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70 Snow Day Activities for Kids

Find 70 snow day activities for kids, including indoor worksheets, winter printables, reading, writing, math games, science observations, crafts, and quiet-time ideas.

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Winter worksheets (1-16)

A surprise day off still benefits from one page before the snow pants go on. Print while the boots are drying.

  1. 1

    Snow day math page

    One page of facts wearing a snowflake theme. Ten minutes, then back to the window.

  2. 2

    Snowplow word problems

    Story problems about plowed driveways, shoveled walks, and cocoa refills.

  3. 3

    Snowflake counting page

    Count, add, and compare printed flakes before comparing real ones.

  4. 4

    Snow day reading passage

    A short passage about blizzards or plow drivers with three questions.

  5. 5

    Snowed-in sequencing

    Order the events of a snow day from first flake to soggy mitten pile.

  6. 6

    Winter gear sorting page

    Cut and sort gear by body part: head, hands, feet, everything.

  7. 7

    Snow vocabulary page

    Blizzard, flurry, drift, and slush matched to pictures and used aloud.

  8. 8

    Snowman sight word page

    Each correctly read word earns one drawn snowman part.

  9. 9

    Cocoa fractions page

    Divide printed marshmallows and cookies into halves and fourths, then verify in a mug.

  10. 10

    Snow day handwriting

    Copy a snow poem while actual snow provides the ambience.

  11. 11

    Snowball editing page

    Five mistakes hide in a school-closing announcement. Circle them all.

  12. 12

    Mitten pattern page

    Continue knit patterns across a row of printed mittens.

  13. 13

    Snow day glyph

    Build a snowman where every feature reports a fact about its builder.

  14. 14

    Blizzard graph page

    Graph hours of snowfall or the neighborhood snowman census.

  15. 15

    Icicle measurement page

    Measure printed icicles in centimeters, then a careful real one from the porch.

  16. 16

    Snow day fill-in story

    A silly fill-in-the-blank tale that must end with wet socks.

Snow and weather science (17-26)

Snow is a laboratory that delivers itself to the yard. Study it before it melts.

  1. 17

    Snow depth survey

    Measure depth in three yard spots and explain why they differ.

  2. 18

    Catch a flake

    Catch flakes on dark paper or a frozen cookie sheet and study the shapes fast.

  3. 19

    Snow-to-water ratio

    Melt a full cup of snow and measure the surprisingly small puddle.

  4. 20

    Icicle growth watch

    Adopt one icicle and measure it morning, noon, and dusk.

  5. 21

    Temperature journal

    Record indoor and outdoor temperature hourly and graph the gap.

  6. 22

    Salt versus sand test

    Which melts ice on the step faster? Predict, test, record.

  7. 23

    Snow insulation experiment

    Bury one thermometer in snow, hang one in air, and compare after an hour.

  8. 24

    Footprint forensics

    Identify every track in the yard: boot, paw, bird, sled runner.

  9. 25

    Colored ice cubes

    Freeze colored cubes and watch them tunnel down through the snowbank.

  10. 26

    Frozen bubble trial

    Blow bubbles in deep cold and watch them frost over before they pop.

Reading activities (27-34)

Snow days come with pre-installed reading atmosphere. Use it.

  1. 27

    Blizzard book pile

    Stack every snow book you own by the window and read them in falling order.

  2. 28

    Snow fort library

    Books, blanket, flashlight, fort. Reading inside snow beats reading about it.

  3. 29

    Retell the snow day book

    Retell the story with beginning, middle, and end while stomping boots dry.

  4. 30

    Cocoa and chapters

    One chapter per cocoa refill, read aloud at the kitchen table.

  5. 31

    Snowplow driver research

    Find out who clears the roads and how. One fact per family member at lunch.

  6. 32

    Poetry in the storm

    Read two snow poems aloud, then whisper one out the door at the storm.

  7. 33

    Book response snowflake

    Write the story's five key moments on the arms of a paper snowflake.

  8. 34

    Weather report reading

    Read the school-closing list and the forecast out loud like an anchor.

Writing prompts (35-42)

The unexpected free day is a gift to small writers: something actually happened today.

  1. 35

    Snow day journal entry

    Date, snow depth, best moment, and cocoa count. A record worth keeping yearly.

  2. 36

    Letter to the snowplow driver

    Write and mail or tape a thank-you where the driver might see it.

  3. 37

    The snowman's night

    Write what the snowman does after the lights go out.

  4. 38

    Snow day rules poster

    Write and post the official family snow day rules, cocoa policy included.

  5. 39

    Blizzard news bulletin

    Report the storm from the window in three urgent sentences.

  6. 40

    If school never closed

    An opinion piece: should snow days exist? Defend with two reasons.

  7. 41

    Ten things whiter than snow

    A list challenge that turns into a hunt around the house.

  8. 42

    Story starter: the snow fort door

    The fort we built yesterday now has a door we did not build...

Math games and review (43-50)

Between outside rounds, quick math games warm fingers and facts together.

  1. 43

    Snowball target math

    Chalk numbers on the fence, hit two with snowballs, add or multiply them.

  2. 44

    Mitten pair count

    Count the mitten basket by twos and identify the tragic singles.

  3. 45

    Snowman dice build

    Roll to earn parts; first complete snowman wins the carrot.

  4. 46

    Shovel estimate

    Estimate shovel scoops to clear the walk, then count while helping.

  5. 47

    Hot cocoa shop

    Sell cocoa to the family at pretend prices and make change from the coin jar.

  6. 48

    Melt race graphing

    Bring in three snowballs, place them around the house, and graph the melt times.

  7. 49

    Snow day countdown clock

    Compute hours until bedtime and budget them across sledding, cocoa, and fort time.

  8. 50

    Card game by the window

    Tens, war, or crazy eights while the storm does its worst.

Craft and drawing tasks (51-58)

Wet gear dries slowly. Crafts fill the thaw between expeditions.

  1. 51

    Paper snowflake blizzard

    Fold, snip, and tape a storm of flakes across every window.

  2. 52

    Design a snow fort blueprint

    Draw the dream fort with labeled walls, tunnels, and snack shelf, then attempt it.

  3. 53

    Cotton snowman scene

    Glue a cotton snowman family onto blue paper and name each member.

  4. 54

    Snow day comic

    Four panels: the announcement, the gearing up, the epic moment, the cocoa.

  5. 55

    Mitten design page

    Design a mitten pattern for each family member's actual taste.

  6. 56

    Trace the sled paths

    Pencil tracks from hilltop to hot cocoa without touching the trees.

  7. 57

    Ice ornament craft

    Freeze berries and pine bits in a water-filled mold with string, then hang it outside.

  8. 58

    Snow painting bottles

    Water and food coloring in spray bottles turn the yard into a canvas.

Quiet-time printables (59-65)

Mid-afternoon, everyone crashes. Have the quiet folder ready.

  1. 59

    Snow maze booklet

    Sled to hill, penguin to pond, plow to street, in rising difficulty.

  2. 60

    Blizzard word search

    Snow words hiding in a flurry of letters.

  3. 61

    Winter matching page

    Match flakes to twins or facts to answers, cocoa in hand.

  4. 62

    Hidden pictures: sledding hill

    Find the mittens and mugs hidden in the busy hill scene.

  5. 63

    Snowflake dot-to-dot

    Skip count by twos to reveal the crystal.

  6. 64

    Snow day sudoku

    Picture sudoku with flakes, mittens, mugs, and sleds.

  7. 65

    Spot the difference: two snowmen

    Five differences between nearly-twin snowmen.

Movement and routine ideas (66-70)

Cabin energy needs somewhere to go before dinner. Direct it.

  1. 66

    Snow gear relay

    Race to dress in full snow gear, tag out, and undress the clock.

  2. 67

    Indoor snowball fight

    Rolled sock snowballs, two couch forts, best of fifteen throws.

  3. 68

    Shovel team challenge

    The family clears the walk together against a timer, before-and-after photos taken.

  4. 69

    Freeze dance, literally

    Dance until the music stops, then freeze like the yard did.

  5. 70

    Snow day schedule board

    Kids chart the day in blocks: out, thaw, quiet, out again, cocoa. Predictability tames chaos.

Snow days need fast indoor plans

When school closes unexpectedly, families need activities that are ready now. A mix of winter worksheets, reading, writing, puzzles, and simple science observations can turn a disrupted day into a useful routine.

Use winter as the learning context

Snow, temperature, weather, animals, clothing, and seasons can become math, science, reading, and writing topics. The theme keeps familiar skills fresh.

Plan calm blocks and movement blocks

Alternate printable practice with movement, play, and creative work. Kids are more likely to finish a worksheet when it is one piece of the day, not the whole plan.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What can kids do on a snow day?

Kids can complete winter worksheets, read, write snow day stories, solve math puzzles, observe weather, draw, craft, play inside, and use quiet-time printables.

How do I make a snow day educational?

Use snow and weather as the theme for reading, writing, science observations, measurement, graphing, and printable review.

Are snow day worksheets only for winter?

Snow day worksheets are winter-themed, but the skills can include year-round reading, math, writing, vocabulary, and science practice.