Most of the country is blanketed with snow this week, which got me thinking — how do you throw a great birthday party during the cold, dreary months of winter?

I went to Celebrations.com and found some great ideas for both indoor AND outdoor activities! Check it out!

Celebrate a Kids’ Winter Birthday with a Snow Day!

For kids, one of the best things about winter is the possibility of a snow day – no school means plenty of opportunity for play!

Recreate this fun day for a cold-weather birthday. If the weather isn’t too frightful, take advantage of the free entertainment a yard full of snow brings.

Plan outdoor activities at the beginning of the party when kids will already be bundled up.

Snowball Fight: Make sure to establish ground rules about the force of throwing snowballs before the game begins.

Build-A-Snowman Contest: Provide old clothes and items for a face (buttons, bottle caps, small toys), divide kids into teams and watch as snowmen come to life.
In locations where no blanket of snow falls on the ground, you can still have a winter wonderland.

Rent a snow machine, which often goes on sale after the holidays.

Let kids make snow with a mini science experiment. Give each child their own cup of specialized powder, add water and watch their eyes light up.

Make Snow Globes at a Winter Birthday Party!

For a simple, yet amusing, wintertime birthday craft, let children create their own snow globes, which also double as party favors.

• Small jars (one for each child)
• Small waterproof items (plastic toys, ceramic figurines) for each child
• Waterproof glue
• Glitter

• Clean and dry each jar.
• Adhere an object to bottom of each jar with waterproof glue and let dry overnight.
• During craft time, give each child a jar to work with.
• Let kids sprinkle glitter into their jars and fill them with water.

Glue on lids and shake the snow globes!

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