Here are 12 fun and cozy winter activities that will be sure to keep you busy on a snow day or give you something fun to do on a weekend. Have fun!

1. Go into Boston and visit the Faneuil Hall Marketplace for some winter insta pics.
2. Go ice skating.
3. Go sledding or snow tubing at Nashoba Valley or Wachusett Mountain.
4. Go skiing/snowboarding.
5. Make homemade hot chocolate.
   • Peppermint hot chocolate recipe
   • Classic hot chocolate recipe
6. Decorate cookies.
   • Sugar cookie recipe
   • Gingerbread cookies recipe
7. Snuggle up with a blanket by the fire with a good book and your furry friend (if you have one).
   • “The Chronicles of Narnia” by C. S. Lewis
   • “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr
   • “The Vacationers” by Emma Straub
   • “2 a.m. at the Cat’s Pajamas” by Marie-Helene Bertino
   • “Let it Snow” by John Green
   • “Wintertown” by Steve Emond
   • “Hiddensee” by Gregory Maguire
8. Make paper snowflakes.
9. Build a snowman.
10. Build a fire and roast s’mores.
11. Make snow paint. Put food coloring and water into a bottle and paint the snow in your yard.
12. Build an igloo.