Westchester Third Graders
Study Holiday Customs
From Around The World

1.  What do people in Sweden do around their Christmas tree on Christmas Day?

http://www.uk.umea.se/grubbero/comenius/chr-swe/christmas-swe.htm

2.    Describe the traditional parols, from the Philippines.

http://sim.soe.umich.edu/parol/

3.    Why do children in Iceland put a shoe in their windows?

http://familycrafts.about.com/library/misc/bljolasveinarv.htm

4.    What kind of recipe can you find if you wanted to make a traditional Hungarian Christmas treat?

http://www.zoltech.net/h/pct/072.htm   Picture

http://www.fsz.bme.hu/hungary/cuisine/foods/bejgli2.html   Recipe

http://christmas.com/worldview/hu      Information

Click this
World Wide Christmas Calendar
to Answer The Rest of the Questions.

5. What country has a traditional Christmas song in present #13?

6. What can you learn how to make in present #23?

7. What do children in Russia (present #9) celebrate more than Christmas?

8. What is one of your Christmas traditions that you would like to tell children in other countries?

Another site for Information

http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm Information

Holiday Fun For Children

http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/
christmas/christmascoloringpages.html 		Pictures to color

http://www.cass.net/~rainiew/sarahbear/
bigc4/colorbig.htm

Online coloring

http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/
christmas/snowman2/buildme.htm

Mix and Match Snowman

http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/
christmas/puzzles/online/main.html

Puzzles (sliding and jigsaw)

http://www.billybear4kids.com/
games/online/search/winter2.htm

Winter Word Scramble

http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays
/christmas/stickers/stickers.htm

Decorate a Christmas tree.

http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays
/christmas/ginger/stickers.htm

Decorate a Gingerbread house.

http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/
christmas/snowman/snowman.htm

Dress a Snowman

http://www.searsportrait.com/storybook/
xmas_tree_99_form.html

Create a story.

http://www.searsportrait.com/
family_fun/holiday/create_holiday_art.html

Decorate a tree, snowman, or gingerbread house.

http://www.geocities.com/
Heartland/7134/Christmas/chrtest.htm

Young elf quiz

http://www.searsportrait.com/
storybook/rudolph_98_form.html

Create your own story. Remember not to use your real name.

http://www.12days.com/
playground/nutcracker/

Hangman with a nutcracker theme.

http://www.searsportrait.com/
storybook/christmas_97_form.html

Create a story. Remember not to use your real name.

http://www.claus.com/garage/index.shtml

Decorate a vehicle for Santa.

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/
xmas/games/slide1.html

Christmas scene Sliding Puzzle.

http://www.kidsdomain.com/
holiday/xmas/games/checkers/

Play Christmas checkers with the computer.

http://www.kidsdomain.com/
holiday/xmas/games/word1.html

Christmas WordSearch