Christmas Cookies
What is the main ingredient in sugar cookies?
Flour!
Name 3 things kids do on a snow day
-sledding
-snowball fight
-skiing
-snowboarding
-watch movies
-play video games
Mrs. Clause always makes 25 cookies for her, Santa, Jack Frost, Frosty the Snowman, and Kelly to decorate. How many cookies can they each decorate (assume they split up the cookies evenly)
5 cookies each
What are the four main food groups that elves eat?
Candy, Candy Canes, Candy Corns, and Syrup
How many reindeer does Santa have?
9
Which country invented the sugar cookie?
The United States
Emily played in the snow from 11:45 AM until 3:15 in the afternoon. How long did she play in the snow for?
2.5 hours
What is the name of the movie about a boy who does not believe in Santa, but he boards a train and his life is changed forever?
The Polar Express
Name 3 things Buddy the Elf had in his GIANT, sugary breakfast...
-Spaghetti
-M&M's
-Sprinkles
-Marshmallows
-Chocolate Pop Tarts
-Syrup
If Santa visits everyone in the world, how many billion people is that, to the tenths place?
8.3 billion
What year did the tradition to leave cookies out for Santa start?
1930! This tradition started during the Great Depression when parents wanted to teach their children how to share, no matter how little they had
Hannah decorated her Christmas tree on her day off! She was able to hang 4 ornaments a minute. If she decorated the tree for 35 minutes, how many ornaments did she hang?
140 ornaments
What do many people in Japan eat for Christmas dinner?
KFC!!
What day in December is National Candy Cane Day?
December 26th
The elves are wrapping presents. They have a piece of wrapping paper that is 12 feet by 7 feet. What is the area and perimeter of this piece of wrapping paper. (Remember to use "ft squared" as the unit for area).
Area=84 ft squared
Perimeter=38 feet
A cookie recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If I want to triple the recipe, how many cups of flour and sugar will I need?
What is a winter tradition you and your family have, if any? Everyone on the team must answer to get the points
No wrong answers!
What is the British holiday celebrated the day after Christmas?
Boxing Day
What continent did syrup originate from?
North America
Elves typically eat 13 candy canes a day. If there are 12 candy canes in a pack, how many packs of candy canes would Santa need to buy to feed 2 elves for a week? (You may need to round up for this question)
16 packs
I was making Christmas cookies, but I accidentally made them 1.5 times too big! The cooking time was suppose to be 15 minutes, how much additional time was needed for the cookies to fully bake?
7.5 minutes
How much did the average U.S. family spend on Christmas presents?
$900
How many total gifts are given in the 12 days of Christmas song?
364
85 candy canes have 3,884.5 calories. How many calories are in one candy cane?
45.7 calories per candy cane
Santa has 525 elves working with him this holiday season. If each elf can make 22 toys an hour, how many total toys can the elves make in 3 hours?
34,650 toys