The cold winter season can get us down with short, dark days, so here are 41 fun activities ideal for the winter weather. Whether you prefer cosy indoor things to do, or are looking for a wintery adventure, don’t miss out on having fun and making the most of these colder months.
01. Winter Picnic
A great way to spend a bright and brisk winter day is to treat yourselves to a winter picnic. A hot flask and some cosy food with a view is all you need to entertain in these cold winter months.
02. A Girl’s Pyjama Day
Organise a girly get together indoors with games, cocktails and cosy matching pyjamas. Spending quality time together is the perfect way to cure the winter blues!
03. Board Games Night
Invite your best friends round for an intimate games night together on a cold winter night. This a great idea for January when budgets are low and everyone tends to hibernate until the spring.
04. Ice Skating
One of the most fun winter activities in the holiday season is definitely ice skating. It’s a great way to cheer up and get active on cold days, and get a whole group of friends together for a fun afternoon.
05. Hot Chocolate Tasting
Whether you prefer festive flavoured coffee or luxurious hot cocoa, take yourself for a cosy hot chocolate tasting this winter and find your favourites!
06. Glamping Cabin Night
Just because its cold season, it doesn’t mean you cant take a trip and have some winter fun. Find a cosy glamping pod in the countryside, fit with a wood burning fire place, outdoor jacuzzi and four poster bed for the ultimate romantic winter getaway.
07. Baking Bread
Winter weather is ideal for cosy baking, so get experimental with your bread recipe’s and get that perfect taste.
08. Cosy Movie Marathon Night
Decorate your living room with soft lights, cushions and cosy blankets, and set up an intimate movie marathon night at home with your best friends.
09. Bowling Night
A great way to enjoy indoor activities this winter season, is to try out indoor bowling with a group of friends. This is a fun way to bring everyone together for some friendly competition and beat those winter blues.
10. DIY Home Projects
The winter season is a great time to get stuck in to some creative projects at home. Try painting your living room a new colour, finally building that book shelf you always wanted or even splashing out on that new kitchen to start the year of productively.
11. Cosy Baking Session
If baking bread doesn’t sound like a fun activity, then try making your own sweet treats at home instead. Bake chocolate chip cookies, scones, gingerbread and even cupcakes for a relaxing activity in these colder months.
12. Painting Class
Winter weather is the perfect time to try out new creative ways of keeping busy. Try a crafty class on painting, life drawing or even making pottery during the colder months to keep your mental health in check.
13. Start a Book Series
On those chilly days get curled up on the sofa with a good book to read. It’s the perfect time to get invested in a lengthy book series that you never had time for.
14. Explore Reiki Healing
Start your spiritual journey and focus on healing your chakras this winter. It’s a great way to relax your body and improve your mental health during this time where seasonal affective disorder is so present.
15. Start a Journal
Do you ever feel you want to focus your night time routine? Start journaling the everyday, mundane thoughts so you can relieve your stress, and one day you may be very thankful you did!
16. Draw a Weekly Bath
A classic winter activity perfect for the colder weather is run regular hot, steamy baths. Treat yourself to all the bath salts, Lush products and bath accessories you could every need, and take care of your mind, body & soul.
17. Start a Yoga Class
You could have so much fun learning a new skill this winter, and yoga is ideal to relax on a cold, winter evening. You don’t need to know what you’re doing yet, you can come in to yoga at any skill level and just enjoy the experience.
18. Explore a Winter Market
This is one for the cosy Christmas time. The markets are a very festive, winter experience that everyone loves, but of course in December they are busy and bustling places.
19. Host a Home Spa Day
For a lower budget January, try creating a relaxing home spa day experience. Play meditation music, wear towelling dressing gowns, and invest in some face and body products that you and your friends will love.
20. Practice Cosy Home Cooking
There is no better time than the deep winter to practice your cooking skills. Use this quiet social period to build up your skills with new, exciting meals and focus on your mental health.
21. Start Scrapbooking Your Memories
Think of a visual journaling hobby and collect prints and memorable items from your most recent years, and put it all together in a beautiful scrapbook. This is an easy activity to do on a cosy winter night in front of the TV.
22. Attend a Candlelight Concert
A great option for a winter night out is to attend the cosy candlelight concert franchises around the UK. Watch a string quartet play your favourite artist, move soundtracks or even Christmas hits to feel excited about the season.
23. Get Crafting at Home
Crafting at home is perfect for the whole family, whether that’s making Christmas decorations together or putting together family scrapbooks. Find that interesting hobby you’ve always thought about and put thought in to practice during a cold January and get creative.
24. Wine Tasting Night
A perfect winter date idea has to be a night of wine tasting. Find out where you can go locally for wine tastings and book a cosy, intimate restaurant setting as soon as possible!
25. Search for The Northern Lights
Winter trips to Alaska sound idyllic. But did you know that you can see them in various spots around the UK too? If booking a European adventure is out of the budget, try keeping an eye out for notices of them appearing in the UK and plan a cosy evening out under the stars.
26. Learn About Flower Arranging
Make your home more beautiful this winter with home-made, beautiful floral displays. The up-coming spring season is the perfect time to put all you’ve learned in to practice and design bouquets for your own home, and for a personal gift!
27. Visit a Luxury Winter Spa
A romantic or girly weekend away in Winter is the ideal time to visit the spa. Think steamy hot tubs, champagne lunch and a soothing sauna with the ones you love in these colder months.
28. Organise a Winter Day Trip
Don’t save all your trips for summer and book some time away to enjoy the winter weather too. The best way to tackle seasonal affective disorder is to have fun winter activities to look forward to, so book a coast trip or spa weekend to combat it.
29. Make a Pot of Mulled Wine
The winter season is a great time for a cosy pot of mulled wine, freshly made at home.
30. Take a Trip to the Theatre
Christmas time always provides lot’s of classic theatre shows to enjoy, so take advantage of the amazing stories and have a lovely winter night out enjoying some culture.
31. Try Out Snow Sports
A fun way to enjoy snow and colder weather, is to try out adrenaline activities, like snowboarding, skiing or even ice skating. If snow days aren’t likely for you this winter, try out local activity centres for a fun little day trip.
32. Test Your Local Coffee Shops
A fun way to keep you out of the house on winter weekends, is to visit your local coffee shops and rate your favourites. Things like decor aesthetic, coffee tasting and service style are great things to rate, and also helps you find some fabulous places to take your friends when the time comes!
33. Host a Bonfire Party
A cosy fire is ideal for the cold winter weather. So invite your loved ones around to toast marshmallows and have a cosy bonfire party this winter solstice.
34. Find Some Winter Adrenaline
Tackle the winter blues with some heart pounding activities. Think of some fun outdoor activities a group of friends might love, such as Go Ape, Treetop adventures and even snowy winter hikes.
35. Get a Tattoo
Before the sunny season starts again, finally choose the perfect tattoo and let it heal and rest before showing it off in the spring and summer seasons.
36. Try a Winter Coast Trip
The coastline is still a beautiful place in the colder months, so book a weekend or even a day trip to your local coastline, and enjoy the quieter winter season.
37. Find Your Local Galleries
It’s the perfect time to brush up on your cultural knowledge, so spend these colder months visiting your local art galleries and museums to keep you busy and active.
38. Your Winter Arc
If fitness goals always start in January for you, this is the perfect time to get your head down and focus on that winter health arc. Whether your journey is about weight lifting, marathon training or weight loss, there is no better time than these colder months to improve your focus.
39. Find the Cosiest Pubs
Pints by the fire is an idyllic way to spend a cold, winter evening. So search your local area for the pubs with the cosiest vibes and have some quiet nights out this winter.
40. Try Your First Pilates Class
For some low intensity challenges in your fitness journey, find a beginners Pilates class this winter and give it your full energy. Think of what progress you will have made by the spring and summer if you commit to your health journey now.
41. Book a Ski Trip of a Lifetime
For the ultimate winter activity, book the ski trip of a life time with your loved ones. Whether the French alps or Swiss mountains take your fancy, this is the perfect winter holiday for anyone who loves getting active!
