21 Hands On Homeschooling Ideas to Keep the Winter Chill Off {Activities for Tots to Teens}

My secret confession is that I just LOVE winter when it comes to homeschooling. I love the cold and gray skies because it is such a refreshing change.

However, I know that for some homeschoolers winter can also seem humdrum and boring. So today, I have rounded up 21 hands on homeschooling ideas to keep the winter chill off.

From a free unit study to making a sweet treat, you’ll find an activity or two for your teen or tot.

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Alphabet Letter Mazes {With Different Letter Fonts} by This Reading Mama
Wonderful Winter Beginning Sound Cards by Natural Beach Living
Free Trace and Try Handwriting Pages by This Reading Mama
Winter Snowflake Sensory Bottle by The Jenny Revolution
Build a Square Snowman + Printable Pattern by Minutes of Motherhood

DIY Discovery Box for Baby by Growing Hands On Kids
Frozen Inspired Free Printable Activity Pack by A Little Pinch of Perfect

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Make Snowflake Sticks by Pinch of Perfect
Winter Bucket List for Kids by The Simple Parent
Easy Winter Scene & Snow Paint Recipe by a Little Pinch of Perfect

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Easiest Way to Make Snowman Cookies by Crystal & Co.

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Printable Gingerbread Play Dough Mats by From ABCs to ACTs
How to Make a Corn Husk Doll by Gift of Curiosity

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Caves Unit Study by Gift of Curiosity
How to Make Straw Rockets by The Pleasantest Thing

How to Make Perfect Fake Snow by Playtivities
27 Books For Kids About Winter by Crystal & Co.
Make an Easy Gingerbread Suncatcher by Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
15 Snowman Books for Children by The Jenny Revolution

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Snowman Oreos by Totally the Bomb
Gingerbread Cookie Recipes by Spaceships and Laser Beams

And a little bit of coloring fun never hurts either!

Check out my 20 Ancient Civilization coloring pages and my 10 Westward Expansion coloring pages.

Here is what the 10 page download contains. I put a few key words to explain each picture on the page. This way you can use the coloring pages as title pages too.

Page 3:  Native American on horseback,
Page 4: Lewis and Clark Trek,
Page 5: Lewis and Clark and The Piegan,
Page 6: Lewis and Clark Exploring Rivers,
Page 7: The Plains Indians,
Page 8: Pioneer Life,
Page 9: Moving West,
Page 10: Westward Ho,
Page 11: Settlers, and
Page 12: Fur Trappers and Mountainmen

Here is what the 20 page download contains. I put a few key words to explain each picture on the page. This way you can use the coloring pages as title pages too.

Page 3: Ancient Egypt Court,
Page 4: Ancient Egypt Spinning,
Page 5: Ancient Egypt Life of the Royals,
Page 6: Ancient Egypt Battles,
Page 7: Ancient Egypt The Nile,
Page 8: Life Along the River – The Nile,
Page 9: Metal Workers & Crafts of Ancient Egypt,
Page 10: Egyptian Hieroglyphics,
Page 11: Egyptian Queen Cleopatra,
Page 12: Aztecs Floating Gardens,
Page 13: Aztecs,
Page 14: Aztec Life,
Page 15: Mayans,
Page 16: Ancient Greece Wedding,
Page 17: Ancient Greek Galley,
Page 18: Ancient Greece Crafts,
Page 19: Ancient Greece Bank,
Page 20: Athens,
Page 21: Spartan Warrior and
Page 22: The Vikings.

Hugs and love ya,

Also, you might want to grab some of these ideas:

Also, check out Free Winter Copywork for Middle School – Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
Winter Homeschooling Activities and Free Downloads. 5 Days of Look Alive
50 Keep Me Homeschooling Activities During the Long Cold Winter Days

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