Avoiding going crazy this winter....

It is only week 1 of cold weather; the boys and I have been outside ALL summer and are having a rough time adjusting.  Okay, honestly it is just me.  They are content with legos and cars... however I am SO bored!  Here are some indoor activities I came up do with them when I wish I was outside...  I am going to print these out, put them in a jar and whenever we get bored this winter we will choose an activity!

-Go 'fish' with a pole, magnet, and catch some cute fish w/ magnets attached

-Dance in the kitchen

-Play candyland/memory/chutes and ladders/bingo

-Play kickball or ride bikes in the garage

-Mall day (shopping, chocolates, kid rides, you name it!)

-Make and decorate gingerbread men

-Play marbles

-Teach them to play 'pick up sticks'

-Pool Party!  We fill the kiddie pool up in the living room (with tarps and towels under it to protect the floors), make summer type foods/drinks, and blow bubbles

-Make blanket forts

-Tea party w/ scones (I buy kid friendly tea and they LOVE it; but you could also use juice)

-Puppet show (make sock/paper bag puppets first!)

-Watercolor

-Family Movie time (popcorn, etc)

-Coffee shop!  The boys and I LOVE to eat pastries and get out of the house for a little while  

-Cleaning day (exciting, I know lol BUT it is something to do, and wonderfully enough my boys love to help clean)

-Pictures (dress them up and have them do funny poses then make a collage)

-New puzzles

-"Preschool time" 

-Story time

-Hide and Seek

-Make apple cider 

-Craft time

Hopefully this helps some other Mamas out there!  Please feel free to comment with any additional ideas!