10 wonderful winter activities

The reader who submitted this photo says, "This is my grandchildren building an igloo after a snow storm. It took shovels and a lot of hard work on their part to complete it. Of course they had a lot of fun throwing snowballs!"

Beth Hendricks captured this photo of local Amish children sledding behind their pony in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, after a big snow storm.

"The first snow is always so exciting," this photographer and mom writes. "My son loves making snow angels!"

Winter is a great time to get outside and take some photos, capturing snowy scenes and beautiful wildlife like this vibrant cardinal.

Betsy's daughter, Caroline, didn't have a snowboard for her 4-H sledding party a few years ago, so she used her toboggan.

Barbara Burris shared this photo of an 8-foot-tall snow bunny her husband built, with a little help from their puppy, Alex.

It's pretty hard to beat a trip to the tree farm with your dad. Here, little Liliana and her dad, Michael, walk together as they bring their tree home.

Jayson & Lisa Prater's sons, Jake, Luke, and Will, made a gardener's version of Frosty, using dried Echinacea heads for his facial features and buttons, and an upside-down flower pot for his hat. They thought their new aviator goggles would be good protection in a snowball fight, but they just fogged up thanks to all that darned breathing.

You don't need fancy equipment to play hockey at the Harsin place in Nebraska. Zach and Drew use big rocks for makeshift goals, and a tennis ball as a puck.

Betsy Freese and family enjoyed shooting clay pigeons behind the barn last Christmas.