Potentia’s December Holiday Scavenger Hunt
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?
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- What did the children at the orphanage want more than anything?
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- Visit the holiday crafts page and look at the snowman project. What are the snowballs made of?
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Website #2: 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?
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Website #3: 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 #4: 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? ______________________________________________________________________________