{"id":12168,"date":"2017-08-24T01:35:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T01:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/"},"modified":"2021-04-08T14:49:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T14:49:10","slug":"1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/","title":{"rendered":"Free fun family winter activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winter has well and truly arrived and while it certainly is not as much fun as summer, the colder weather does not mean that family time should be any less enjoyable. Here are some ideas to enjoy the cooler weather without having to spend the earth.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

Let’s go outside<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have a winter picnic<\/em>
\nDespite their name, cooler boxes can also keep food and drinks warm. As long as the sun is shining and the temperature isn’t too low there is no reason why the family can’t enjoy an outdoors picnic in winter. Meet friends at a local park or enjoy a get-together in someone’s back garden.<\/p>\n

Take a hike or a bike<\/em>
\nMany of the municipal parks and nature areas in our cities and towns have tracks or trails for hiking or biking that are safe and available free of charge. This will again depend on the weather; be sure to take warm, protective clothes and some drinks and snacks.<\/p>\n

Go birding<\/em>
\nBirding does not just involve identifying birds, but also observing them in their natural environment and enjoying bird sounds. Most cities and towns provide access to nature areas or bird sanctuaries without entrance charges or at a minimal fee \u2212 as long as the family can get hold of one or two pairs of binoculars and have the means to get to a nature area or sanctuary, you can spend a few quiet hours in nature.<\/p>\n

Let’s stay inside<\/strong><\/p>\n

Draw a family tree<\/em>
\nDraw one, write one, paint one, scrapbook one \u2013 use supplies you have at home to get all the information on the family together. The children will have lots of fun recording family members’ names, birthdays, birth places, hobbies and careers and will have a lovely keepsake.<\/p>\n

Make a family time capsule<\/em>
\nUse an old coffee tin or a keepsake box and add items such as the front page of the newspaper of the day, photos of all the family members, letters or notes, small toys and other items of sentimental value. Decorate the container and mark it with the date on which the family will open it together to take a sneak at the past. This can become an annual winter tradition.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sources<\/strong>
\nfamilycrafts.about.com\/cs\/newyears\/a\/bltmcaps.htm
\nn.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Birdwatching
\nwww.capetown.gov.za
\nwww.joburg.org.za
\nwww.todaysparent.com
\nwww.tshwane.gov.za<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Winter has well and truly arrived and while it certainly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle-recreation","category-your-wellness-family"],"yoast_head":"\nFree fun family winter activities - Sizani<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Free fun family winter activities - Sizani\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Winter has well and truly arrived and while it certainly [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sizani\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-08-24T01:35:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-04-08T14:49:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Free fun family winter activities\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-24T01:35:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-04-08T14:49:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":409,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Lifestyle - Recreation\",\"Your Wellness - Family\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\\\/\",\"name\":\"Free fun family winter activities - Sizani\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-24T01:35:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-04-08T14:49:10+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Free fun family winter activities\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sizani\",\"description\":\"Employee Wellness Programme\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Life Assist\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/53\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/LAyourlifeassist250x250-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/53\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/LAyourlifeassist250x250-1.png\",\"width\":250,\"height\":252,\"caption\":\"Life Assist\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yourlifeassist.co.za\\\/sizani\\\/author\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Free fun family winter activities - Sizani","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Free fun family winter activities - Sizani","og_description":"Winter has well and truly arrived and while it certainly [...]","og_url":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/","og_site_name":"Sizani","article_published_time":"2017-08-24T01:35:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-04-08T14:49:10+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Free fun family winter activities","datePublished":"2017-08-24T01:35:14+00:00","dateModified":"2021-04-08T14:49:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/"},"wordCount":409,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Lifestyle - Recreation","Your Wellness - Family"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/","url":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/","name":"Free fun family winter activities - Sizani","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-08-24T01:35:14+00:00","dateModified":"2021-04-08T14:49:10+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/1647-free-fun-family-winter-activities1b83\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Free fun family winter activities"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/#website","url":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/","name":"Sizani","description":"Employee Wellness Programme","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/#organization","name":"Life Assist","url":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/08\/LAyourlifeassist250x250-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2017\/08\/LAyourlifeassist250x250-1.png","width":250,"height":252,"caption":"Life Assist"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/author\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12168\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourlifeassist.co.za\/sizani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}