yarn in winter colors for the scarf.
- Donate warm jackets and mittens. Life by Linda also suggests donating to a local organisation or volunteering at a shelter.
Keep it on your phone and tick items as they happen, so the season doesn't slip by unmarked. Good for settling "what should we do this weekend?"
When to use it
Use it when winter feels like it's slipping past without any snow days or cozy nights to show for it.