Let’s make this winter the year when we delight in the cold and the dark.

Gather your children, get cosy, and make memories and connections together.

I’ll show you how with this guide to a cosy and connected winter:

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While I follow my children’s lead when we’re planning their learning projects, we also closely follow the rhythm of the year with our days, and I know many of you are the same in your homes and classrooms. So I thought I would gather together ideas from the NurtureStore archive that fit just right with the months of the year. Some of the activities match what’s happening in the natural world, some are linked to festivals we’re celebrating, and some just seem to fit the mood of the month.I’m starting my seasonal activity plans for winter with a collection of things to do in January.

Seasonal activities for January

You can use the image buttons or the text links below to browse through my archive of winter-themed activities and find some ideas that suit your children. You’ll find:

:: winter arts and craft ideas

:: winter themed sensory play

:: snow themed imaginary play

:: winter math, science and literacy ideas, including free printables

:: and thinking ahead, some ideas for Chinese New Year crafts and lesson plans

Whether you need a quick idea for a stuck-indoors snow day or you want to plan your whole month’s activities, please help yourself to all these free resources.

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31 ideas for January activities for kids

1 Use my New Year Review printables to set goals for the year

2 Start a seasonal nature calendar to connect with nature all year long

3 Turn your words of the year into art

4 Mind Map your learning plans for the year

5 Give your year a sensory boost with our sensory tub ideas for each month of the year

6 Try ice painting with frozen paint

7 Explore a frozen sensory tub

8 Play with homemade snow cloud dough

9 Make a snowflake mobile using homemade clay

10 Take a winter nature walk and join this winter art workshop

11 Paint on ice or make winter art paper lanterns

12 Use these snowflake printables for math and letters

13 Make a winter wonderland for imaginary play

14 Create frosty wax crayon pictures or paper house lanterns

15 Build a snowman with my homemade snow play dough recipe

16 Play with penguins in an icy small world

17 Build ice art sculptures

18 Make tasty snowman treats

19 Make a bird feeder for your garden

20 Play outdoors with these snow day activities

21 Use my snowman printables for drawing, doodles and scissor skills

22 Try a flavour from our A to Z of homemade play dough recipes

23 Grow your own crystals with this sparkly science

24 Have fun with this penguin pretend play

25 Start getting ready for Chinese New Year with these paper lanterns

26 Try mark making in a Chinese-inspired sensory tray

27 Make a dragon and create Shape Dogs

28 Explore Chinese-themed sensory painting

29 Play in an imaginary dragon land

30 Learn to count in Chinese

31 Write fortune cookie messages