Winter Holidays
Winter Math
Winter Science
Holiday Characters
Winter Riddles
100

What winter holiday do people often celebrate by giving gifts to family and friends?

Christmas

100

It is 18 degrees outside. If it gets 4 degrees warmer, what is the new temperature?

22 degrees

100

Why does snow melt faster inside than outside in the winter?

Because it is warmer outside

100

Buddy the Elf loves sweet foods. Where did Buddy grow up that explains why he acts like an elf?

The North Pole

100

I slide down a snowy hill, but I am not a skateboard.

A sled!

200

Hanukkah lasts eight nights. Why does the menorah have one extra candle?

The help light the other candles (shamash)

200

Four elves are eating cookies. One kid eats 5, one eats 3, one eats 4, and one eats 2. How many cookies did they eat altogether?

14 cookies

200

Why do animals like bears or foxes grow thicker fur in the winter?

To stay warm

200

The Grinch lives on a cold mountain by himself. Why does his heart grow at the end of the story?

He learns about kindness and caring

200

I am cold and slippery, and you might fall if you run on me.

Ice

300

When a big ball drops, everyone counts backwards from 10, and then people cheer and celebrate, what is starting?

The New Year

300

A snowman has 3 buttons. Two more snowmen join him; how many buttons are there total?

9

300

Why do puddles disappear after the snow melts?

The water evaporates

300

Name all of Santa's reindeer

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph!

300

I am white like snow, but I am not cold. You can build with me and eat me. 

Marshmallows

400

What sweet treat do kids often bake and decorate during the winter celebrations?

Cookies

400

On New Year's Eve, you count down from 10 to 1. How many numbers do you count out loud?

10

400

Why do mittens keep hands warmer than bare hands in the winter?

They trap heat

400

What kind of ride do the children take to get to the North Pole in the Polar Express?

A train

400

I am a plant you hang up, and people might kiss under me.

Mistletoe

500

Some families celebrate this winter holiday to honor African culture and family. What is it called?

Kwanzaa

500

An elf makes 4 rows of snowballs with 4 snowballs in each row. How many snowballs are there in all? 

16

500

What is the "steam" or "smoke" above the hot chocolate made up of?

Water vapor

500

Who created Olaf in the movie Frozen?

Elsa

500

I am a little spinning top game played during Hanukkah

A driedel