December Holiday Scavenger Hunt
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Visit the following holiday websites and answer the questions or follow the instructions that follow. Good luck!
Website #1:
http://www.12days.com/library/
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Read Bobby's Christmas Story and answer the following questions:
- What did Santa dress up as to test Bobby?
(a poor man)
- What did the children at the orphanage want more than anything? (a home)
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Visit the holiday crafts page and look at the snowman project. What are the snowballs made of? (styrofoam)
Website #2:
http://www.ort.org/ort/hanukkah/
- During Hanukkah, candles are lit for how many days? (8)
- Hanukkah is the Hebrew term for what? (dedication)
- What does Hanukkah commemorate? (the victory of the Jews over the Hellenist Syrians in 165 BCE)
Website #3:
http://www.globalindex.com/kwanzaa/welcome.htm
- When is Kwanzaa celebrated? (December 26th through January 1st)
- What does the word "Kwanzaa" mean? (the first fruits)
- What does green stand for? (the hope and the color of the motherland)
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? (the big guy flies at midnight)
Website #5:
http://www.holidays.net/christmas/santa.htm
- What is Santa Claus called in Holland? (Sintirklass)
- Does the Holland Santa Claus use a sleigh? (no, a ship)
- In Scandinavia, who brings the Christmas gifts to children? (an elf, called the julenisse or the juletomte)
- Who is La Befana? (good witch who dresses all in black and brings gifts to children on the Epiphany; Italian Christmas figure)
Website #6:
http://www.fernlea.com/xmas/poininfo.htm
- At what temperature are poinsettias put in danger of dying? (below 50 degrees)
- Where are poinsettias originally from? (Mexico)
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? (Santa's Little Elvis)
- How does Santa take pictures? (with his North Pole-aroid)
- What is the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the normal alphabet? (the Christmas alphabet has No-El)
- 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? (Noel)
- What is a German Adventskranz? (a wreath of leaves with four candles)
- In Portugal, people pretend that Father Christmas brings gifts and leaves them either under the tree or where? (in shoes beside the fireplace)
Website #9:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/1170/candycane.html
- What does a candy cane represent? (the shepherd's crook)
- What do the lights on a Christmas tree represent? (Jesus as the light of the world)
- What do the berries on a holly leaf represent? (the blood Jesus shed)
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!