Winter Plants
Evergreen
You may know many of these animals by their individual names due to a song referencing one that has a particularly red nose.
Reindeer
All snowflakes are alike- true or false?
False
What type of fun do people have in the winter on icy ponds?
What is ice skating
We often make houses and villages out of this spiced baked good.
Gingerbread
Hanging above doorways, this plant is actually a parasite that steals nutrients from its host, though we use it to have a holiday smooch.
Mistletoe
In the classic tale about Christmas Eve not a creature was stirring, not even this small rodent.
Mouse
What months are winter?
December, January, and February
What can you build in the winter if it snows?
What is snowman
What do we like to drink when it is cold outside in the winter?
What is hot chocolate
These circular arrangements can be seen decorating the doorways of many people's homes this time of year.
Wreath
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me a pair of these oddly named birds known to indicate a loving bond.
Turtle Doves
This word is used to describe a snowstorm.
What is a blizzard?
What kind of fun can you have on snowy hills in the winter?
What is sledding
What hot food do we eat in winter that helps lessen your symptoms of a cold?
What is soup
These seeds are made famous in "The Christmas Song" as the opening lyric mentions them "roasting on an open fire"
Chestnuts
This is the name of the condition or period of time an animal spends during the winter in a dormant state
Hibernation
Snow isn't actually white - true or false?
True! Hard to believe but snow is actually clear. Snice snow is made out of ice crystals, light bounces off all the crystals and reflects back to our eyes as white.
Dogs pull sleds across Alaska in this annual race.
What is the iditarod
Famous for not being that great to eat, this colorful dessert is often jokingly saved and re-gifted each year because of its long shelf-life
Fruit-Cake
The bright red berries of this plant are used as decorations in many arrangements during this time of year, though they are quite poisonous.
Holly
When an animal travel to a warmer place for the Winter
What is migrations
The number of sides or points does a snowflake have.
What are 6 sides or 6 points?
This is usually found in very cold temperatures but every once in a while you can find this "house made of snow"
What is an igloo?
During Hanukkah, these potato-based pancakes are cooked up and served.
Latkes