To celebrate the December break, we've compiled a list of activities to try this winter, recommended by OAC community members. Thank you to everyone who provided suggestions!
Winter Activities:
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Go walking, hiking, or snowshoeing on local trails
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Go downhill skiing, cross country skiing or tobogganing/sledding
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Try something new like a fun project, crafting
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Have an “ugly” Christmas sweater contest
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Host a holiday karaoke
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Baking and decorating cookies or making fancy hot chocolate bombs
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Stay indoors and watch movies such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story
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Take a walk in the woods and identify star constellations at night
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Go skating on the Eramosa River or public skating rinks
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Snowball fights and playing in the snow
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Building an outdoor fire (where permitted) and sitting by it
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Go ice fishing (it’s very accessible at Guelph Lake)
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Try something new, like building snow sculptures or woodworking
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Go christmas tree hunting and cut your own tree at a local tree farm
Winter Activities for Children:
- Build a snow fort or snowperson
- Make a snow angel
- Tobogganing at the Cutten Club
- Skating at one of Guelph's many free community outdoor ice rinks
- Building a gingerbread house
- Many of the activities listed under “Winter Activities”
Favourite Holiday Recipes:
- Spritz Cookies [1]
- Shortbread Cookies [2]
- Homemade Soups [3]
- Spanish Bar Cake [4]
- Honey and Spice Cake [5]
- Lamb Roast [6]
- Mashed Potatoes [7]
- Mashed Turnips [8]
- Caesar Salad
- Mulled wine [9]
- Creme Brûlée [10]
- Cranberry Orange Bread [11]
- Nanaimo bars [12]
- Pumpkin Pie [13]
- Gingerbread cookies [14]
- Dutch Butter Cake [15]
- Anything with egg nog!
- Cinnamon Star Cookies [16]
- Vegan Sugar Cookies (Dairy and Gluten Free) [17]
- Minced Pies [18]
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies [19]
- White Chocolate Peppermint Bark [20]
- Turtle Thumbprints [21]
Winter Staycation Ideas:
- Blue Mountain
- Hot cocoa/chocolate with books and movies
- Watching the fireplace channel with a warm drink
- Watercolour painting
- Playing board games
- Visit the Winter of Festival Lights in Niagara Falls
- Hiking Starkey’s Loop after a new snowfall
- Researching family history at a local museum
- Being creative, drawing and beading
- Backyard ice rink
- Sitting in the sunroom, blasting the heat, imagining being on a beach
- Sleeping in
- Renovations
- Skiing with family and friends
- Port Stanley
