Summer
What do you wear when you swim?
Bathing suit (Swimming suit)
This white liquid is nutritious and produced by cows. What do you call it?
Milk
It is made of rice and formed into triangles or rounds. It is called a “rice ball” in English. What is it?
A Rice Ball (“Onigiri/Omusubi”)
I am an insect with hair all over my body. I am a child who grows into a butterfly or moth. Who am I?
Caterpillar
When it rains or snows, you open this over your head so you will not get wet. What is it?
Umbrella
What do you call water in a cold, solid form?
Ice
You mix this material with water and use it to color a picture by brush. What is it?
Watercolor paints
You knead wheat or rice flour, roll it out, season it, and bake it. What do you call this snack?
Japanese rice cracker (“Senbei”)
I can change colors and I am part of the lizard family. I use my long tongue and catch insects to eat. Who am I?
Chameleon
It rains for a long time at the beginning of summer. What do you call this season?
Rainy season
This machine uses electricity and spins fan blades to circulate cool air. What is it?
Electric fan
An elementary school pupil carries textbooks and other things for school in a bag. He/She carries the bag on his/her back. What is it?
Small backpack that Japanese children use as a school bag (“Randoseru”)
You mix Azuki beans (red sweet beans) with Kanten (Japanese gelatine) and steam it to make it hard. What do you call this candy?
Sweet bean jelly that is a traditional Japanese sweet (“Yokan”)
This is a strong animal with a mane. It can run fast and has a long face, neck, and legs. What do you call this animal?
Horse
When it rains or snows, you wear these so your feet will not get wet. These shoes are long and made of rubber. What are they?
Rubber boots
If you pump air into this, it will take the shape of a donut and you can use it in a pool. What is it?
Float
What furniture do you put back your shoes or sandals into?
Japanese shoe cupboard (“Getabako”)
You knead rice flour, form small balls and steam, or boil them. Then, you mix them with Azuki beans (red sweet beans) or Kinako (sweet soybean flour). You serve these as an offering to the moon at the Otsukimi party (Japanese festival honoring the autumn moon). What do you call these sweets?
Sweet Japanese rice dumplings (“Dango”)
This little creature has a spiral shell and it hides its body into the shell. It lives on land. It licks drops of water from grass and trees and eats leaves. What is it?
Snail
This white, fluffy thing made of tiny water droplets floats in the sky. What is it?
Cloud
When you want to cool down, you circulate air by waving around this paper covered tool with a bamboo frame. What is it?
Fan
When you play on this piece of equipment in a park, you go up the ladder and slide down on the slope. What is it?
Slide
You see this plant in springs at riversides or fields and it is shaped like a brush. You can also eat it. What is it?
Horsetail (“Tsukushi”)
I am an animal that lives in the river or swamp in hot regions. My body is covered with tough, scaly skin that you can make into a handbag or belt or shoes, but beware of my large mouth with big, sharp teeth. Who am I?
Crocodile
This doll is made of paper or cloth and you hang it when you pray for good weather for the next day. What do you call this doll?
A symbol of prayer for good weather (“Teru-Teru-Bozu” )