Cultural Celebrations
The Jewish celebrate this for 8 days each December
In this game, one person starts outside the circle, standing, as everyone else sits on the floor. The person who is "it" walks the circle tapping each head saying, "Duck" until a "Goose" is chosen.
What is Duck, Duck Goose?
When you are standing on the North Pole, any direction you point is this direction.
What is South?
This toy store's mascot is Geoffrey the Giraffe.
What is Toys R Us?
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a ____ (fill in the blank)
What is mouse?
Christians celebrate Christmas to remember the birth of this historical figure
Who is Jesus Christ?
Another name for this game is "touch and go." It is played in a big group and one person starts out as being "it."
What is tag?
What is the Rubik's Cube?
What are sugar plums?
In this country, the nacimiento, or the Nativity scene, is the most important Christmas decoration, more so than a Christmas tree.
What is Mexico?
What is Four Square?
There is no land at the North Pole. Instead it is covered in a thick layer of this.
What is ice?
This toy consists of an axle connected by two disks and a string looped around the axle. It is played by holding the free end of the string and allowing gravity to unwind the string.
What is a yo-yo?
And Mama in her kerchief and I in my cap had just settled down for a ___ (fill in the blank)
What is a "long winter's nap"?
This celebration, often including singing, dancing, storytelling, poetry reading, African drumming, and feasting, honors African heritage in African-American culture and is celebrated from December 26-January 1 each year.
What is Kwanzaa?
This game is usually played with the lights off. The game starts with a few people at the front of the room, while everyone else has their heads down and their thumbs up. The people at the front walk around and press down on a few thumbs then go back to the front.
What is Heads Up, 7-Up?
The North Pole is warmer that this place.
What is the South Pole?
This toy is made of plastic interlocking bricks that can be assembled and connected to construct objects, including vehicles, buildings, and working robots. Anything constructed can be taken apart again and the pieces reused to make new things.
What are legos?
What to my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature ___ (fill in the blank) and eight tiny reindeer.
What is sleigh?
What is Yule or Yuletide?
This game is played with one person calling out different silly things to do. Everyone else must do as they say.
What is Simon Says?
All of these lines begin from the North Pole
What are longitudinal lines?
What is a doll / action figure / figurine?
Now Dasher! Now Dancer! Now Prancer and Vixen! On Comet! On ___ (fill in the blank)! On Donner and Blitzen!
What / Who is Cupid?