50 Things to Do in the Snow

A delightful guide for keeping your family active in winter, when snow falls and the weather freezes. Recommended!

Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for an advanced copy of this book.

50 Things To Do In The Snow ended up not quite being the book I thought it was going to be. At first, it appears to be recommendations for families on a snow day, but the beginning opens up with a guide to survival equipment. It shows difficult tasks, like building an igloo, with the assumption that you already have certain knowledge. It seems that the author really wanted to cover everything, but it tries to focus on too much and never goes in depth enough to successfully cover some of the topics. Many of the 50 activists listed in the book are not actually snow specific.

This book is going to be for a very niche reader, most likely someone who already spends a good amount of time in snowy areas and has preexisting knowledge. For those readers, I think they'll be able to find several good activity suggestions in this book.

Living in the Midwest with four young kids, and now my in-laws buying a vacation home out west, I am in need of all the ideas for snow play. This. Book. Had. It. All. I would HIGHLY suggest everyone purchase this book if you live in a snow area. Itd be a great gift. It had so many fun ideas! Our family left post it notes throughout this whole book. I can’t wait to try these out! Wonderfully put together and a beautiful book all around.

What a beautiful book! This would be wonderful to have at a winter cabin or vacation home in the snow. It would also be a great gift for an adventurous friend or family member as many of the activities include handiwork or survival skills. Definitely coffee table book material.

I especially appreciated the emphasis on safety at the beginning. My partner does winter sports and mountaineering and safety is essential!

The illustrations are lovely and the entire book is hyggeligt—cozy in the midst of winter :)

Can't wait to try some of these ideas out with my family next winter. I especially want to try the snow lanterns, bird feeders, and colored icicles.

Living in a very snowy winter location, it can be hard during the winters. Not knowing what to do, season affective disorder, not much light. But this book has some really great ideas. I do wish it was organized by difficulty. Some were super time consuming and hard and others required little to no prep. Overall great book and resource.

I admittedly am not a huge fan of winter and the snow, so when I saw this book I knew I needed to read it. I needed a way to connect with winter and find joy in it instead of wallowing in my house waiting for spring to come. This is filled with fun activities to do in the snow, many of which I would have never even thought of before reading this. I think this is really well put together and can inspire many to embrace the snow and appreciate it for what it is. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Living in Ohio we get snow. Finding things to do with kids in the snow to help them appreciate nature and the colder months is hard when the only option is building a snowman. This book gives a lot of amazing ideas for different things to do during the cold snowy months. Whether it’s snow and ice safety or just fun things to do this book has the information for you. Thank you NetGalley for the Arc.

We're planning a ski trip later in the year and this book is helping to come up with activities to do that are out of the ordinary. I also plan on gifting it to some friends who live in colder weather climates where it often snows.

This was almost a 5 star read for me, please consider it close enough to 5.
I quite liked the unexpected survival and safety tips with recreational activities.
The art style is fresh and is a good fit for this topic - it is icy and snowy.
I might have enjoyed this a bit more as a print book because of its feel and mood.
And in my subjective experience, I expected a bit more detail, complexity and length.
Overall, this is a great book those who often engage with snowy conditions.

This is a wonderful book for all ages. It gives you ideas for making a snow maze, snow shoes and much more. If you live in a snow area, you need to read this. For all ages. I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley. This review is my feelings towards the book.

I received a free copy of, 50 Things to Do in the Snow, by Richard Skrein, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Snow can be so peaceful and quiet, and can last a long time, This book gives 50 ideas of things to do in the snow like: making a sled, and snowshoes to staying safe in the snow, what to wear, and have with you. This book has a lot of interesting things to do in the snow.

The illustrations are lovely. This would be a great book for an outdoor school, homeschoolers, a camp library, or scout troop. I think probably the youngest reader might be an upper elementary student and believe it would most appeal to adults doing outdoor programming for a season that is somewhat challenging to program in.

This book has tons of useful and informative information for anyone wanting to travel and spend time outdoors in the snow. It had several neat ideas for anyone experiencing a snow day. Although I live in an area with little snowfall, I was able to still find fun information in this read. I would absolutely recommend to those who enjoy more regular snow days! Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC.

As a photographer I’m always looking for fun ways to get crafty. In this Princeton Architectural Press publication titled 50 Things To Do In The Snow by Richard Skrein and illustrated by Maria Nilsson, I got just what I wanted. I’m hoping to plan a working vacation for this coming winter to visit a few snowy places and as a Mississippian I’m still new to this whole “snow” concept, but I thought this would be the perfect book to help me plan both fun activities and photoshoot ideas. The first pro of this book to me is the fact that the safety and ecological impact sections are the first sections before you dive into the good stuff. My top must-do activities during my trip that I got from this book is building a snow fort, making snowflake tortilla, and crafting a snowball slingshot. Yet, this book isn’t just about fun times, it also helps with understanding winter survival just in case the best time ever might take a turn or two. It’s got some great bucket list ideas too. Overall I will say this is a great purchase for the photographer, bushcrafter, or chionophile in your life.

This book is the essential guide for everything you need to survive the cold winters and how to do some things you probably normally wouldn't think of! Want to camp in snow? Get this! Unfortunately I live in Texas and never get this amount of snow, but it's fun to imagine!!

I love this book on all things winter! It is such a good source for inspiration and the illustrations are stunning!