The annual WinterKids App membership is now available. Families who purchase a membership and download the app will have access to offers on lift tickets, equipment rentals, gear, special family days, and much more at over 80 recreational areas and retailers across Maine. New offers are added to the app regularly throughout the winter and in the off-season.
READ MOREThank you, sponsors, and supporters, for helping us raise just over $48,000 at this year’s WinterKids License to Chill 10th Anniversary Celebration! We can’t thank you enough for your generosity. Read more to learn where your money will go!
READ MOREYou Shop. Amazon Gives! AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same price, same service (and yes, your Prime benefits still work too! The big difference is that, when shopping at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates .5% of the price of your eligible purchases to WinterKids!
READ MOREPresented by the Thomas Agency and Mt. Abram, WinterKids will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their License to Chill fundraiser this Friday night, November 19 at Portland House of Music. The evening includes music with local favorite, Vinyl Tap, and culminates in a live auction hosted by Blake and Kelly from The Coast 93.1. The organization will be auctioning off 10 big-ticket items in honor of its 10th anniversary of the event.
READ MOREWinterKids has been named the beneficiary of Carnaval Maine 2022! One hundred years after Portland celebrated its inaugural winter carnival, the party is back and bigger than ever. Carnaval Maine 2022—Fire and Ice—returns to Portland’s Eastern Promenade February 17 – 26, 2022 for a spectacular series of events and epic experiences to celebrate Winter in Maine.
READ MOREThis easy-to-make Vegetable Soup recipe is ripped straight from the pages of our Guide to Active Outdoor Learning for Pre-K, and is a great way to warm up when the weather is chilly! Let the kids do all the heavy lifting!
READ MOREFor our 2021/22 season, WinterKids continues to think “outside of the building,” by dedicating our efforts to helping schools families and communities develop healthy habits in the outdoors, but we…
READ MOREWe recently sat down with Vaughan Clark, president of The Thomas Agency (and part-owner of Mt. Abram Ski Area!) to talk about what draws them to make a difference in their community by supporting organizations like WinterKids. Here’s what he had to say…
READ MOREWe all want to make sure our children are getting the best education possible, but the reality is that many educators are struggling. The educators we all know and love are hardworking and passionate about helping our children to learn and grow, and as a parent or guardian, you have a powerful role to play when it comes to supporting teachers.
READ MOREWinterKids is offering a virtual training to go alongside the WinterKids Preschool Guide to Outdoor Active Learning, aligned to Maine Early Learning Development Standards with 8 weeks of study that include active, outdoor lessons for preschoolers.
READ MOREFar and wide, we helped to keep kids active at home, at school, and in the communities where they live and play. Thank YOU for supporting our work. Active kids…
READ MOREThis “Blizzard Snack” is ripped straight from the pages of our Guide to Outdoor Active Learning, and is a great way to beat the heat with a healthy treat this summer! Let the kids do all the heavy lifting, and just make sure there’s an adult present to turn on the blender.
READ MOREWe are so grateful for the support of WinterKids Winter Games. To learn more about why they support programs like ours, we connected with Director, Morgan Hynd for a quick…
READ MOREThese fruit & veggie “sushi” roll-ups are fun to make, and even more fun to eat! Whether you have adventurous or picky eaters, this is a great way to get them to try a little something new, along with something already familiar. Making this healthy snack together is fun for the whole family!
READ MOREWith outside being the safest and best place to be, WinterKids has truly thrived during the pandemic! We were able to reach nearly 27,000 kids, teachers and families in Maine and New Hampshire with creative adaptations for safe, outdoor adventures. Check out our 2020/2021 Season Wrap Up Report!
READ MOREWinter may be over, but outdoor learning happens in all seasons. WinterKids has launched a virtual training to go alongside our Preschool Guide to Outdoor Active Learning (GOAL) and for a limited time, teachers can get both the training and the GOAL binder for FREE.
READ MOREIn this nature-based art activity, students will learn more about trees, then choose something they love about winter in Maine and illustrate it on their tree cookie!
READ MOREThe 9th Annual Downhill 24 at Sugarloaf Mountain is in the books! THANK YOU to the 262 participants who helped raise over $522K in this year’s reimagined, COVID safe, Celebration of Movement, presented by Agren.
READ MOREAgren is not just Maine’s largest independent appliance and mattress retailer. They’re a retailer with heart and strong ties to Maine’s local communities, and we are proud to call them a WinterKids partner!
READ MOREIn this activity, students will conduct an experiment in order to find which solid melts the fastest: snow or ice. Many thanks to the 2nd Grade teachers at Helen Thompson School in West Gardiner, Maine for sharing this great activity guide during the 2020 WinterKids Winter Games!
READ MOREWe are so thankful for our WinterKids Family – sponsors, foundations, teams, friends, volunteers, board and staff – and most important, the KIDS we serve. 2020 was a fantastic year…
READ MORECheck out these incredible Moments of the Week, submitted by participating schools in the 2021 WinterKids Winter Games!
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