Winter Phrases
You’re on thin ____.
What is Ice?
The holiday where nice children get presents, while naughty ones get coal.
What is Christmas?
Bears and bats spend their winter resting in this deep extended sleep.
What is Hibernation?
These delicate ice crystals form when water vapor in the air freezes.
What are Snowflakes?
Snow can be rolled into these and thrown at your friends :)
What is Snowball?
I don't feel well, I think I'm ____ ___ ______.
What is "Under the weather"?
The holiday where children receive 8 nights of gifts.
What is Hanukkah?
This dapper avian looks like it is wearing a tuxedo.
What is a Penguin?
This term describes a severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility.
What is a Blizzard?
This winter activity involves gliding on ice wearing bladed shoes.
What is Ice skating?
I slept so well last night, I was _____ _____.
What is Out Cold?
This holiday takes place in February, honors a new animal of the year, and celebrates with fireworks and red envelopes.
What is Lunar New Year?
These marine mammals, known for their tusks, use sea ice as a platform for resting and giving birth.
What are Walruses?
This natural light display, often seen in polar regions, is caused by the interaction of solar wind with the Earth's magnetic field.
What are the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis?
You create this when you lie in the snow and wave your arms.
What is a Snow angel?
That’s just the tip of the __________.
What is Iceberg?
UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand celebrate this holiday with gifts on December 26th.
What is Boxing day?
This endangered ursine species has black skin and is the largest carnivorous land mammal on Earth.
What is Polar Bear?
This infamous Nor'easter covered New England in 40 inches of snow in 2 days. Good luck digging out your station wagon.
What is the Blizzard of 1978?
Dogs and a sled are essential for this winter activity, it is a practice that has been passed down in northern Inuit communities for generations.
What is Mushing?
It's easy to ___ ___ ____ with new people by playing a game!
What is Break the ice?
This African-American holiday celebrates family, harvest, and unity, where celebrants light black, red, and green candles.
What is Kwanzaa?
This endangered feline species lives on snowy mountaintops and has fluffy paws that are natural snow shoes.
What is Snow Leopard?
This is the temperature measurement based on rate of heat loss from skin caused by wind and cold.
What is Wind chill?
This is the most efficient way for pedestrians to traverse deep snow over long distances.
What is Snow shoeing?
It's always coldest in the __________ of winter.
What is Dead?
This Wiccan festival marks the winter solstice and the rebirth of the sun.
What is Yule?
The color of the arctic fox's fur in the Spring.
What is Brown?
This is the name for being temporarily unable to see due to UV light reflecting from snow.
What is snow blind?
The Nutcracker ballet was written by this legendary Russian composer, who also composed music for Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty.
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
To not talk to someone is to give them the ___ _______.
What is the Cold Shoulder?
For this holiday in January, children wait for the three Reyes Magos to deliver their presents.
What is Three Kings Day? (Día de Reyes)
Instead of a nest, this is where emperor penguins incubate their egg.
What is on top of their feet?
Sunsets are more dramatic during the winter due to the lack of this in the air.
What is Humidity?
This iconic trail is a nearly 1,000-mile annual long-distance sled dog race in Alaska that runs from Anchorage to Nome.
What is the Iditarod Trail?