Holidays and Traditions
This holiday is always celebrated on the 25th of December.
What is Christmas?
This day is celebrated with gatherings, parties and resolutions.
What is New Years Day.
A toy that was first manufactured in 1949 used a real vegetable to affix plastic parts to.
What is Mr. Potato Head?
Fun Fact: Mrs. Potato Head joined the fun in 1953 and was later supplemented with fun accessories, like a car and boat trailer.
This snack is traditionally left out for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What are milk and cookies?
Fun Fact: Sometimes people leave carrots out for the reindeer. They get hungry too!
This adds character and personalization to a Christmas tree.
What is an ornament?
Fun Fact: The modern-day mold-blown colored glass Christmas ornament was invented in the small German town of Lauscha in the mid-16th century.
This celebration is based on the ancient African harvest festivals that celebrate the ideals of family and unity.
What is Kwanzaa?
This tradition began in 1907 after this city banned fireworks.
What is the ball-drop in Times square. The city is New York.
Fun Fact: The current ball is 12 feet in diameter, weighs 11,875 pounds, and is covered in 2,688 Waterford Crystals.
The creator of this toy was inspired by Australian children playing with bamboo hoops.
What is the Hula Hoop?
Fun Fact: In 1958, the Hula Hoop sold for $1.98. Today you can pick one up for around $10, but they can have a wide price range.
This food is a mix of herbs, bread and a binder such as an egg.
What is stuffing?
Fun Fact: Stuffing is also known as dressing. What do you call it?
The first decorated trees were adorned with what fruit?
Apples.
Fun Fact: The early Christmas trees were also decorated with white candy canes and pastries. The pastries were made in the shapes of hearts, stars and flowers.
This holiday is celebrated by Jewish families and commemorates the longevity of a small amount of oil that kept a menorah lit in the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
What is Hanukkah?
This country is the first to celebrate New Year's Day.
What is Kiribati?
Invented in the 1930's, this toy is thought to have originated from a company's metal pie tins.
What is the frisbee?
Fun Fact: The team sport Ultimate Frisbee started around 1965 and frsrt became popular at high schools.
This edible house was was made popular by a children's fairy tale.
What is a gingerbread house?
Fun Fact: The book Hansel and Gretel made ginger bread houses popular.
These are hung by the chimney with care in hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be there
What is a stocking?
Fun Fact: The largest one of these was 168 feet long, and 70 feet wide.
This holiday celebrates the festival of lights and is celebrated by Hindus in the fall.
What is Diwali?
The last country to celebrate New Years Day.
What is American Samoa?
This toy contains silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties. It can stretch, bounce and be pulled apart!
What is Silly Putty?
Fun Fact: Silly Putty has been around for 80 years. It was originally intended as a possible replacement for rubber during World War 2.
This festive drink is made of milk or cream, spices, vanilla or nutmeg, egg, sugar and sometimes alcohol.
What is eggnog?
Fun Fact: The earliest documented example of eggnog dates all the way back to 1775, when a Maryland clergyman wrote a poem about it.
Before we had strings of lights to hang on Christmas trees, what did we use?
What are candles?
This holiday celebrates removing the old and bad, and welcoming the new and good. It is a time to worship ancestors, exorcise evil spirits and pray for a good harvest.
What is the Chinese New Year?
There is a lot of trash after the New Year's celebration in Times Square each year. Guess the amount of confetti within 500 pounds.
The amount of confetti is around 3000 pounds!
This game is made by Milton Bradley. You can score points by rolling 5 dice to make certain combinations
What is Yahtzee?
Fun Fact: This game was invented by a Canadian couple in the 1950's. It was originally called "The Yacht Game".
The earliest recipe for this dates to ancient Rome. It included pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, and raisins that were mixed in a barley mash.
What is a fruitcake?
Fun Fact: In the middle ages, honey, spices and preserved fruits were added.
This might add some sparkle or shine to your Christmas tree.
What is tinsel?
Fun Fact: Modern tinsel was invented in Nuremberg around 1610.