Winter is a wonderful time of year, full of seasonal celebrations, snowy fun, and awesome activities! Macaroni Kid wants to help you enjoy the winter more, so we've created the WONDERFUL Winter Guide... it will be your GO TO resource for everything Winter!
Come back often... we will be adding more Winter fun every day!
🔔 ELF ON THE SHELF
32 Creative and Crazy Ideas for your Christmas Elf!
- Elf on the Shelf To Do Calendar (Printable!)
- Stop What You Are Doing and PUT DOWN THE ELF!
- Introduce Your Kids to the Kindness Elf This Holiday Season
- Customize Your Elf Fun with Free Printables
- Santa Smiles - A New Mission for Your Elf on the Shelf
📯 HOLIDAY PREP
- 2017 Holiday Gift Guide
- A Brief History of Twas the Night Before Christmas
- 12 Christmas Traditions to Start This Year
- 10 Holiday Non-Toy Gift Ideas
- Is a Pet on Your Child's Christmas List?
- How to Do a Reverse Advent Calendar
- 5 Gift Ideas for a Special Needs Child (and their parents!)
- 28 Experience Gift Ideas
- Easy DIY Photo Christmas Ornament
- Spread Joy this Holiday Season with USPS Operation Santa
- FREE Christmas Party Printables! Perfect for All Your Holiday Fun
- Why You Should Shop Local This Holiday Season
- Using Books to Share Holiday Traditions
🎍 HOLIDAY TIPS & TRICKS (aka Surviving the Holidays!)
- 10 Ways to Save Money This Holiday Season
- Be Smart and Safe While Holiday Shopping
- Teaching Kids About Giving Back During the Holidays
- 6 Ways to Give Back During the Holidays
- After Holidays: Writing Thank You Notes
- Managing High Expectations During the Holidays
- Hosting Holiday House Guests
- Why the Holidays Can Be Difficult for Special Needs Families
- 7 Ideas for Where to Hide Gifts This Holiday Season
- 20 Easy Ways To Take Care of YOU This Holiday Season
- 10 Simple Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress
- Coping With Grief During the Holiday Season
🎅🏻 CHRISTMAS FUN
- The 12 Jokes of Christmas
- Best Holiday Light Displays on the Front Range
- Twist Up Yarn Twizzles for Holiday Decorating
- Easy Light Up Picture Craft
- 18 Watch-At-Home Classic Christmas Movies
- Rudolph Candy Canes Make Sweet Stocking Stuffers
- This 'Gingerbread' Contest an Affordable and Fun Family Tradition
- Your A-to-Z List of Holiday Family Fun
- Easy-to-Make Holiday Gift: Homemade Gingerbread Play Dough
🎄 CHRISTMAS CUISINE
- Reindeer Cupcakes
- Pinwheel Wrap Christmas Tree
- Pretzel Wreath Appetizers
- Rudolph Water Bottles
- Lazy Mom Christmas Cookies
- Kids Will Love to Make This Frozen Hot Cocoa Ice Cream
- Four Easy Holiday Cookies You and Your Kids Can Bake Today
🕎 HANUKKAH FUN
- Pasta Menorah
- 8 Ways to Celebrate Hanukkah with your Family
- The Story of Hanukkah
- How to Play Dreidel
- Celebrate Hanukkah
👩🍳 HANUKKAH HOME COOKING
🎉 LET'S CELEBRATE 2020!
NEW YEAR'S EVE: Staying In to Celebrate
How to Celebrate New Year's Eve with Kids (but withOUT meltdowns!)
Make These Easy Poppers for New Year's Eve
Lucky Foods for New Year's
Kid-Friendly New Year's Countdown
☃️ SNOWY FUN - Inside & Out!
- Roll a Snowman: A Dice Game
- Winter Break Boredom Busters
- 12 Ways to Play in the Snow You Might Not Have Tried Yet
- Four Winter Break Boredom Busters - PERFECT for Snow Day Blues
- 12 Ways to Play in the Snow You Might Not Have Tried Yet
- Snow Games ~ Beyond the Snowman for Winter Fun!
- Create a Blizzard INDOORS!
- Best Sledding Spots
- Keystone Kidtopia
- Snow Much Fun: 5 Ways for Your Kids to Have Indoor Fun with Snow
- 10 Things to Do When You Are Snowed In
- SNOW DAY FUN Guide!
❄️ SNOWY CRAFTS
- Handmade Snowman Greeting Cards
- Window Cling Snowflakes
- Make Your Own Snowflakes!
- 3D Snowflakes
- Craft Stick Snowmen
- Snowflake Paintings
- A Simple Snowman Craft Your Kids Can Make
🍴 COLD WEATHER RECIPES
- Tomato Vegetable Soup
- Crock pot Macaroni & Cheese
- Rotisserie Chicken Soup
- Slow Cooker Beef with Broccoli
- Chicken Tortilla Casserole
- Tortellini Sausage Soup in the Slow Cooker
- Easy Peanut Butter Roll-Ups
⛄ SNOWMAN FUN - RECIPES
✨WINTER FAMILY FUN & MORE
- Fun in the Forecast! Plan Your Snow Day!
- Plan a Family Movie Night
- Family Art Night
- How to Make the Most of Snow Days with Kids
🌲 WINTER ISN'T JUST FOR KIDS!
- 10 Things for Mom to do this Winter!
- Macaroni Moms Says: Stock Your Car for Winter
- Now is the Time to Prepare for Snow Days Off from School