Winter Fun: Cool Crafts To Do At Home

[Editor’s note: Click HERE for fun indoor activities for families and click HERE for our ultimate winter movie list!]

Just when you you thought winter break was over and the kids were safely ensconced back at school (thus you could put away your craft box and your board games and your non-electronic indoor activities list)…the snow finally arrives! But fret not! We’ve got you covered when it comes to arts and crafts for any day when it’s just too wet and cold to head outside.

See below for our slider of our favorite Pinterest crafts of the year so far (all of which can be accessed via New York Family’s Crafts & DIY Projects board HERE), and peruse the following list for some of our fave snow-day activity guides from winters past!

*Paper Snowflake tutorial: HERE

*Crafty Thinking from local arts & crafts venues: HERE

*Top 10 Snow Day Pinterest Crafts of 2014: HERE

DIY Cardboard Robot
Pinned from Petit & Small, this robot-friend is easy to make with older kids and is crafted from items you're sure to have at home.
Big Cats DIY
Pinned from our friends at Crayola, this Big Cats craft can be customized to your child's fave jungle cat and can be crafted from materials found commonly in most homes.
Rock Faces
Have a rock collection from last summer? Put it to use with the help of household Sharpie pens and make a rock face set -- like this one pinned from the Plaid Palette.
Milk Carton Boats
Recycle your cartons in the coolest way with this fun craft pinned from Building Block by Pottery Barn Kids.
Painted Feathers
For this craft, pinned from Kirsten Rickert, use real feathers from a collection or artificial ones from a craft store. Simply grab some paint and let the imagination run wild

Basketball City

Basketball City (at Pier 36) is a 70,000 sq. ft. “state-of-the-art” Sports & Entertainment facility, which contains seven air-conditioned basketball courts with glass backboards, electronic scoreboards, automated video system and first-class locker rooms. Basketball City runs adult corporate leagues, youth leagues, youth clinics and summer camps.