Visit the following holiday websites and answer the questions or follow the instructions that follow. Good luck!

Website #1: http://www.12days.com/library/

• Read Bobby's Christmas Story and answer the following questions:
  • What did Santa dress up as to test Bobby?
  • What did the children at the orphanage want more than anything?
• Visit the holiday crafts page and look at the snowman project. What are the snowballs made of?

Website #2: http://www.ort.org/ort/hanukkah/

• During Hanukkah, candles are lit for how many days?
• Hanukkah is the Hebrew term for what?
• What does Hanukkah commemorate?

Website #3: http://www.globalindex.com/kwanzaa/welcome.htm

• When is Kwanzaa celebrated?
• What does the word "Kwanzaa" mean?
• What does green stand for?

Website #4: http://www.claus.com/village.html

• Visit the Elf School and play a game to earn your Elf School Diploma. Print out for credit.
• What is the secret elf greeting?

Website #5: http://www.holidays.net/christmas/santa.htm

• What is Santa Claus called in Holland?
• Does the Holland Santa Claus use a sleigh?
• In Scandinavia, who brings the Christmas gifts to children?
• Who is La Befana?

Website #6: http://www.fernlea.com/xmas/poininfo.htm

• At what temperature are poinsettias put in danger of dying?
• Where are poinsettias originally from?

Website #7: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Christmas/xmas.htm

• Answer the following christmas jokes/riddles:
  • Who sings "Love Me Tender" and makes Christmas toys?
  • How does Santa take pictures?
  • What is the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the normal alphabet?
• Under the games section, take the elf test. If you pass, print the certificate at the end. Good luck!

Website #8: http://www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm

• What is Christmas called in France?
• What is a German Adventskranz?
• In Portugal, people pretend that Father Christmas brings gifts and leaves them either under the tree or where?

Website #9: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/1170/candycane.html

• What does a candy cane represent?
• What do the lights on a Christmas tree represent?
• What do the berries on a holly leaf represent?

Website #10: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/1170/colorpages.html

• Print a Christmas color sheet of your choice!

For more fun, try your knowledge at the Christmas Trivia Quiz--http://www.familygames.com/features/quizzes/xmasquiz.html

Have a very Merry Christmas!