Fun on a Winter Day!
Looking for an activity for a chilly winter day? Here are some books, puzzles, craft kits and toys that will fill your day with fun!
The Hat Not Hate Quick Knit Loom in partnership with Lion Brand Yarn, allows children to create two knit hats. No experience necessary! Hat Not Hate is an anti-bullying campaign founded by Shira Blumenthal, herself a victim of childhood bullying. The goal of HatNotHate is to raise awareness by making, wearing and sharing blue hats. Age 7+
Look after the creatures of the kingdom’s icy tundra with the Ice Princess Carry Case. Stop to pet the friendly wolf or listen to the owl hoot from the tree above. When playtime is over, simply store the pieces inside the case for next time! Age 4+
In each EXIT game, your team starts out locked in an imaginary room, or trapped somewhere. You must solve a series of riddles and puzzles in order to unlock doors and reveal new riddles. Each correct solution brings you to another riddle and eventually to freedom. The clock is ticking: You must solve all of the puzzles as fast as you can because the faster your team escapes the room and the fewer hints you use along the way, the more points you earn. Age 10+
Grow your own magical mini worlds while exploring the science of minerals and crystal formation! Each kit includes materials needed to create 3 different dazzling projects: a dragon’s cave, a unicorn’s forest, and a seahorse’s coral reef. You’ll enchant your family and friends with your rainbow creations! Age 8+
Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird. But there is no answer. Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you don’t need words. You don’t need anything but hope. Sometimes there isn’t an owl, but sometimes there is. Age 3+
Lottie is thrilled to receive a party invitation to the Masked Ball. Inspired by one of her favorite stories, Lottie decides to dress as the Snow Queen. Wearing a silver sparkly mask and a magnificent ice blue and frosty white gown studded with silver snowflakes – will any of her friends recognize her? Age 3+
Make some hot chocolate and sit down with a good jigsaw puzzle! We have a wide variety to choose from! Ages 2-102!
Want to make a super-cozy quilt in no time? Just knot it! We’ve made it fun and easy to make an extra-large, colorful fleece blanket. Just tuck the extra-wide and extra-long fringe into slits and tie single knots to piece together a uniquely you quilt! The fabric pieces are super thick, soft, and fuzzy on both sides for extra snuggling. Age 6+
Someone has stolen the Queen’s treasures and has dropped them in the castle’s twisty maze. Luckily, the trusty gnomes are here to help! Players work together to maneuver the magnetic gnome movers around the mazes to collect all the treasures before time runs out. Use communication, strategy and quick thinking to find the treasures and win the game! Age 6+
Merlin the magician and Morgan le Fay have disappeared, and in order to find them, Jack and Annie journey with their friends Teddy and Kathleen to the Land-Behind-the-Clouds, a frozen kingdom of ice and snow. There they must overcome their fears and solve the Ice Wizard’s riddle, because if Jack and Annie don’t complete their mission in time, Merlin and Morgan will disappear forever! Age 7+
PAPO FIGURINES
Have an epic winter batter with these stunning figurines! Age 3+
White Out Hyperdot Thinking Putty simulates a snowstorm with a white base, featuring flecks of light blue and purple. Age 3+
