Christmas Is For Kids
Christmas Around the World
Christmas by the Numbers
International Holiday Celebrations
A Green Christmas
100

This magical household figure moves from room to room, helping Santa by making sure the children are being good.

What is Elf on a Shelf?

100

In Mexico, children break open these hanging paper mache sculptures to release the candy inside. 

What are pinatas?

100

One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping.

What is Christmas Eve?
100

In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goats' hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts. 

Who is Krampus?

100

It takes this many years to grow a pine tree to an acceptable Christmas tree height. 

What is 15 years?

200

This piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life. 

What is his old silk hat?

200

The Gingerbread House competition is held annually at this Asheville, North Carolina hotel. 

What is the Omni?

200

$1014 per household. 

What is the estimated spending on Christmas gifts in 2024 in the U.S.?

200

This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants items to share with their families. 

What is Boxing Day?

200

In order to save the electricity used, this magic kingdom would have to unplug more than eight million lights at Christmas.

What is Disneyland?

300

Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.

What is coal?

300

This familiar sleighing song was the first Earth tune played in outer space. 

What is Jingle Bells?

300

The real-life department store which was the setting for a Miracle on 34th Street.

What is Macy's?

300

These candlelit paper lanterns are a Christmas tradition in Mexico and in the Southwestern U.S.

What are luminaries?

300

Rather than dining on turkey or opting for vegan, the Who in Whoville enjoyed this in Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."

What is Roast Beast?

400

The other reindeer would not let Rudolph join in these activities. 

What are the reindeer games?

400

This dark fairy tale about a brother, a sister, and a witch was the inspiration for gingerbread houses. 

What is Hansel and Gretel?
400
In the 12 days of Christmas, lords a leaping appear in this quantity.

What is ten?

400

A witch drops presents down chimneys in this European Christmas tradition. 

What is Italy?

400

Christmas tree farming is a sustainable industry due to the fact that for every tree cut, this many trees are planted.

What is two to three?

500

This kid stayed home for Christmas vacation and solved a crime while he was there.

Who was Kevin McAllister?

500

This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies. 

What is kissing under the mistletoe?
500

The number of lights in the Griswold house in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."

What is 25,000

500

The Ukrainian legend of this crawling creature inspired the Christmas tradition of hiding a similarly shaped ornament in the Christmas tree. 

What is a spider?

500

This President, number 14, brought the tradition of a live Christmas tree to the White House. 

Who was Franklin Pierce?