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30 Things To Do With Your Kids During Winter Break

Written By: Adriana Ramirez

Winter break is the chance for kids to stay home and to take a load off from school. But for a good 2-3 weeks you are stuck in the house trying to find fun things to do with your kids that aren’t boring. So let Happy Camper help, here is a list of 30 things that you can do with your kid(s) to have a great winter break at home.

Lorena Romo at Porch.com has some great recommendations for other fun indoor and outdoor winter activities you can do at home. Check them out and let us know what you tried!

Tagged:- family activities, winter, winter activities, winter break

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