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ALL ABOUT CHRISTMAS
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ALL ABOUT
CHRISTMAS
Christmas is a widely celebrated annual holiday that takes place on the
25th of December. For some, it's a religious holiday commemorating the
birth of Jesus. For others, it's a secular celebration of family, friends, food,
and fun.
Christmas
Pronounced: /ˈkrisməs/ Fun Facts: rds began in
Word History: Over the centures, Old nding Christmas ca
English The practice of se
“Crīstesmæsse” and Middle English “Criste h century.
masse" England in the 19t
morphed into Christmas. Queen Victoria
re popularized by
Christmas trees we
Cool Fact: the abbreviation Xmas was .
very sband, Prince Albert
and her German hu
popular during Roman Times. X (pronounce so in America.
ld
d "kai") llion light sets are
Each year, 150 mi
was the first letter of the word Χριστός ctrical load each
(Christ in of the nation’s ele
Greek). They consume 6%
December.
- Only 14 countries (out of 195)
in the world do not celebrate
Christmas.
- 93% of Americans celebrate
Christmas.
- Kiritimati (also known as
Vocabulary
Christmas Island) is the first man with a
Santa Claus - a jolly, old
place in the world to wake up s to
white beard that gives toy
on Christmas Day.
children
icle that is
Sleigh - a large, open veh
History pulled over snow
Gingerbread man - a coo
kie made
There’s no m
ention of De like a person
and many hi
cember 25 in
the Bible from ginger and shaped
storians belie the shape of
originally chos ve th at th e date was Wreath - a decoration in
en because
pagan festival it co in ci de d with the
of Saturnia. a circle
ice crystal
Christmas ha
s changed a Snowflake - a feathery
None of the lot throughou
t history. that falls from the sky
contemporary
have their or Christmas cu sweet
igin in religio
n, and most
stoms Cookie - children leave this
recent. are fairly Christmas Eve
treat for Santa Claus on
to
Snowman - snow shaped
resemble a human figure.
with
Gingerbread - cake made
h ginger
molasses and flavored wit
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Activity Challenge
Do each activity and check it off.
Note that most of the activities in this challenge are
included in this printable.
Make a Christmas Finish a Christmas Read Christmas
Card crossword puzzle books
Try some
Christmas-
Learn how other Bake Christmas themed creative
countries celebrate cookies writing ideas
Do some Christmas Solve a Christmas Make a
coloring pages riddle paper snowflake
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Around the world
Turn this activity into a Christmas Geography Challenge by finding each country on
your map or globe.
Get 5 points for each country you found on the map,
Get 1 point if you can’t find the country, but can point out the continent where
the country is located.
Do 5 jumping jacks if you can find neither the country nor the continent.
JAPAN FRANCE RUSSIA ENGLAND
Yule logs, made Christmas is It's mince pies
Christmas is not
of cherry wood, celebrated in for Santa
a national
are burned for January. instead of
holiday.
good luck. cookies.
SOUTH ISRAEL PERU NIGERIA
AFRICA
Enjoy eating In place of In the southern Merry Christmas
fried Xmas - hemisphere, in Fulani is
caterpillars for Hanukkah, a Christmas is in 'Jabbama be
good luck. festival of light the summer. salla Kirismati"
ICELAND GHANA MEXICO NORWAY
In place of A traditional Santa Claus
Santa Claus, it's Christmas In place of (called
Yule lads who dinner includes turkey, it's 'Julenissen') and
climb through okra soup, rice, tamales (meat small gnomes
the window and and a yam wrapped in called "Nisse"
leave presents paste called corn dough) bring Christmas
for kids. "fufu." presents.
HUNGARY GERMANY SWEDEN ETHIOPIA
It's the Wear lit candles Dress in all
Main Christmas
birthplace of on your head in white outfit.
dish includes
the Nutcracker. St. Lucia
fish and poppy
procession.
bread.
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Scavenger Hunt
Can you find everything on this list?
gift
candy cane
christmas
tree
snowman
rudolf
star
red bow
christmas
ornaments
cookie
santa
scarf
hat
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ALL ABOUT MY PET
Reindeer
MY REINDEER'S NAME
MY REINDEER'S AGE
MY REINDEER'S JOB
MY REINDEER'S FAVORITE
FOOD
The best pet in the world
MY REINDEER'S FAVORITE
SONG
WHAT MAKES MY REINDEER
HAPPY A PICTURE OF MY REINDEER
WHAT MAKES MY REINDEER
SAD MY REINDEER IS THE BEST
BECAUSE
ONE THING I HEAR MY PET
REINDEER SAY A LOT MY REINDEER MAKES ME
LAUGH WHEN
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Crossword Puzzle
Complete the crossword puzzle below.
1
5
4
2 8
6 9
10 3
12
14
11
13
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Answer Key
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Creative Writing
Create a made-up story using the following five words:
Christmas, nightmare, stars, Nutcracker, and family.
Make the story as interesting as possible. You can focus
on one particular word to base your story on. Or start
writing and add those words as you go.
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Creative Writing
Did you know that in some cultures, spiderwebs are
considered symbols of good luck on Christmas?
Imagine this: a spider decoration on your Christmas tree
comes to life, and now everything you touch turns into
candy canes.
Write about your day.
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Math and Art
Color-by-Number: 11 - PINK, 13 - ORANGE, 14 - PURPLE, 12 - GREEN, 5 - YELLOW
8+2+1 13 - 2
6+5
6+5+2 17 -3
10 - 5
2+2+1+0
4+8 15 - 2
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Math and Art
Color-by-Number: 4 - LIGHT GREEN, 8 - DARK GREEN, 6 - YELLOW, 3 - BROWN
8-2
3+1
5+3
9+2
8-5
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Cupcake Toppers
Cut out the circles. Use a bit of tape to attach a toothpick to the back of
one circle. Glue the matching circle to the back of the first one. Done!
There are 2 cupcake toppers on this page. If you need more, print more
copies of this page.
SIDE 1
SIDE 2
SIDE 1 SIDE 2
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Card
1. Cut the card and the pop-up art out, fold it in half, and cut along the red slits.
2. Unfold the card, slide a finger behind the slits, and pull the tab up to create a
right angle.
3. Glue the pop-art to the tab, and add some drawings and a message.
FOLD IT HERE
POP-UP ART
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Word Scramble
Rearrange the letters on each line to make words that have a meaning.
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Answer Key
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Riddle
IN WHAT YEAR DOES NEW YEAR'S DAY COME BEFORE CHRISTMAS?
MATCH YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE LETTERS AND ADD THEM TO THE
LINES BELOW.
9 6 5 90 4
x3 x8 x5 x0 x4
E Y R A V
27 48 35 0 16
!
27 16 27 35 48 48 27 0 35
ANSWER: EVERY YEAR!
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Riddle
WHAT DO YOU CALL A REINDEER WITH BAD MANNERS?
MATCH YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE LETTERS AND ADD THEM TO THE LINES BELOW.
16 18 21 4
+12 +14 +5 +19
13 9 10 8
+8 +21 +17 +28
O P D E L R U H
28 32 26 23 21 30 27 36
.
30 27 26 23 28 21 32 36
ANSWER: RUDE - OLPH.
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Maze
Help the kids find their presents.
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Maze
Help the reindeer get home.
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Maze
Help Santa deliver the presents.
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Critical Thinking
Find the 5 hidden objects then color the picture.
Find the hidden objects
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