WINTER Expressions
Something extra that makes a good thing even better is the __________ on the cake.
icing?
On this holiday, nice children get presents, while naughty ones get coal.
Christmas
Some animals do this in the winter to conserve resources when food is scarce.
hibernate
Spike of ice formed when water falling from an object freezes
icicles
The winter activity that involves hitting people with cold, white spheres.
A snowball fight.
When you are close to getting in trouble you are ___________ on thin ice.
skating
This holiday celebrates the miracle of one night's oil burning for 8 nights.
Hanukkah
This animal looks like it is wearing a tuxedo or suit.
penguin
True or False: Snowflakes come in 2 different designs.
False. Each one is different.
This winter activity involves sliding on the ice wearing special shoes that have blades.
ice skating
That’s just the tip of the __________.
iceberg
An African holiday that is observed from December 26th to January 1st and ends in gift giving and a big feast. During this week long celebration, 7 candles are lit.
Kwanzaa
What happens to the arctic fox in winter if it spends a lot of time in the snow.
Its fur turns white.
A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
blizzard
What you create when you lie on a snowy surface and flap your arms and legs.
snow angel
I slept so well last night, I was out __________.
cold
Lunar or Chinese New Year is marked each year by one of 12 different ones of these.
This small relative of the moose is known as a caribou in North America.
reindeer
Condition when it is snowing so much one cannot distinguish the ground from the sky.
white-out
This type of dog is often used for dog sledding.
Husky
I’m no good at meeting new people, I don't know how to __________.
Break the ice.
The month in which Spring starts in the Northern Hemisphere
March
The color of a polar bear's skin.
Black. (Their FUR is colorless and transparent, their SKIN is black.)
A dangerous condition in which the body's temperature is abnormally low.
hypothermia
This is a sport of sliding down snow or ice-covered slopes.
Sledding or Tobogganing
Snug as a ________ in a rug.
bug
The proper name for the shortest day of the year.
Winter Solstice
The legend says that if this animal comes out of it's burrow and sees its shadow, it means we have 6 more weeks of winter
groundhog
A dangerous condition when skin, especially hands and feet, gets so cold it could be damaged.
frostbite
This activity involving walking over snow using a wide frame attached to the feet.
Snow shoeing?
To not talk to someone is to give them the __________.
cold shoulder
The largest December global holiday as it marks the very last day of the year.
New Year's Eve
A large, powerful owl of the high Arctic tundra, colored for camouflage during northern winters.
snowy owl
This is world's snowiest country (most snowfall per year)
Japan
Sport popular in Canada and Scotland where players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target
Curling