funny things to do this winter

Talking about beautiful winter landscape, snow hiking is another great free activity you can try. It will let you enjoy breathtaking winter panoramas while breathing fresh air and working out.

Add food colorings to water and put the mixture in a spray bottle. Then, take your kids out and let them paint your yard.

Learn how to identify animal tracks left in the snow and head out into the wilderness for a fun adventure.

With packable snow and a few tea lights, you can create this amazing lantern. All you need to do is build a little snow ball pyramid and put the tea lights inside.

Throwing a movie night party is a great way to spend some time with your friends and save money that you would have to spend in a cinema.

Curl up in a cozy armchair and read your favorite book from childhood again. You might be surprised how vividly you will remember the book.

Few things will warm you up as nicely as a cup of homemade mulled wine. Make this traditional winter drink from red wine, sugar and mulling spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg.

Creating your own Christmas door wreath is actually pretty easy. Make a circle frame from willow and then build up the greenery with pine needles or ivy and add cones, dried fruits and other decorative items.

Around Christmas, a number of cultural institutions and events such as museums, galleries, concerts, live performances etc. are free and open to the public.

For the real winter atmosphere, head out to a Christmas market. While Christmas markets used to be associated only with Europe (where they originated in the 15th century), nowadays, they are held in many other parts of the world, including some US states.