Winter Holiday Word Search
Across
- 4. reindeer whose name means "flash" in German
- 8. a building made out of ice that insulates surprisingly well
- 9. a hot beverage made from piloncillo, guavas, tejocote (Mexican hawthornes), cinnamon
- 10. a red flowered shrub from Mexico associated with Christmas since the 16th century
- 13. an architectural feature to direct smoke out of a building
- 15. formed when water freezes along the edge of a roof
- 16. every one is unique!
- 17. a collection of frozen, crystalized water that falls from the sky
- 18. hot atole beverage from Mexico made from corn, chocolate, milk, and spices
- 21. branches of trees and other decorations in a ring shape
- 23. a spiced sweetbread flavored with ginger and other spices
Down
- 1. member of the mint family and used to flavor mint chip ice cream
- 2. an egg-based drink, often flavored with nutmeg
- 3. reindeer known for having a bright red nose (shares a name with the founder of Puma athletic wear)
- 5. reindeer whose name means "female fox"
- 6. shell-shaped pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread)
- 7. the longest or shortest day of the year
- 9. a Mexican soup made with hominy (nixtamalized corn)
- 11. German word for "fir tree"
- 12. a major snowstorm
- 14. a parasitic plant often used as a Christmas decoration
- 19. also known as caribou, the only species of deer to successfully be semi-domesticated
- 20. build from balls of snow and often decorated with a carrot for a nose
- 22. made from cornmeal steamed in corn husk or banana leaf