Lots of good suggestions right there!

As long as the snow is not ice hard I would add ski jumping or sledge jumping to that list. It takes less than 5 minutes to make a small jump and arrange a competition.

And of course downhill skiing (using nordic skiis). But that may be beyond their skill set. If they can plow (or learn to plow right there) then they can do an easy slalom piste.


With snow shoes, make a competition out of balancing a tennis ball on a spoon. Harder than it sounds (you wiggle a lot with each step) - in particular if you have two teams racing each other.

Snowball throwing target practice / competition.


Make a snow castle. Bring an old saw, it makes construction a lot easier.


Make snow lamps that they light up when it's dark. Stack snow balls together around an empty space and put a candle in there. The effect is really cozy in the dark.


Most kids love to just play and muck about in the snow. If the parking lot is plowed you may have huge stacks of snow just waiting to be invaded by the hordes of cubs... Of course, some kids needs to "get started" and it is by no means guaranteed that a whole bunch of kids that really don't know each other that well will spontaneously engage in physically active play with each other.


There are some physical challenges, however: The main challenge is that most of these kids won't have clothing or shoes that work reliably and consistently. The weakest spot is between the shoes and the pants. The shoes are probably OK, the pants/suit/bib is probably OK, but the overlap between those two is hard to seal. Actually, it would be a great idea to bring gaiters for the whole lot, but that is probably beyond your job description.

Second weakest spot is water proofness: The kids will get wet. In particular on the knees and their bum, kneeling or sitting in the snow, as well as their hands.

Hot drinks and hot food and lots of it is an excellent way to keep them warm and active. And having an indoors location to warm them and dry them is excellent.