Holidays Around the World

Here are some sites that explain some of the ways people celebrate winter in different parts of the World.

Winter Festivals from Elementary Students

Holidays from around the World

http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/kwanzaa/

 

Hanukkah Games

1. Hanukkah Coloring Book On-line
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/holiday-cb.htm
Color on-line pictures related to Hanukkah.

2. Hanukkah Match Game (#2)
http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/chanukah/match/
Play concentration with symbols of Hanukkah to reveal a surprise picture.

3. Play Dreidel On-line (#2)
http://www.joi.org/dreidel/index.shtml
A very interactive way to play dreidel on the computer.

4. Hanukkah Jigsaw Puzzle
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/hanukkah/online-puzzle/jigsaw/jigsaw.html
Put together a Hanukkah puzzle (a bit more difficult).

 

Wintertime Games
1. On-line Coloring Book for the Holidays
http://www.cass.net/~rainiew/sarahbear/bigc4/colorbig.htm
Choose pictures to color on-line from Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and other holidays.

2. Sears Portrait's Build a Snowman Game (#1)
http://www.searsportrait.com/ShockwaveGames/loader.asp?src=Create%5FSnowman%2Fsnowloa der%2Edcr&h=280&w=592&tag=E73473F0269C4CBD8ACE17EE78BD0BE12F3176CF387D40F7A 2794F1BA491E493
Build a snowman and color him in on-line.

3. Build a Snowman (#2)
http://blackdog.net/holiday/christmas/snowman/index.html
Build a snowman and feed the bird what you don't use.

4 . Winter Jigsaw Puzzle
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/winter/puzzles/jigsaw/puzzle1.html
Put together a winter puzzle (a bit more difficult).

 

  Christmas Games
A. Christmas Match Game
http://blackdog.net/holiday/christmas/match/index.html
Play concentration with symbols of Christmas to reveal a surprise picture.

B. Get Scrooge
http://blackdog.net/holiday/christmas/scrooge/index.html
Try to catch Scrooge.

C. Rudolph's Tic Tac Toe Game
http://blackdog.net/holiday/christmas/tictactoe2/index.html
Play tic tac toe with Rudolph.

D. Decorate the Christmas Tree
http://blackdog.net/holiday/christmas/tree/index.html
Decorate the Christmas Tree and feed Rover what you don't want to use.

Reindeer Barn
Find hidden online stories about Santa's reindeer. Children can choose to read the story online or have it read to them.

North Pole Village  - http://www.northpole.com/Village.html

Various Christmas activities
http://www.merry-christmas.com/games/games.htm#

Elves Games Chest - Lots of fun Christmas games

 

 Kwanzaa Games
A. Matching Game
http://www.lil-fingers.com/holidays/kwanzaa/super-matchup/content.html
Play concentration with symbols of Kwanzaa to reveal a surprise picture.

B. Tic Tac Toe
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/kwanzaa/tictactoe/index.html
Play tic tac toe with a Kwanzaa theme.

C. Jigsaw Puzzle
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/kwanzaa/online-puzzle/jigsaw/jigsaw.html
Put together a Kwanzaa puzzle.