A week off school means a chance to squeeze in all the fun things you don’t have time for during the school year … while still juggling family and holiday commitments.
Not sure how to fill your days (or looking for a break from visiting relatives)? We’ve got you covered! Check out these crafts, books, movies and more to help you relax and enjoy your winter break.
Get Cozy with Crafts
Creativebug has it all! From coloring page print-outs and book-making tutorials to winter-themed crochet patterns and DIY salt dough ornaments, find something to get creative during break!
Give embroidery or cross stitch a go with this Ice Skating Goose Embroidery pattern or this Cross Stitch Christmas Stocking pattern!
Make a Felt Advent Calendar to finish counting down the days until Christmas (or to use for next year).
Try your hand-stitching abilities out on these gingerbread or deer ornaments for an easy last-minute gift or décor.
Learn how to draw with a two-part Introduction to Drawing course, or get really into something intricate with carving and printing a poster, cut-paper silhouettes and origami lessons!
Watch Away the Winter Blues
Pick up the hilarious holiday favorite Christmas with the Kranks, stay chilly with the sci-fi disaster film The Day After Tomorrow or maybe catch up on Marvel with Captain America: Brave New World.
Want to binge a show to take up more of your break? Check out these recommendations! No DVD player? No problem! Check out other movies and shows on Kanopy.
Escape Boredom with Books
Get snowed-in and stranded with three friends who find themselves right in the middle of a murder plot with Catch Your Death by Ravena Guron.
Save a beloved local bookshop and fall for a love story made for readers in Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello.
Follow a fight for a kingdom and familial magic in an icy fantasy with The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett.
Blizzards and a car full of strangers aren’t the only things Mira needs to worry about when she gets stuck at the Philadelphia airport and hitches a ride to Pittsburgh in Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards.
Too cold to fetch a physical book from the library? Find available digital and audiobooks from the comfort of your couch or room with Libby!
Pass the Time with Video Games
Follow three heroes as they attempt to claim the legendary Mana Sword and prevent the Benevodons from being unleashed in the high fantasy role-playing game Collection of Mana (for Switch).
Want a little more suspense? Discover dark secrets in Little Nightmares II (for Switch or Xbox), and play as Mono, a young boy trapped in a world that has been distorted by a mysterious transmission from a distant signal tower.
Ignore the cold and pretend you’re on an island vacation with Yoku’s Island Express (for Switch). Have fun using pinball mechanics, platforming and open-world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island.
In Blue Fire (for Switch or PlayStation), travel through the perished world of Penumbra to explore unique areas filled with diverse enemies, sharp 3D platforming challenges, quests, collectibles and more.
Escape to a life of piracy in Sea of Thieves (for Xbox). From sailing and fighting to exploring and looting, you’ll have everything you need to live the pirate life and create all-new legends.
Get Out of the House with Library Events
Still have too much free time on your hands? Check out young adult events across the system and come spend time with us at the library!
