Winter Phrases
You’re on thin ____
Ice?
The hot sweet drink is a wintertime favorite for children and adults.
What is Hot chocolate?
Nice children get presents, while naughty ones get coal.
What is Christmas?
What do Bears, Bats, and Snails do in the winter to prepare for Spring?
What is Hibernate?
Light snow falling for short durations. No accumulation or perhaps light dusting.
What are flurries?
What winter activity involves throwing cold, spheres?
What is a Snowball fight?
What comes in pairs, and can be made of leather or yarn?
gloves
"Feeling really sick" is this.
Under the weather?
What spice is commonly used in gingerbread cookies?
Ginger?
Children get 8 nights of gifts
What is Hanukkah?
What dapper animal looks like it is wearing a tuxedo?
What is a Penguin?
What form of precipitation consists of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow?
What is Sleet?
This winter activity involves gliding on ice wearing special shoes.
What is Ice skating?
What tool is made of plastic or metal, used for play or work, and is found in a sandbox?
a shovel
I slept so well last night, I was out __________.
Out Cold?
Christmas candy made for 300 years and used as a sweet treat or decoration.
Candy Cane?
For the Chinese New Year, young people are given money in envelopes of this "good luck" color.
What is Red?
These white, huge, and furry animals withstand the cold temperatures and advertise soda.
What is a Polar Bear?
Dangerous winter storms with snow accumulation, blowing snow, high wind, and low visibility.
What is a Blizzard?
What do you create when you lie on snow and flap your arms?
What is a Snow angel?
What trees stay green all winter long?
Evergreen trees
That’s just the tip of the __________.
Iceberg?
A winter drink is made with egg, milk, and a lot of sugar?
What is Egg nog?
UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand celebrate with gifts on December 26th.
What is Boxing day?
This happens to the arctic fox fur during winter.
What is turns white?
Storm results with at least .25” of ice on exposed surfaces. Hazardous driving and walking.
White out or Ice Storm
What is an Ice Storm?
Dogs and snow are essential for this winter sport.
What is Dog sledding?
This sport includes jumps called a lutz, an axel, and is on ice.
What is figure skating?
I’m no good at meeting new people, I can never seem to __________.
Break the ice?
What is one thing Buddy the Elf likes to put on his spaghetti?
What is syrup, pop tarts, M&M's, chocolate syrup/sauce, or mini marshmallows?
This African holiday "first fruits", celebrates family, harvest, and unity.
What is Kwanzaa?
The endangered feline species that is white with spots, cannot roar, and has paws that are natural snow shoes.
What is Snow Leopard?
Temperature measurement based on rate of heat loss from skin caused by wind and cold?
Frostbite or Wind Chill
What is Wind chill?
A girl is building something. She said she needs snow, scarves and buttons to build this. What else does she need?
A carrot
This European country hosted the first Winter Olympics.
What is France?
(timing) In the __________ of winter.
Dead of Winter?
What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
What is a gold coin?
In Spain, eat 12 of these little fruits on New Year's Day to make sure you have good luck.
What are Grapes?
What "slow" moving animal goes underground during the winter when the temperature goes below the freezing level?
Sloths or Slugs
What are Slugs?
Being temporarily unable to see due to UV light reflecting from snow.
What is snow blindness?
Those who love four-wheeling can do this winter activity instead.
What is Snowmobiling?
What is the name of the famous ballet performed during the winter holiday season?
To not talk to someone is to give them the __________.
The Cold shoulder?
In which country is it now traditional to eat at KFC for Christmas dinner?
What is Japan?
What Asian holiday takes place in Winter and celebrates with fireworks.
What is Chinese New Year?
Instead of a nest, where do emperor penguins incubate their egg?
What is top of feet?
Sunsets are more dramatic during the winter due to the lack of this.
Rain or humidity
What is humidity?
This Winter team sport is played on ice and involves a broom!
What is Curling?
What type of tree is traditionally used as a Christmas tree?
Pine trees
fir, pine, spruce, and sometimes cedar.