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Wintertime Activity Guide

To show our appreciation to clients and friends, we have put together a one-of-a-kind Coldwell Banker® Wintertime Activity Guide that places a list of irresistible seasonal recipes, popular games and other cool things to do conveniently at your fingertips.

Use our guide to reconnect with those you love and make some special, fun-filled memories!

Indoors

For the Family

Bowl in the living room
Camp indoors or build a fort
Choreograph a family dance to your favorite songs
Have a chili cook-off
Have a grilled cheese sandwich contest
Have a paper plane contest
Make a family photo album
Make s'mores
Make "Thank You" cards to send to soldiers overseas
Make Valentine's Day cards
Make your own paper snowflakes
Play balloon tennis using a pool noodle and balloons
Play charades
Play the "Fishbowl Game"
Play indoor hopscotch
Play "Pin the Tail on the Donkey"
Play "Telephone"
Set aside time for winter cleaning and donate extra items to those in need
Take virtual tours of museums, zoos, aquariums and theme parks
Tie-dye your own mittens, hats and t-shirts

For Adults

Check out Scholastic’s Parent Guide to Winter
Customize your own charcuterie/cheese board
Participate in a virtual wine tasting
Take an online flower arranging class


In Cold Weather

Build a snow fort
Create ice art
Cross-country ski
Go sledding
Have a snowball fight
Host a snowman-building contest
Make frozen sun catchers
Make snow angels
Make sugar snow
Patronize local businesses while adhering to safety standards
Play "I Spy" during a car ride or a walk
Try ice fishing
Warm up at a fire-pit, sharing hot chocolate and favorite stories


In Fair Weather

Create a scavenger hunt
Exercise in the backyard
Fly a kite
Go for a run
Go hiking
Go horseback riding
Go on a nighttime walk with flashlights or lanterns
Have a backyard picnic
Jump on a trampoline
Jump rope
Play basketball "H-O-R-S-E"
Play hopscotch
Play horseshoes in the backyard
Play tennis (socially distanced)
Practice handstands in a nearby field
Prepare your garden for spring
Ride bikes
Skateboard
Take a walk in the rain
Take pictures of nature
Walk the dog
Wash the car


At the Game Table

Card Games

Crazy Eights
Gin Rummy
Go Fish
Hearts
Phase 10
Pig
Poker
Slapjack
Solitaire
Spades
Spoons
Uno
War


Board Games

Apples to Apples
Bananagrams
Candy Land
Catan Junior
Checkers
Chess
Clue
Connect 4
Cranium
Jenga
Monopoly
Mouse Trap
Operation
Pictionary
Sequence for Kids
Taboo
Trivial Pursuit Family Edition


In the Kitchen

Comfort Food

Beef Stew
Braised Short Ribs
Brazilian Beef Stroganoff
Cheeseburger Spaghetti Pie
Cheesy Shepherd's Pie
Chicken and Biscuit Pot Pie
Chicken and Dumplings
Classic Chicken Noodle Soup
Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole
Deeply D'Lish Pizza
Grandma's Fried Chicken
Grilled Cheese Egg-in-a-Hole
Mac and Cheese
Mozzarella-Stuffed Pork Chops with Polenta and Tomatoes
Short Rib Meatloaf
Simple Roast Chicken and Potatoes
Slow-Cooker Lasagna
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghetti Pie
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Turkey Chili

Soups and Sides

Butternut Squash Soup
Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Cheese Grits
Cheesy Chicken Tater Tot Casserole
Cloud Nine Mashed Potatoes
Creamy Corn Casserole
Easy Crunchy Homemade Oven Fries
New England Clam Chowder
Scalloped Potatoes


Winter Drinks and Desserts

Cinnamon Rolls
Dutch Fresh Mint Hot Tea
French Hot Chocolate
Hot Toddy
Mulled Wine
Non-Alcoholic Hot Buttered Rum
Non-Alcoholic Winter Sangria
Salted Caramel Apple Cider
Ultimate Banana Bread