Two weeks without school gives one enough time to get out of their comfort zone. Instead of sitting around a fire, gather a few friends and use this list for the best Winter Break yet.

Go caroling

Drink hot chocolate

Play in the snow

Make a gingerbread house

Decorate your room

Make s’mores

See a holiday show in Austin

Go ice skating at Whole Foods

Bake holiday desserts

Spend a day in another city

Host a movie marathon  

Build a fort

Read a book

Sleep in

Spa day

Binge-watch your favorite show

Cook a new recipe

Donate items you no longer need

Go on a scavenger hunt

Learn a new language

Take a nature walk

Go to the Trail of Lights

Visit Mozart Cafe for a light show

Participate in the Alamo Drafthouse Quote-Along

Re-watch childhood Christmas movies

Decorate a tree on the side of the road

Make your own holiday jingle

Create a DIY snow globe

Put together a puzzle

Drive around the neighborhood and look at Christmas lights

Host a gift exchange

Watch a theater holiday production

Drink eggnog

Feed a reindeer

Attend an ugly sweater party

Send holiday cards

Take a family photo

Make paper snowflakes and hang them around the house

Have a snowball fight

Volunteer at a soup kitchen

Try a new restaurant

See a new movie

Play a board game

Learn magic tricks

Make a new tradition

Perform a random act of kindness

Attend a hockey game