Winter Activities
Winter Holidays
Winter Treats
Winter Clothes
Winter Weather
100
This thing is often made in the winter time by children. It has a corn cob pipe, a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal.
A snowman
100
What do people decorate to put Christmas present under?
Christmas Tree
100
What is the winter treat that everyone likes to cut out and decorate?
Sugar (or Christmas) Cookies
100
These keep your feet dry in the winter.
Boots
100
What type of precipitation do we get in the winter?
Snow
200

These objects are banned from SMITH School but are often fun to throw at your friends.

Snowball

200
In German tradition, what special green item do you need to find first if you want to open the first present on Christmas morning?
Pickle
200
What are the three main ingredients in a mug of hot cocoa?
Cocoa (chocolate) Water or Milk Marshmallows Bonus 300 points if you can name another holiday drink that you serve cold. (Most kids don't really like this drink)
200
What is the item of clothing that goes under your regular clothes to help you stay warm?
Long Underwear, Long Johns, Thermal Underwear
200
What is another name for a "snow storm"?
Blizzard Bonus 200 points: During a blizzard the wind blows the snow around and makes _______________.
300
What winter sport involves walking up a hill, but not down?
Sledding
300
During what Jewish holiday do you light a menorah?
Hanukkah Bonus 100 points if you can name how many candles a menorah holds.
300
What is the winter treat that is shaped like a Shepard's hook?
Candy Cane
300
What are gloves with no separate fingers?
Mittens
300
What makes it feel like 15 degrees when it is really 28 degrees?
Wind or Wind Chill
400
What kind of house can you make out of snow?
Igloo
400
What is the special top you play with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah?
Dreidel
400
Run, run, run, as fast as you can! Can't catch me! I'm the __________________!
Gingerbread Man
400
What is the item of clothing that can keep your ears warm, but is not a hat?
Ear Muffs
400

These are the type of days we never have at Smith School but other schools have all the time.

Snow Day

500
Which winter sport requires 8 furry friends to help you?
Dog Sledding Bonus 500 points if you can name the famous Dog Sled race in Alaska. Bonus 200 if you can guess what they call the sled driver.
500
What is the winter holiday that celebrates African heritage, culture, community, and family?
Kwanzaa
500

What is the one dessert that no one eats at the holidays because it's gross? Hint: It is a type of cake.

Fruitcake

500
What is another name for a big heavy jacket? Hint: They sometimes have furry hoods.
Parka
500
How many points do snowflakes have?
6
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