10x fun winter activities – FarmCamps style!

The FarmCamps season is over... we're spending more time indoors and it's starting to get cold. We really have to accept that winter is coming. How do you keep the kids busy this winter? Bring a little bit of FarmCamps into your home! In this blog we give you 10 tips to entertain your kids this winter... FarmCamps style! And we're not talking about movie tips on the iPad!

1. Go on a winter walk
The fresh air is always good! Wrap up warm and go to the forest with the family. During this walk you can make a winter picnic pit stop with a hot drink and lots of blankets!

When it snows, it is even more fun to go to the forest. Make a snowman with the kids in a nice place. In the forest you can also take the best pictures of your children, if they stand still and feel like having their picture taken of course! ;-)

2. Bake a recipe from our blog together
There are delicious recipes on our blog. How nice is it to make one together this winter? We recommend the farmer's poffertjes! In combination with warm cherries or chocolate sauce this is the perfect winter lunch. Put on some music and make it a fun activity.

3. Marshmallows
Do your children miss roasting marshmallows at FarmCamps? Or are you secretly looking forward to it yourself? Of course we completely understand that! But, no worries, there are also options for this in the winter! How about a fire pit or at a safe distance by the fireplace. Roast marshmallows with the children by the fire pit or fireplace! Add a blanket and you are guaranteed a cozy evening with the family.

4. Crafting
Like at the FarmCamps farms, doing some crafting? Our blog contains various fun crafts with materials from the farm. Such as a bunch of flowers made from an egg carton. Of course, you can also come up with a fun craft project yourself!

5. Racing through the puddles
Would you like to race around on the cross bikes and go-karts on the farm? What's stopping you from racing around on your bike or even a go-kart through the forest or the park at home? Of course, racing through the puddles at full speed is really cool! Keep in mind that the children are not wearing overalls here and can therefore actually get very dirty! It's part of it but it would be a shame if it happened with that one new white outfit!

6. Winter barbecue
What really gives you the FarmCamps feeling? For many parents and children, it is barbecuing at the tent. But... can't this also be done in the winter? It has something, right? Light the barbecue and enjoy the coziness together with a thick coat, candles and delicious food.

7. Help the birds
Birds have a hard time finding food in the winter. Get to work with your children to make the tastiest winter snacks for the birds. I am sure that the birds in your garden will soon be the healthiest in the whole street! This can be done by making a peanut necklace, but all kinds of other things can also be used to make your garden bird-proof! So you can make it as crazy as you want!

8. Fake snowball fight
Is there no snow? Then we'll pretend? A snowball fight with rolled up socks outside in the garden! And that doesn't hurt either. That's another advantage. When there is snow, it is of course also fun to have a real snowball fight. But, we have to be a bit realistic: that has hardly happened in recent years. Hence this fun alternative!

9. Searching for animal tracks
When the soil is moist, you can search for animal tracks with the children. You can match these tracks with the right animal using a search card. If you really find a nice track, you can even make a plaster cast of this track! This can of course also be done from a nice leaf or other part of nature. Also fun, stamping with nice leaves or other forest finds.

10. Pizza winter party
Did the children make a pizza on the farm themselves and are they still talking about it? Then this is a must! Get the tastiest fresh ingredients and let your children decorate a bare pizza base with their own combinations! Easy to prepare in your kitchen and also super fun! Do your children not like pizza that much? Farmer pancakes are also easy to pimp with syrup, smarties or other sweets!

So there is plenty to do indoors and outdoors in the winter too! We wish you lots of fun during this FarmCamps-less winter! Hopefully you will occasionally bring the FarmCamps feeling into your home and we will see you again next spring at one of our farms.