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Where to go Sledding & Snow Day Fun in Wichita

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Snow day ideas and where to go sledding in Wichita. The first order of business is to make a snow fort or have a snowball fight or sled down the stairs on the back deck, but once our hands are frozen, what’s there to do?

Here are some ideas. Please add some of your own if you have any!

(And if you scroll down, we share a list of good sledding hills in Wichita. If you know of any we missed, tell us about them in the comments.)

Make SNOW ice cream! Jennifer shared this on our Facebook page:

“How about a snow ice cream recipe? Just mix 8 cups clean fresh snow with 1 cup milk, half cup sugar, and half tablespoon vanilla. Yum! You can also add chocolate syrup. Thanks, Jennifer!

You can substitute 1 can of sweetened condensed milk for the milk and sugar. Other readers suggested using KoolAid or Jello to make a homemade snow cone.

Snow Day Fun and Where to Sled in Wichita

Snow Day Activities in Wichita 

  • Bundle up and go Ice Skating at Chicken N Pickle on their ice rink. 
  • Dig through your cabinets and make those box brownies or cake mix you have meant to make.  
  • Grab a spray bottle and fill it with water, then add some food coloring to paint the show. 
  • Have a fun day at Home:
    • Make paper snowflakes
    • Bring out the board games
    • Wear your jammies all-day
    • Play hot lava or make an obstacle course
  • Create Snow paintings. Bring a container of snow inside and use food coloring to paint with. Hurry before it melts.
  • Make shrinky dinks – I used to love making these 
  • Make a snowman, and then come inside for some hot chocolate. 
  • Check out my absolute favorite homemade play dough recipe here at Wichita on the Cheap.
  • Homemade Puffy Paint: We’re trying this today.
  • No sled? No problem. Here’s a list of DIY Sleds:
    • Cookie Sheet
    • Baby Pool
    • Boogie Board
    • Storage container lids
    • Laundry basket
    • Vinal outdoor cushions

Play Some Old School Games:

  • Hide and Seek
  • Hangman
  • Simon Says
  • Mother May I
  • Make a Hopscotch with painter’s tape
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Telephone
  • Twenty Question

Sledding Hills in Wichita

Before you sled on any hill make sure that it is public property and that you are allowed to sled on it.

Where to Sled in Wichita: 

    • College Hill Park -East Wichita in College Hill Park 
      • 304 S Circle Dr. 
    • Sedgwick County Park – West Wichita
      •  6501 W 21st St
    • Mid- American All Indian Center – Central 
      • 650 N Seneca
    • Harrison Park
      • 1300 S. Webb Road
    • Oliver & George Washington Blvd. – South Wichita
      • 2750 S Oliver St. 
    • Maize South High School
      • 3701 N. Tyler Road
    • West Kellogg near Cracker Barrel – West Wichita
      • 619 S. Ridge Road 
    • High Park in Derby
      • 2801 James st. 
    • McCall’s Hill  – Ark City
      • Summit & Edgemont Drive behind the church 
    • El Dorado Lake Dam – El Dorado  

Let us know where you like to sled in the comment, and we will add it to our list! 

If the roads are okay for driving, you could also find something to do on our Huge list of places for indoor fun in Wichita.

About the City of Wichita Snow Plows and Roads during Snow Storms: 

  • You can track the City of Wichita Snow Plow Map on their Website
  • The City focuses on 1,500 miles of emergency routes, paying special attention to significant traffic routes serving hospitals, emergency facilities, and schools. 
  • The state maintains federal and state roadways like K96, I-I35, I-235, and Kellogg. 
  • The City of Wichita uses about 1,000 tons of salt-sand mixers on overage. 
  • Some of the Snow Plows Names:
    • Aaron Brrrr
    • Betty WhiteOut
    • Catch My Drift
    • Darth Blader
    • Edgar Allen Snow
    • Ice Force One
    • Mr. Sandman
    • Snow Diggity
    • Snow Force 1
    • The Big LePlowski
    • William Scrape-speare 

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  1. I just made some snow ice cream with 8 cups of fresh snow and 1 cup of milk half a cup of sugar and half a tablespoon of vanilla extract seriously best ice cream ever !!!!

    1. try adding chocolate syrup, or cinnamon. or even get a little gross and make some with lemonade! (eating the yellow snow)

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