Continuing our series of play ideas for each day of the month, here are 29 more ways to play in February!
*Editor's Note: We know many of our readers reside in the southern hemisphere and lovely tropical regions! If you can't find snow close to home, try playing in the sand instead or any other outdoor activity that is similar!
Week 1: February 1 -6:
1. Go sledding!
2. Use your snow boots to make art in the snow by walking around in patterns.
3. Make these festive pancakes, hang up balloons, and have a little party just to celebrate being a family.
4. Bake and decorate heart-shaped cookies for Valentine’s Day.
5. Make this sweet salt dough heart footprint keepsake from Red Ted Art.
6. Pretend play a day at the market.
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7. Make shadow puppets on the wall and even tell a story with them!
14. Make a Valentine’s Day craft. Here are 20 to choose from!
21. Dress up and have a photo shoot.
7. Make shadow puppets on the wall and even tell a story with them!
8. Go snowshoeing.
9. Crepe paper the doorways and hallways of your home while your kids are sleeping for them to run and bust through in the morning.
10. Make a birdfeeder and fill it for our feathered friends.
11. Play a game of chess or checkers.
12. Make Valentine’s cards for friends.
13. Pretend play astronauts.
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14. Make a Valentine’s Day craft. Here are 20 to choose from!
15. Create paper snowflakes and decorate your child’s bedroom with them.
16. Make a puppy craft using only heart shapes of different sizes.
17. Cut out colored hearts from construction paper and string them on yarn for a Valentine’s Day garland.
18. Visit your local children’s museum.
19. Make a snowman pizza.
20. Toss a bunch of glow sticks in the kids’ bath and turn out the lights.
21. Dress up and have a photo shoot.
22. Play a dice game, like Yahtzee.
23. Fish for magnetic letters in the tub.
24. Play Hot Lava:
- Pull all the couch cushions off.
- Let the kids jump from cushion to cushion!
- Object is to NOT touch the lava, aka the floor.
25. Make sculptures with toothpicks and miniature marshmallows.
26. Teach your child how to sew or knit.
27. Make a stop motion movie together. Here’s an app my kids love.
28. Fill the sink with bubbles and let them play in it.
29. Do a leap year activity! Here are some great ideas here!