The Family Adventure Guide to Ogden in the Winter

Winter in Ogden doesn’t have to mean months of staying cooped up indoors. While the city is famous for its outdoor adventures, there are plenty of family-friendly activities to enjoy without braving the cold. From arts and crafts to live entertainment and high-energy indoor fun, this guide will help you make the most of the season while staying warm and active.

As the temperatures drop and the first snowfall of the season arrives, Ogden begins its transformation into a winter wonderland. The white-dusted peaks and crisp, cool air signal to some people that it's time to enter hibernation for the season. It isn’t always easy to know what to do when winter is your least favorite season. Sure, there are plenty of outdoor activities in Ogden in the winter, but what if you aren’t enthusiastic about the outdoors when it’s cold?

Thankfully, Ogden still has tons to do if you’re a family that prefers to stay indoors during the winter. The season shift might send you inside but it doesn’t have to mean you’re housebound for half of the year. This family adventure guide to Ogden in the winter will give you some good ideas to get the family out of the house and around town.

Arts and Crafts

Ogden is a hub for the arts and you can find an exciting offering of arts and crafts to keep the family and kids entertained in the winter. Bring your kids out for an afternoon or evening of creativity. It’s a fun way to bring your family together and create something new with one another.

Art Box Ogden
Art Box Ogden is an interactive arts studio and gift shop located in the Monarch. They have walk-in candlemaking workshops where you and the family can create one-of-a-kind candles to take home with you that same day. Choose from various molds, colors, and decorative trinkets to make your candle unique.

Local Artisan Collective
Local Artisan Collective is an art studio and boutique offering artists a place to showcase their work and the community a space to shop for art locally. The collective also offers a full calendar of events and classes from jewelry making to pottery to watercolor. Many are open to children ages five and up but be sure to double-check before signing your family up!

Color Me Mine
The nationwide paint-your-own pottery classic has a shop on 25th Street that makes for a great night out. You can pick a functional piece such as a plate, bowl, or mug, or something fun like a seasonal ceramic figurine. Paint your ceramic piece however you like and leave it for the team to do the rest. They’ll fire your art for you and call you when it’s ready for pickup.

Active and Engaging

It’s easy to get a case of cabin fever during the winter, especially when you prefer to avoid the cold temperatures. You and your family still need a way to get some energy out, though. Here are a few great indoor alternatives to run, jump, and play together as a family.

Fly High Ogden
Trampolines are one of the best ways to play outdoors during the summer, but the cold temps make backyard tramps tough during the winter. Fly High Ogden is a good choice for the family when things feel a little high energy and stir crazy. Jumping around for a few hours is good for everyone!

Skinny Dogz
Skinny Dogz (previously Fat Cats) in The Junction is a fun indoor activity center for the whole family. Whether you opt for a family game of bowling, pit yourselves against others in an exciting game of laser tag, or browse through the arcade full of the latest games, you’re guaranteed a good time with your family.

Salomon Activity Center
If action sports are your speed but you aren’t feeling the outdoor variety, Salomon Center is the place for you. Once recognized as one of the top ten man-made adventures by Men’s Journal, the Salomon Center brings the excitement of the outdoors inside which is perfect for the winter. Test your surf skills up at Flowrider’s indoor wave, clip in for some climbing at iROCK, or get ready for the adrenaline rush of your life at iFly.

Live Entertainment

Another option to get your family outside in the winter months is heading to live theater or music. Experiencing live art not only ensures your family has some time out of the house, but also gives you something to talk about together in the days and weeks after. Here are a few spots to catch some live theater or music together this winter.

Peery’s Egyptian Theater
This classic theater in downtown Ogden hosts a variety of arts and entertainment, from film festivals to ballets to concerts and more. You can check their website to find the latest schedule and upcoming events to see what your family might be interested in going together.

The Zigfield Theater
The Zigfield Theater is home to high-quality, year-round productions in Ogden. Live theater is a great way to get your family out of the house and bring them together for a night of entertainment. Some shows the Zigfield Theater has staged include Annie, Mary Poppins, and Beauty and the Beast.

Terrace Plaza Playhouse
Although it’s technically located in Washington Terrace, the Terrace Plaza Playhouse is close enough to count. It is another local theater that hosts a seven-show season that rotates each year, putting on some incredible family-friendly plays and musicals like The Wizard of Oz, Singin’ in the Rain, and A Christmas Carol.

Winter doesn’t have to mean a retreat into your house for months at a time. Use a few of these to get started and then find some adventures of your own this winter to share with your family and friends. Ogden is home to dozens of wonderful activities to enjoy in the winter months and beyond!

Author

Elliott Redwine

Elliott Redwine

Visit Ogden Contributor

Elliott is a writer equipped with endless enthusiasm, bottomless stoke, and an unwavering love for Ogden. When he’s not at his desk, he’s out riding dirtbikes or mountain bikes in the summer, skiing in the winter, and exploring everything else the Wasatch Range has to offer all year round.

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