Got snow? Try out this super satisfying way kids can transform snow into a canvas for their own colorful masterpiece!

There is perhaps no greater demonstration of persistence in action than an Olympic athlete. Making one’s life’s mission to continually challenge oneself to be the best you can be and the best in the world is serious work. Play doesn’t have to be quite as serious though, so why not take inspiration from the Winter Olympics by hosting a Silly Olympics in and around your home! Being able to stay silly as you approach challenges is a great way to keep kids active, connect as a family and enjoy a few belly laughs together. Plus, adding movement to play is a super way to stay warm in colder weather.

Two of the most common sources of joy are nature and bright colors. Even though winter can feel like a drab time, the gorgeous skies of winter sunsets offer both! Take time to slow down and behold the winter sky. Then, welcome kids to use colorful, frozen “pops” and a plain bedsheet or cloth to create their very own gorgeous winter sky.

It's so hard to know how to help young kids take a hands-on approach to carving pumpkins. But, we know that they enjoy and benefit most when they are in the lead. You can certainly hand them a marker to draw, then let you do the cutting. Or, grab some golf tees and a mallet, and let them hammer out their own designs. Plus the lanterns can be gorgeous!

Pumpkins are full of magic, whether or not you turn them into a jack-o-lanterns. One way to extract the natural magic of pumpkins and help kids naturally learn more science and math is by exploring pumpkin seeds!

Explore floating and sinking using pumpkins—a super way to get your kiddo hooked on STEM this fall!

Families can use food coloring or liquid watercolors to create frozen gems—treasures to behold or to use to design, build and even transform the world around us!

Spirals are beautiful shapes that fascinate and remind us of the cycles and rhythms of the natural world. When kids create or interact with a spiral, they also naturally focus their minds—a great way to cultivate calm and inner peace any time of year, and especially around the holidays!

Among the many things that naturally inspire feelings of joy are objects that are round. And, among the round things, nothing is more joy-inspiring than BUBBLES. All you need is some liquid dish soap, water and the okay to play!