Charlotte TEEN Winter FUN Guide

The magical season, coined as the "Most Wonderful Time of The Year," winter is here! This time of year is filled with the world's major holiday's, cold weather and resolutions for a New Year!

Best of all Teens are out of school to experience the best part of it all, during their Holiday Break! Here are 25 Things to do during Your Holiday Break:

1. Ice Skating-

First on our list is a Holiday Staple, Ice Skating! Fortunately, in Charlotte you can experience Ice Skating Indoor or the Nostalgia of the Ice Skating outside!

Indoor

Extreme Ice Center

Pineville Ice House

Outdoor

Holiday on Ice Charlotte

The Speedpark at Concord Mills

2. Shopping

In the Spirit of Christmas the art if giving calls for a trip to the shopping center!

3. Attend A Holiday Event

Christmas

Dates: now-12/25/17

Christmas Town in McAdenville

Christmas at the Billy Graham Library

Christmas at the Charlotte Motor Speedway

CLT New Year's Eve by Ally Bank in Uptown Charlotte

Christmas Village and Holiday Skirt at Romare Bearden Park

Kwanzaa

Dates: 12/26/16-1/1/17 at 6pm

African Marketplace-Location varies

For More Details go visit Kwanza Charlotte

Hanukkah

Glow-in-the-Dark Chanukkah at Fountain Plaza at Stonecrest-12/26/16 4pm

Shopping CenteOhr Ha Torah at South Park Mall 12/27/16 5 p.m.

Hannakah Celebration at Levine Jewish Community Center 12/28/16 4pm

4. Hockey

While at the Ice Skating Rink have a try at playing Hockey!

Indoor

Extreme Ice Center

Pineville Ice House

5. Baking

Nothing says the Holiday's more than Baked Goods! Cook up your favorite Holiday Treat with the ones you love!

6. Basketball Tournament

Tis the season to shoot hoops Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la__! Or at least watch them. Take in a basketball game as High Schools from across the Carolina's participate in the Queen City Holiday Classic.

Queen City Holiday Classic

Harding High School

December 21-23, 2016

7. Movies

The movies are always a great go to! Check out Fandago to see what's playing near you and showtimes!

8.Volunteer

Spread the Holiday Spirit by volunteering at a local Shelter, Charity or Soup Kitchen! Check out our Directory for organizations that may offer volunteer opportunities!

9. Christmas Caroling

Grab a group of your friends and go to a local Nursing Home or Childrens Hospital sing some Holiday music and to spread some cheer.

10. Game Night

Pull out your favorite board game and bond with your family and friends for a great bonding experience.

11. Hot Chocolate

Warm up with a cup of Hot Cocoa! Check out Foursquare for 13 places to get great Hot Chocolate!

12. Decorate your bedroom door for the holidays

After you have "Decked The Halls" with your family. Make an individual statement about Christmas and decorate your bedroom door!

13. Start a new jigsaw puzzle

Simple but fun! Go find a great puzzle and challenge yourself to put it together.

14. Go on a winter photo scavenger hunt

Winter Scenes are beautiful! Check out Big City Hunt for Scavenger Hunt around the city and don't forget to take some selfies!

15. Play in a video game tournament

This one is for you gamers out there! Check out Eventbrite for local gaming events!

16. Vision Board

Instead in addition to making a New Years Resolution's List, Vision Board your 2017 and watch your plans come to reality.

17. Go to a cultural event

Expand your horizons and go to Cultural Events like:

• Charlotte Ballet-Nutcracker

• Quilts Social Fabric Heritage and Improvisation at the Harvey Gantt Center

18. Learn to Cook

Learn a family recipe by helping out in the kitchen this holiday! Play your Su Chef to your family's Expert in the Kitchen! Or sign up for a cooking class at one of the places below:

Sur la Table

Chef Alyssa's Kitchen

The City Kitch LLC

The Tiny Chef

Befriend Cooking

19. Go Bowling

Land a strike at a local bowling alley:

StrikeCity

AMF Centennial Lanes

AMF University Lanes

Piedmont Social House

AMF Carolina Lanes

20.Go To Dave and Busters-

Grab one of your cool aunites or uncles and go to Dave and Busters for a good time.

21. Hang Out With Family

Self explanatory but oh so necessary! Try any of the ideas in this post for a guaranteed good time!

22.Go out To eat

Through the year you get a hance to eat at all of your neighboorhood restuarants. Try somewhere new, like Fuel Pizza, The Flying Biscuit, Bad Daddy's or Pinky's.

23. Kareoke

So you think you can sing? Kareoke is always a fun party game with friends and family. And now it is even easier using the Kareoke Selfie Stick ! These selfie stick can be purchased online and in stores.

24. Trampoline Parks For High Impact Fun, go for a jump at a Trampoline Park:

Sky High Sports

Defy Gravity

25. Laser Tag

Hang up the Video Games & Challenge your friends to a game of Laser Tag!

Laser QUEST

Sports Connection