Autumn Nature
This season comes after Summer and begins in September.
What is Fall/Autumn?
We go to a patch to pick these to make desserts.
What is a pumpkin?
A type of winter squash that grows on a vine. It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin. It has tan-yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp.
What is butternut squash?
Something used to move all the leaves in our yards.
What is a Rake?
Celebrated on the 31st of October
What is Halloween?
This animal starts to bury acorns in autumn for retrieving later in the winter.
What is a Squirrel?
A fruit grown in the Fall. Common names are Pink Lady and Gala.
What is an Apple?
A minimally processed drink made from pressed fresh apples, often served warmed.
What is Apple Cider?
This sport is watched on Sundays and is a big hit in the Fall.
What is Football?
This day is celebrated in October in Canada and in November in the US!
What is Thanksgiving?
Birds fly in this direction for the winter.
What is South?
This is the most sold chocolate bar around Halloween.
What is a Reece's peanut butter cup?
A type of spice typically used to make things sweeter and is often used as a topping for fall beverages, desserts, and oatmeal.
What is cinnamon?
Before carving pumpkins, Jack-o-Lanterns were originally made from this.
Turnips and/or potatoes
The day after Thanksgiving in the US
What is Black Friday?
Many animals (like bears and groundhogs) eat a lot of food during fall to prepare for this long sleep through winter.
What is hibernation?
A type of sweetener made from the sap of a tree. The sugars are taken and caramelized to create this topping traditionally used for pancakes or oatmeal.
What is Maple Syrup?
A sticky version of sugar that is often a brown-ish orange color. Can be used on top of ice cream, fruits, inside candy bars, or eaten by itself.
What is Caramel?
A common fall decoration originally made and used by farmers to keep birds out of crops in fields.
What is a Scarecrow?
This day falls on November 11th, and is __________ Day in Canada and ___________ Day in the US.
What is Remembrance Day and Veteran's Day?
The term for when birds and other animals fly south to avoid cold winter months.
What is migration?
A dessert normally eaten around Thanksgiving that is spiced and has a crust with a custard filling. It comes from an orange squash that is grown during the Fall.
What is Pumpkin Pie?
A seasonal drink made using the yolk from eggs, sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg.
What is Egg Nog?
The center line that can be drawn on a map around the globe. These climates are fairly neutral and do not experience all four seasons.
What is the equator?
A day in autumn when the sun is directly in line with the Earth’s celestial equator, meaning day and night are of equal length
What is the Fall Equinox?