Things to do outdoors in winter:

• ·       Wrap up warm, go for walks and come home to a hot chocolate
• ·       Light a fire in the garden
• ·       Make ice decorations
• ·       Look for animal prints in the snow
• ·       Look for waterfall ice
• ·       Make a snowman
• ·       Make snow sculptures
• ·       Make an igloo
• ·       Take photos of things that look beautiful in the frost
• ·       Play out in the garden
• ·       Go sledging
• ·       Walks in the rain - splash in puddles
• ·       Make dens
• ·       Go to the play-park
• ·       Go to the beach – stone skimming and beach combing
• ·       Take photos of the neighbourhood
• ·       Make nature mobiles to hang from the trees
• ·       Make bird feeders
• ·       Roast marshmallows or chestnuts in the chiminea
• ·       Leaf art – collage, printing or rubbing
• ·       Bird watching
• ·       Weather watching

For all these activities remember to wrap up warm and take a flask of hot chocolate, and maybe some spare clothes.