The temperature may be dropping, but that doesn’t mean you’re destined to spend the next couple of months trapped in your house with nothing to do. There are still plenty of things to do this winter around town — both indoors and out!
INDOORS
Race and zoom at an indoor go kart track, like Full Throttle Adrenaline Park in Cincy.
Splash the day away at an indoor pool, like Goldfish Swim School or The Swim School at Kids First Sports Center.
Visit your favorite Ohio museum, like The Cincinnati Museum Center, COSI, or Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, to name a few!
Enjoy some ice cream and the mini indoor playground at Graeter’s Lil Pints Playroom, with locations in Cincinnati and Columbus.
Burn some energy at an indoor playground, like Kid Clubhouse in Mason and Springboro or Dig ‘N Play in West Chester.
Enjoy family game night at a restaurant like Free Parking in Cincy.
Visit a nature center, like the ones at Aullwood Audubon Center in Dayton or Cincinnati Nature Center.
Play and read at your favorite local library, like the downtown main library of the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library or any Dayton Metro Library.
Warm up with a cup of hot cocoa and cuddles from kittens at Purrfect Day Cat Cafe in Covington or Kitty Brew Cat Cafe in Mason.
Discover the wonders of an underwater world at Newport Aquarium.
Sign up for a kid-friendly food class, like the ones at Cr(eat)e Culinary Studio at the Cincinnati Museum Center.
Take your little astronomers to the Cincinnati Observatory to tour the historic buildings and look through telescopes (weather permitting).
Work out your inner ninja by parkouring around an obstacle course at USA Ninja Challenge in Cincinnati.
Go bowling! For a unique twist, try duckpin bowling at Pins Mechanical Company or Scene75 Cincinnati.
Have a family game night at the Play Library in Cincy, where you can choose from more than 1,000 games to play.
Try out a family art class at the Weston Art Gallery or the Taft Museum of Art, or play at the Creative Center located at the Contemporary Arts Center.
Head inside for a round of glow-in-the-dark mini golf at Scene75 Dayton or GlowGolf in Cincy.
Reach new heights at an indoor climbing studio, like Mosaic in Loveland or Urban Krag Climbing Center in Dayton.
Learn about Ohio’s aviation and space history at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton, or Cincinnati Museum Center’s Space Gallery.
Have an old-fashioned tea party at the BonBonerie in Cincinnati or Communitea in Dayton.
OUTDOORS
Go sledding at one of Cincinnati or Dayton’s favorite sledding hills, like the ones at Germantown MetroPark and Wright Memorial Park.
Lace up your skates and visit a local ice rink, like the UC Health Ice Rink, which is open through February 17 or Five River’s MetroPark Ice Rink, open through February 28.
Dine in an igloo. You’ll find them all around Southwest Ohio, including at Catch-a-Fire Pizza in Blue Ash and DeSha’s American Tavern in Cincy.
Bundle up and visit your favorite outdoor playground. You might even get the playground to yourself if it’s cold enough!
Take a road trip to go snow tubing at Perfect North Slopes in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, located only 30 minutes from Cincy.
Bundle up and enjoy a winter hike at your favorite local park.
