{"id":5496,"date":"2023-02-03T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T19:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/non-classe\/family-activities-to-do-at-the-cottage-during-winter\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:17:06","slug":"family-activities-to-do-at-the-cottage-during-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/tips-and-tricks\/family-activities-to-do-at-the-cottage-during-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Activities to Do at the Cottage During Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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February 3, 2023<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n

It’s winter. Snow is falling in large flakes; it’s time to leave the city and take refuge in your log cottage with your family. Escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and spend quality time with your family in a secluded place where it’s easier to take the time to slow down. Here are some activities to do together, regardless of your region, when you retreat to your cabin, cottage, or remote chalet. <\/p>\n

Explore the Surroundings<\/h2>\n

Is your family cottage located near a lake that offers ice fishing? Go check it out and introduce your children to this local activity. Has the town transformed part of the lake into a skating rink? Grab your skates and winter gear, and go glide on the ice, weather permitting. Want something calmer? Simply take a walk in the forest for a peaceful and serene moment with nature. Your children can have fun identifying animal tracks in the snow. <\/p>\n

Play Board Games<\/h2>\n

An activity that allows you to connect with your children, without the stress of daily life on your shoulders. At home, there are always tasks to do, whereas at the cottage, spending time together is the priority. So bring out Cranium and its amusing charades, the never-ending Monopoly, Carcassonne for fans of medieval-themed strategy games, or Incubation if you’ve always dreamed of being dragon breeders. <\/p>\n

Organize a Show<\/h2>\n

Creativity can take many forms, especially if your cottage is well hidden in the woods and not connected to the Internet! Why not organize a little show with your children? This allows your spouse to take a break with a good book in front of the snowy landscape while you practice with your son or daughter. Lights, costumes, stage names, and dialogue; let the show begin! <\/p>\n

Discover Maple!<\/h2>\n

Sugar shack season is coming soon! Why not try the sugar shacks located around your cottage? Go meet the family-run operations that have mastered maple like no one else! <\/p>\n

Is it snowing too much to go out? Embark on a typical homemade sugar shack meal and finish it all off with delicious maple taffy on snow! Don’t know how to make it? No problem! There are several recipes online that explain how to heat your maple syrup to achieve the consistency of taffy. Turn your family into amateur maple producers! <\/p>\n

Build a Snow Fort<\/h2>\n

Take advantage of your stay at your secondary residence to build a huge fort…which will surely end in a snowball fight! Parents against children? Boys against girls? It’s up to you to choose! <\/p>\n

Oh no! Did the snowball fight accidentally damage your shed? Don’t panic! Bring the children inside and warm them up with a good hot chocolate in front of the fireplace before calling your insurance broker. Yes, additional buildings can be covered by your insurance*, if you have chosen this coverage as a secondary residence owner. Your broker will be able to discuss your options with you, so that your next snowball fight goes off without a hitch. <\/p>\n

*Certain conditions apply. This site provides general information only. Refer to your insurance contract, which prevails at all times. Contact your insurance broker for more information or if you have questions. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"class_list":["post-5496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-and-tricks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5498,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5496\/revisions\/5498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assuranciagt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}