Winter Idioms
Rain Check
The baseball game was cancelled because of the weather, I guess we will need to get a rain check.
What is get a ticket or promise to be able to do the activity on a later date or buy the product later?
This spring Holiday involves church services, festive family meals, egg decoration, and gift-giving, also called Resurrection Sunday.
What is Easter?
In the movie Rise of the Guardians, what is the name of the guardian of dreams?
Who is Sandman or Sandy?
The holiday on the last day of the year to celebrate the upcoming year.
What is New Year's Eve to New Year's Day?
This is what you should do if you receive a present that you don't like.
What is smile and say thank you. (maybe later return or regift it)
A lot of work
This happens when you have so much work that you don’t even know where to start.
What is snowed under?
This Holiday is celebrated around the world on November 2 to commemorate the dead.
What is "All Souls Day" or "Feast of All Souls", "Defuncts' Day" (in Hungary, France, Italy, and Ecuador), "Day of the Dead" (Mexico)
In Netflix's Jingle Jangle, what is Jeronicus Jangle's profession?
What is an inventor or toymaker.
This is Jewish holiday on which we light eight candles on a menorah.
What is Hanukkah?
This is how you can keep in touch with friends over the winter break.
What is a call, text, social media, games online, or visit (with social distancing)?
Sweet Tooth
Jenny really had a sweet tooth and loved Christmas cookies.
What is liking sweet foods?
This day is celebrated on September 15 or 16th with parades, flags, marching bands in several Central American countries
What is Independence Day?
Children need this to get on the Polar Express.
What is a golden ticket (found in their pocket)?
On this holiday, people wait for a little brown animal to come out of his hole to see if he sees his shadow.
What is groundhog day?
This is how you might deal with an annoying relative when meeting over the holidays.
What is make polite conversation and then find something else to do, ignore them, or keep yourself busy so you don't have to interact with them?
Get a head start on
I really need to get a head start on planning for the holidays.
What is start early to get things done?
This New Year's celebration does not have a set date because it follows the lunar calendar. Each year is celebrated with a different animal.
What is Chinese New Year?
What kind of animals dance and sing in Happy Feet?
What are penguins?
A holiday celebrated on a Monday (in January), to honor the man who is known for his non-violent actions during the civil rights movement.
What is Martin Luther King Jr. day?
This is how we can make our neighbors or people in our community happy during the holidays.
What is give to a toy drive, bring them food or cookies, send out Christmas cards?
Out of Here
As soon as it is Friday afternoon, I am out of here for Winter Break.
What is leaving, gone, finished with an activity and moving on?
Fasting and Feasting
These Holidays involves both Feasting and Fasting. Fasting for 30 days followed by feasting
What are Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr?
What does grandma often get run over by in holiday movies?
What is a reindeer?
This holiday lasts from December 26th to January 1st to celebrate African American culture.
What is Kwanzaa?
This is how you are sensitive to cultural differences during December.
What are learn what holidays your friends or others celebrate? (Don't assume that they celebrate Christmas, it is best to ask)