Build a Life-Sized Maze Out of Sticks

Admittedly this one is better for the people in the part of the world where it isn’t freezing cold right now, but it’s a great idea when you need something different to do outside and can actually see the fallen sticks after the snow has melted.

Mother Natured shared this fun idea for making a maze out of sticks. Kids can draw out the design, gather the sticks and set it up in the yard, at the park or on the playground. In that way it could be a whole afternoon activity between the planning, building and playing.

File this one away for that perfect spring day when no one wants to go inside, and remember they’re still learning as they engineer, construct and play in their creation.

[Photo: Mother Natured.]

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Fun Winter Sensory Activities for Kids

I guess this isn’t exclusively a kid’s craft or learning activity (though cutting and folding are great for developing fine motor skills!) but I think kids would love having some of these printable holiday houses around the house or classroom to play with in the holiday season. Because they’re made of paper, they’re inexpensive to make, and while there is assembly involved the results are well worth the work.

If you have a cutting machine you can use the cut files from Delia Creates to make making your own paper village that much easier. She actually cut out all her buildings in different colors of card stock and used them to decorate a wreath, but you could also put them on the mantle or on a low table for kids to play with. Make a whole small world scene complete with fake snow, little characters and other elements, and kids are sure to start making their own stories to go with the setup.

This set of houses is printed and cut out using a craft knife. It’s meant to be an advent calendar, with each of the buildings numbered and you can stick a treat inside. But you could also just play with the buildings! You can get a free download of four buildings from Little House on the Corner, or head to the post to see where you can buy the whole set.

The Mavelo website isn’t in English, but their printable gingerbread house template is super cute to use as a gift box or to play with. If you need the instructions the website is in Polish but Google Translate seems to do a pretty good job.

Bora Illustrates has an adorable little house to print, cut and assemble featuring a cat, bird and gingerbread person. You could probably print it in black and white and have your kiddo color it, too.

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