Winter often means more time spend indoors, but you don't have to spend a lot of money to enjoy family fun!
These free and cheap winter fun ideas will help bring warmth into those cold winter days for your family. Check out our Lynchburg VA Indoor Fun Guide on our website.
- Check the Lynchburg Macaroni KID free event calendar for free and inexpensive events! Lynchburg Macaroni KID Event Calendar
- Make cupcakes, cookies, or brownies. Use a box mix, favorite family recipe, or find a new recipe online.
- Take a walk or play in the snow together. Be sure to bundle up on those cold days! 25 Places in the Lynchburg Area to Walk or Hike
- Decorate your windows with handmade snowflakes! Paper Snowflakes for Winter Fun
- Pull out the dress up box and let the kids present a play.
- Spend an hour or two playing at Kids Cove. Located inside Thomas Road Baptist Church, Kids Cove, is a free indoor play area for children up to age 10. Kids Cove Play Area
- Read together. Pick a chapter book and take turns reading aloud. For little ones, choose a picture book and let them turn the pages.
- Turn off the electronics and have a family board game day. Here's 13 Classic Games for Family Game Night
- Just for fun, make a movie about your family's adventures. It’s easy to do using your phone. Share with family and friends.
- Take family photos at the LOVEworks sculpture at Percival's Island or the LOVEworks shoe beside the Craddock Terry Hotel downtown. Check our Lynchburg Area Family Photo Shoot Locations Guide for more locations.
- Hang old school paper snowflakes in your windows. Paper Snowflakes for Winter Fun
- Head to the library for the day. Lynchburg Public Libraries, Amherst County Public Libraries, Appomattox County Public Library, Bedford County Public Libraries, and Campbell County Public Libraries have a variety of events for kids of all ages. Many of these events are listed on our website calendar.
- Start a new hobby. Need some ideas? Check out our list here: January is National Hobby Month
- Go camping at home! Set up your own campsite in the living room, family room, or your child's bedroom. A DIY At-Home Campout
- Make a snowman -- indoors! Toilet Paper Roll Snowman
- Make soup together. Soup is the perfect cold weather dinner and the kids can help. Here's an easy recipe: Easy Vegetable Soup Recipe for National Soup Month
- Make your own Valentine's Day cards. DIY Fingerprint Heart Art For Kids
- Visit the playground at Riverside Park, Peaks View Park, or Seminole Park, the newest park in our area. Seminole Park is Amherst County's Newest Park
- Make your own blizzard! Create a Blizzard Indoors
- Make quesadillas for dinner or snack time! 5 Quesadilla Combinations Kids Will Love
- Help your kids start a journal or scrapbook. Use the computer or go old school with pen and paper or scrapbooking supplies.
- Play with snow inside! 5 Ways for Your Kids to Have Indoor Fun with Snow
- Sort through your family's clothes and donate outgrown clothing.
- Make a Valentine's Day tree! Start with these cute ornaments: Sparkly Cinnamon Spice Heart Ornaments
- Plan a “do nothing day” and stay in your pajamas all day. Binge watch your family’s favorite movies, enjoy snacks and just hang out together.
Add these ideas to your winter fun bucket list -- and ask your kids to help think of some additional inexpensive ways to have fun. You may also enjoy these articles, found on our website:
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Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Snow Day Fun Guide - When Winter Winds Blow, Find Your Family Fun® in the Snow!
Lynchburg Virginia Parks Guide - Parks in Lynchburg and the Surrounding Counties
25 Amazing Family Photo Shoot Locations in Lynchburg and Central VA - Natural lighting and a pretty backdrop make your photos pop to life!
25 Crafts to Enjoy Anytime - Whatever the occasion, there's a fun craft to enjoy with your littles -- and not so littles
You’ll find lots of local family-friendly events in the the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid calendar of events on our website.
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