This article will help answer the questions: Where can you go alone ? Where can you go together ?
I want to go somewhere, get out of the house, but I have no idea where to go. You have been living in this city for a long time and it seems to you that there are simply no unfamiliar places and there cannot be.
Although if you live in a big metropolis like Moscow, you definitely won’t say that 
Do you want new experiences, but travel is still too expensive?
Plan A: Tourist
Buy a tourist map and go to an unexplored area, pretend to be a visitor, take pictures, ask how to get to the main attraction, improvise. Sit by the fountain, take a photo with the monument, against the backdrop of ancient buildings. Ask your own townspeople where there is a good cafe with delicious coffee. Look at your city with a fresh, outsider's eye, and fall in love with it in a new way.
Plan B: On foot
If you want to take a walk somewhere, but can’t think of anything, and the scheme suggested above does not suit you, then go for a simple walk through parks and squares. After all, we usually run somewhere: to work, to the store, to a meeting. And the views of our city have become familiar scenery for us, which we have no time to look at. And you “open” your eyes and look differently and then you will see: interesting architecture, corners of greenery, colorful boutique windows, cozy cafes, you might want to go to one of them and taste fresh croissants with hot tea.
Winter season: general characteristics of the period
Surely everyone knows that the classic winter lasts three months. This includes December, January and February. However, in some regions of the country the cold season lasts a little longer or shorter. So, in the Urals, winter can begin in October and end only in April. In Kuban, winter time can last no more than one month.
Depending on what region you live in, entertainment may vary. in Kuban, most likely, you will not be able to navigate large snowdrifts. And in the Urals it will be very difficult to skate on the icy surface of the ground.
What to do in the city while walking?
- Plan your route to visit all the famous monuments and take photos with them. It will be possible to make a special issue on VKontakte: “How I shook hands with all the monuments in our city.”
- Visit all the parks and stroll along the embankments. If you're lucky, you can see squirrels in the parks.
- Take a look at the largest store in the city and buy yourself something, even socks.
- Go to an art gallery or any exhibition of works.
- Visit a small cozy cafe.
- Go to the store, buy millet or a loaf of bread and feed the pigeons.
Go on a trip
If you don’t like winter, cold and snow, then the best option for you would be a trip to warm countries. What to do during the winter holidays? The duration of this rest is most often two weeks. It falls on the January holidays. Think about your wishes in advance. You can visit warm countries where there is no winter with your children or friends. You can also go on a romantic trip.
You will remember this event for many years. You will return to your cold country rested and full of strength. It is possible that you will have a beautiful tan. It is worth remembering that this option of what to do during the winter holidays is only suitable for adults with sufficient income. Such a trip will cost you several tens of thousands of rubles.
Benefits of walking
Go for walks often, especially with people with whom you want to maintain close relationships. A walk magically brings you closer together; even the ancient Chinese had a saying that you can only become friends by walking 7 steps together. Apparently a walk puts you in a philosophical mood, helps you open up and talk from the heart. By the way, this is an excellent means of bringing closer not only with friends, but also between loved ones. Just try going out for a leisurely walk together, it will definitely be beneficial!
What can you do in winter with friends?
There are a million answers to this question. If there is snow outside, you can play snowballs with good company. Many of us remember this fun from childhood. It was usually accompanied by wet mittens and a red nose. But how nice it was to cover your opponent with snow. Happy childhood days can be brought back. We grab our mittens and friends, and go from home to the streets to build snow forts and start battles.
How else to have fun in the snowy winter? Of course, go skiing. Active young people really like this sport, because with it you can not only improve your health, but also get a lot of pleasure. Especially if you arrange a ski competition with friends in the nearest park.
Skis can always be replaced with a snowboard. However, an ordinary slide near your house is unlikely to be suitable for skating; you will have to look higher and steeper somewhere outside the city. The equipped slopes of the Italian resort Cortina d'Ampezzo, Sochi, Chile, Colorado, Minsk can give you sincere emotions from the descent on the board. Gather a group and go for new experiences.
Winter fishing with friends on weekends is another way to spend time not only having fun, but also usefully. On the frozen lake you can still play hockey with a large group or swim in an ice hole like a real extreme sports enthusiast.
And after active games in the cold, it will be nice to get together over a cup of hot tea or mulled wine, share impressions of the past day and play board games. These can be interesting games like Munchkin, intellectual games like Danetki, or fun games like Crocodile. A classic of the evenings is card games. It will be especially fun to play if the execution of funny tasks is at stake.
What to do if you don't have a company? Take care of our little brothers! In winter, their lives are far from comfortable; many die of hunger. Therefore, build a feeding trough for them. As a result, both you and the birds will be satisfied.
Snowboard, ski, skate, bike and other cool things
If you regularly snowboard, ski or skate, you know very well what you can do outside in winter with maximum benefit for your soul and body. However, we should not forget about alternatives. For example, if you really, really want to snowboard, but like me, you don’t have one, but you have, for example, a bicycle, ride a bicycle! Do you think this is not a winter activity? Not at all! (:
Of course, at -30 it’s not much, well, at -30 there’s nothing particularly pleasing on the street, but if it’s just a nice winter snowy day with moderate frost, then riding your favorite bike is fabulous! Repeatedly tested from our own experience. Riding a bike in the snow is a blast! And falling, if anything, won’t hurt so much, plus later in the summer you’ll be an ace.
As for winter skiing equipment specifically, snowboard, skis, sleds, skates - use everything you have, catch the snowy frosty days in winter, don’t dull the main thing. If there is nothing, it only seems to you. There is a lot of cardboard around, all sorts of planks, plastic underpinnings, window sills, doors, all sorts of fiberboards and other crap that, one way or another, can be adapted to go down the hill on it. Don't think too much. just DO IT. And you will definitely like it. (:
ADVICE
: When riding any of the above activities, WEAR GLOVES!
Snow flowers
Another very simple and incredibly beautiful winter experiment. All that is needed to implement it is a regular solution for soap bubbles (you can buy ready-made or make it yourself from water, soap, shampoo...) and a straw (tube). Well, and, of course, you will need a really FROZY winter day .
We go outside and blow soap bubbles in the cold. “Needles” of ice will appear in a thin film of water, which will increase right before your eyes, forming amazing patterns, stars and flowers. I would call it a “magical winter trickery” or a “blow and become a sorcerer!” game. (:
Make an angel in the snow
Winter is a very romantic time of year.
And the “angels” made with their own bodies in the snow undoubtedly enhance this romance significantly. The main rule is that before making angels in the snow, dress your bodies warmly in a warm coat/jacket/down jacket, warm gloves or mittens, and a warm hat. Next, we find a suitable place - preferably an untouched snow cover, even and beautiful. We carefully lie down on our backs and move our arms and legs evenly, then carefully rise up, trying not to spoil the angels freshly made in the snow. It usually looks very cool. Great fun process, great result.
Unlike playing in the snow or making snowmen, making an angel in the snow is best on a really frosty day when the snow is fluffier rather than melting.
Winter arts
To play “artists” you will need a platform with fresh snow. On it you can draw all sorts of people, cars, houses, snowmen, flowers, Christmas trees with a stick... And you can also trample down the drawings with your own footprints, which will also be a very fun game with children outside in the winter .
In addition, you can always take several bottles of water for a walk, to which ordinary watercolor paints are added at home in advance. With such tools, artistic entertainment in winter will become much more interesting, vibrant and entertaining.
Take a rest
If you have a hard and stressful job, then on holidays and winter breaks you should relax as much as possible. Forget about all your affairs and problems. This time is the most ideal for relaxation.
A good way to relax is yoga. Turn on slow relaxing music, close your eyes and take a certain pose. At this moment there should not be any important thoughts in your head. Try to relax as much as possible.
Most Russian residents prefer to spend the winter holidays on the couch in front of the TV. Perhaps this option will be ideal for you too. However, remember that passive rest does not allow you to burn extra calories. During two weeks of vacation you can gain several kilograms.
Come visit
What to do on a weekend in winter? Of course, go visit. Visit your relatives. You may want to visit distant relatives. This way you get a little trip. Be sure to make sure that people are waiting for you and are happy about such a visit. Otherwise, you can easily find yourself in an awkward situation.
You can also visit your good friends or acquaintances. Be sure to stock up on gifts and small souvenirs. You might want to make some treats with your own hands. This is another option for what to do in winter when the weather is bad outside.
Winter inheritance
What can you play outside with your children in winter ? There are a lot of options, especially when there is snow, of course. One of the very interesting, fun, and also educational games is called “Pathfinder”. Walking with children in the park, in the forest or just in the yard, you can notice various tracks in the snow left by dogs, cats, birds, various animals, people or cars. So, these traces are an excellent object for study. Try to figure it out yourself and explain to the child where the footprints show that “a dog ran here”, and here “it’s like a cat”, and here the pigeons hung out, and here the sparrows, this one went here, and this one went there, and so on.
You can also play catch-up “footprint” or draw all sorts of designs in the snow with your footprints, from simulating the tracks of tractor wheels to a huge, for example, sun on the site, all sorts of hearts, images, words, patterns or letters.
