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HTTP :// WWW.R AD R OAD T RIPS. COM Completion Checklist Color in the page numbers that were completed in your passport during your Rad Road Trip. Maybe you can work out a deal with the drivers that you get certain rewards for different completion milestones. Last Name / Surname First / Given name Date of Travel A Picture of You <RAD<ROAD<TRIP<TRAVELER<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< <<<<<<<<<<<123961600023811203125<LOOKING<FOR<ADVENTURE Page 2 Page 51
Ideas for your Next Road Trip Write down a list of games, activities, songs, or other ideas for your next road trip. What worked well on this road trip and what didn t? List the major stops along your way for your road trip. Check the boxes when you have reached those destinations! Once you get home, feel free to share your ideas or thoughts with us at RadRoad- Trips.com. Get help from an adult to submit your ideas at our website under the Contact Us page. If we feature your experience, game, song, activity, or idea, you ll get credit for it. Who knows, you might even be featured in our next Road Trip Passport! Page 50 Page 3
Riddle Me Work with everyone in the car to solve the following riddle. The solution is written backwards just under the riddle. Number Blocks Page 4 Page 49
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Mental Math GAME RULES: All computations are to be done mentally. There is to be no writing on paper, on their hands, on the car, etc. Participants may write invisibly in the air and/or use their fingers and body parts. Talking is outlawed. Also, no calculators are allowed. THE PROCESS Read a list of computations slowly allowing everyone to make the calculations in their head. When you are finished with all of the questions, ask if anyone would like a problem repeated. Once you have finished a list of computations, tell everyone to write down their answer. Have everyone read their answer out loud to see who all got the right answer. SAMPLE COMPUTATIONS 10 / 2 + 10 * 2 20 (The answer would be 10.) Write your answers from the various rounds in the spaces provided below Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace. Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar, Silent Night Heavenly hosts sing alleluia; Christ the Savior, is born! Christ the Savior, is born! Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love's pure light Radiant beams from thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer Rudolf, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows. Then one foggy Christmas eve Santa came to say: "Rudolf with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names. They never let poor Rudolf play in any reindeer games. Then all the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee: "Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer, you'll go down in history!" Joy to the World Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven and nature sing. Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns; Let men their songs employ; while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessing flow far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as, far as the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of His righteousness, and wonders of His love, and wonders of His love, and wonders, wonders of His love. Page 6 Page 47
Santa Claus is coming to Town Oh! You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town! He's making a list, He's checking it twice, gonna find out who's naughty or nice. Santa Claus is coming to town! He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake. He knows when you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake! So...You better watch out, You better not cry You better not pout, I'm Telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree! How lovely are thy branches! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches! Not only in the summertime, But even in winter is thy prime. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me! O Christmas Tree Little tin horns, little toy drums. Rudytoot-toot and rummy tum tums. Santa Claus is coming to town. Little toy dolls that cuddle and coo, Elephants, boats and Kiddie cars too. Santa Claus is coming to town. The kids in Girl and boy land will have a jubilee. They're gonna build a toy land town all around the Christmas tree. Ohh...You better watch out, you better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town. For every year the Christmas tree, Brings to us all both joy and glee. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly! Each bough doth hold its tiny light, That makes each toy to sparkle bright. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly! Learn a Christmas Carol Take time to learn and sing the following Christmas carol while on your trip. Sing it together in the car. Try to involve everyone! Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King! Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled! Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With the angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem! Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King! Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord; Late in time behold him come, Offspring of the Virgin's womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail the incarnate Deity, Pleased as man with man to dwell; Jesus, our Emmanuel! Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Risen with healing in his wings, Light and life to all he brings, Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace Hail the Son of Righteousness Light and life to all He brings Risen with healing in His wings Mild He lay His glory by Born that man no more may die Come Desire of Nations come, Fix in us thy humble home. Rise, the woman's conquering Seed, Bruise in us the serpent's head. Adam's likeness now efface Stamp thine image in its place Page 46 Page 7
What If? Do this activity as a group in the vehicle. Answer the following What if scenario and have everyone in the car answer the question as it applies to them. What child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary's lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? What Child is This? Why lies he in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian, fear: for sinners here The silent Word is pleading. This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing: Haste, haste to bring him laud, The babe, the son of Mary. So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh, Come, peasant, king, to own him. the King of kings salvation brings, Let loving hearts enthrone him. Make your way through the Snowball Angels we have Heard on High Angels we have heard on high, Singing sweetly through the night, And the mountains in reply Echoing their brave delight. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee Christ, the Lord, the new-born King. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why these songs of happy cheer? What great brightness did you see? What glad tiding did you hear? Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo. See him in a manger laid Whom the angels praise above; Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, While we raise our hearts in love. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo. Away in a Manger Away in a manger, no crib for his bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, but little Lord Jesus no crying he makes. I love thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky, And stay by my side until morning is nigh. Page 8 Page 45
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, Come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, born the King of angels; Refrain O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. HTTP://WWW.RADROADTRIPS.COM O Come All Ye Faithful True God of true God, Light from Light Eternal, Lo, he shuns not the Virgin's womb; Son of the Father, begotten, not created; Refrain Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest; Refrain See how the shepherds, summoned to His cradle, Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze; We too will thither bend our joyful footsteps; Refrain The First Noel Child, for us sinners poor and in the manger, We would embrace Thee, with love and awe; Who would not love Thee, loving us so dearly? Refrain Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to Thee be glory given; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing. Refrain Quotebox Puzzle To solve Quote Boxes, drop the letters from each vertical column not necessarily in the order in which they appear into the empty squares below them to spell a quotation that reads from left to right, line by line. Black squares indicate ends of words (spaces). Coloring Activity The first Noel, the angel did say, Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay keeping their sheep, On a cold winter's night that was so deep. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. They looked up and saw a star Shining in the East, beyond them far; And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. And by the light of that same star, Three wise men came from country far; To seek for a King was their intent, And to follow the star wherever it went. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. This star drew night to the northwest, O'er Bethlehem it took its rest; And there it did both stop and stay, Right over the place where Jesus lay. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. Then entered in those wise men three, Full reverently upon their knee; And offered there in his presence, Their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel. Page 44 Page 9
Christmas Word Scramble Unscramble the letters in the words listed below so that they spell a word that makes sense. Write the word on the line next to the scrambled letters. SNTAA : SSUJE : Travel-Sized Book of Christmas Carols RATS : GNALE : IEWS : FTSGI: RYMA: OHJESP: Page 10 Page 43
Hangman Math Facts Choose the math operator that you want to use (+, -,, ). Work out all of the problems on this sheet with that operator. Have someone check your work when you are completed. Page 42 Page 11
Getting To Know You Enjoy spending some quality, get-to-know you time with your family through these questions. Have people in the car give their answers for a particular person and then have that person respond All About Santa Wordsearch BLITZEN CHRISTMAS COMET CUPID DANCER DASHER DONNER ELVES EVE FOG KRINGLE KRIS NORTH POLE PRANCER PRESENTS RUDOLPH Riddle Me Work with everyone in the car to solve the following riddle. The solution is written backwards just under the riddle. SACK SLEIGH SNOW TOYS VIXEN WORKSHOP Page 12 Page 41
Scrambled Carols Unscramble the names of the Christmas carols below. Once you have unscrambled the letters and placed them in the right boxes, you can map the letters from the numbered boxes to the corresponding numbered boxes at the bottom of the puzzle in order to uncover the secret phrase. Christmas Poem Cryptogram The section below contains a secret phrase. Each of the blanks has a number underneath it. Fill in the letters that correspond to the numbers below the blanks to solve the phrase. At the bottom of the page there is a KEY that lists all the letters from A thru Z with a box below. Each of the letters has a corresponding number to help you keep track of the coded letters that you have deciphered. Quotebox Puzzle To solve Quote Boxes, drop the letters from each vertical column not necessarily in the order in which they appear into the empty squares below them to spell a quotation that reads from left to right, line by line. Black squares indicate ends of words (spaces). By Norman W. Brooks Page 40 Page 13
MERRY CHRISTMAS How many words can you make from the letters in the word above? Write down as many as you can think of. See who gets the most words. Dot-to to-dot Page 14 Page 39
Coloring Activity Coloring Activity Page 38 Page 15
Christmas Hidden Message Wordsearch Instructions: The following word search puzzle has a hidden message. Find all of the words below. Once you have found the words in the puzzle, start in the upper left corner of the puzzle the letters in the message will be hidden between the words you found below. The hidden message will be revealed. (Please note, you will not use every unused letter for the message ) FIRST NOEL How many words can you make from the letters in the word above? Write down as many as you can think of. See who gets the most words.! ADVENT ANGEL BELLS BETHLEHEM BLITZEN CANDLES CAROLS CHRISTMAS COMET CUPID DANCER DASHER DONNER DOVE FRANKINCENSE GIFTS GOLD HOLIDAY HOLLY HOLY JESUS JOSEPH LIGHTS MANGER MARY MISTLETOE MYRRH NATIVITY PAGEANT PARADE POINSETTIA POLE PRANCER PRESENTS REINDEER RUDOLPH SACRED SANTA SHEPHERD SLEIGH STAR STOCKINGS TINSEL VIXEN WRAPPING WREATH Page 16 Page 37
Paper Battleship Sudoku Puzzles Use the game board below to play against another person in the car. Easy A Little Harder Page 36 Page 17
Riddle Me This! Work with everyone in the car to solve the following riddle. The solution is written backwards just under the riddle. Drawing Activity Draw a picture of the manger scene An A-MAZE A MAZE-ing Christmas! Help the Wise-men find the star of Bethlehem Page 18 Page 35
Hangman Name that Carol One person in the car hums or otherwise makes the sounds of a Christmas Carol. People in the vehicle take turns trying to guess the name of the song. Feel free to color this picture while you play the game. Page 34 Page 19
Paper Battleship Use the game board below to play against another person in the car. License Number Bingo GAME RULES: Each person in the car chooses a different page in their passport that has a bingo card. During the road trip, as the players spot numbers on license plates that are on the card (eg. License Plate: 315N WPR would complete a square: 31 or 15 on your card). When they find the number, they mark off that square on the bingo card. The first person to get a full row completed (either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally), they are the winner. If the scenic route is not providing the amount of items quickly enough, a non-player may shout out different numbers to help the game move along. Page 20 Page 33
License Number Bingo GAME RULES: Each person in the car chooses a different page in their passport that has a bingo card. During the road trip, as the players spot numbers on license plates that are on the card (eg. License Plate: 315N WPR would complete a square: 31 or 15 on your card). When they find the number, they mark off that square on the bingo card. The first person to get a full row completed (either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally), they are the winner. If the scenic route is not providing the amount of items quickly enough, a non-player may shout out different numbers to help the game move along. Pick someone in the vehicle to start the game out. They silently pick something that they see either in the vehicle or within the immediate surroundings. Once they have the object, they say, I spy something with my little eye that, they then give a hint to everyone such as is red, or is plastic, or starts with the letter B. I Spy Everyone in the car takes turns asking yes or no questions or guessing the object. The person to guess correctly gets to be the next Spy. Coloring Activity Page 32 Page 21
Christmas Logic Take the following factual statements and use logic to answer the following question listed below. Question: List the Reindeer in the facts below in order of which one weighs the most, to which on weighs the least. Facts: Dasher is heavier than Dancer Prancer weighs more than Vixen, but less than Comet Vixen weighs more than Dancer Comet weighs less than Dasher List the Reindeer from Heaviest to Lightest 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Answer: 1. REHSAD; 2. TEMOC; 3. RECNARP; 4. nexiv; 5. recnad Odds & Evens One person is designated the odds player while the other is labeled evens. Players hold one hand out in front of them and count together to three (sometimes chanting Once, twice, thrice, SHOOT! or One, two, three, SHOOT! ). On three (or shoot ), both players hold out either one or two fingers. If the sum of fingers shown by both players is an even number (i.e. two or four) then the evens player wins; otherwise the odds player is the winner. Since there are two possible ways to add up to three, both players have an equal chance of winning. Use the scorecard below to keep track of the winner of each round. Player Odds Name: Round Player Evens Name: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Wins Page 22 Page 31
Dot-to to-dot Activity Quotebox Puzzle To solve Quote Boxes, drop the letters from each vertical column not necessarily in the order in which they appear into the empty squares below them to spell a quotation that reads from left to right, line by line. Black squares indicate ends of words (spaces). What If? Do this activity as a group in the vehicle. Answer the following What if scenario and have everyone in the car answer the question as it applies to them. Page 30 Page 23
Paper Battleship Use the game board below to play against another person in the car. 13. Originally secular songs to accompany dancing during communal celebrations, they have evolved to become religious songs sung at Christmas. 15. A vehicle used in snowy conditions, traditionally pulled by animals. Used by Santa Claus on his Christmas Eve journey. 17. A bush with green glossy leaves, and most known for the varieties with red berries, used as a Christmas decoration representing new life. 7. From the Old English, Cristes Maesse, meaning the Mass of Christ, the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ on the 25th of December, the nominated day of observance. 8. Husband to Mary and earthly father to Jesus, a carpenter by profession. 9. From the Latin Engelus, and the Greek Angelos, meaning messenger, spiritual ethereal beings serving God/s messengers in many theologies and religions. 18. A small town in Judea near Jerusalem, where King David was born and the birthplace of Jesus. 19. A ceremonial procession involving people marching and also sometimes decorated vehicular floats. Christmas is a popular time for these with many cities holding official parades. 20. An ancient symbol of love and peace, later used by Christians to symbolize the Holy Ghost. Often used as a decoration at Christmas, particularly on the Christmas Tree. Down 1. An aromatic resin from the Boswellia Thurifera tree and used in incense, perfume and embalming fluids. One of the gifts presented to Jesus by the Wise Men. 4. A trough or box used to hold food for stable animals. Also used as the crib for Jesus as a baby. 5. Hollow metal objects that emit a tuned sound when struck, used during Christmas to announce the arrival of the season and proclaim the birth of Christ. 6. A floral arrangement in a circular form, used in celebrations to represent the unbroken circle, thus symbolizing purity, innocence, and eternity. 10. The ninth of the Reindeer who pull Santa's Sled, and perhaps the most famous of them all, joining the Santa team over a hundred years after the original eight Reindeer. 12. - A semi-parasitic plant that grows on certain types of trees. It is used as a Christmas decoration. It is said that if two people find themselves under it, they are supposed to give each other a kiss. 13. A light source typified by a wick embedded in solid fuel, usually fax or fat, and used in Christianity to symbolize the Light of Jesus Christ. 14. Someone who watches over a flock of sheep, usually in the fields. This concept has been expanded to mean anyone caring for another group of beings, such as a Pastor who watches over and cares for a group of people. 15. A large ball of gas that emits energy seen as a point of light in the night sky. Such an object guided the Wise Men to the stable at Bethlehem. 16. Precious metal, one of the three gifts given to Jesus by the Wise Men to represent royalty. Page 24 Page 29
Christmas Terms - Crossword Puzzle Mad Lib Story (Part I) Fill words into the following spaces below. Once you have words on this page, have someone read the story on the next page, filling in the blanks with your words. A number An emotion An adjective A woman's name An adverb A body part Something funny An adverb An adverb Across 2. Mother to Jesus. 3. A type of sock hung on children's beds, or fireplace mantel on Christmas Eve for Santa to fill with presents. The tradition is thought to date from St Nicolas who sometimes left a coinfilled sock at the doorstep of needy people on Christmas Eve. 4. An extract from the Commiphora Myrrha tree, used in ancient times in anointing and embalming oils. It was one of the gifts brought to Jesus by the Wise Men. 10. From the from Old Norse hreindyri, artic deer with large antlers. Traditionally, they pull Santa's sled as he circles to globe distributing gifts. 11. (Plural) Something you give to another person without expecting anything in return. A plural noun A plural noun A noun A number A noun Page 28 Page 25
Mad Lib Story (Part II) Hangman Read the story, filling in the words that were entered on the previous page. A Christmas Shopping Trip It was only _(NUMBER) days before Christmas. I was feeling really _(EMOTION) because I still had not purchased a gift for my _(ADJECTIVE) girlfriend, _ (FEMALE). I _(ADVERB) hopped into my car and accidentally slammed my _(BODYPART) in the door. I yelled, _ (FUNNY)! I _(ADVERB) drove to the store to start my shopping. I _(ADVERB) walked through the aisles of _(NOUN- PLURAL) and _(NOUN-PLURAL). I was really hoping to find a _(NOUN). However, I soon discovered that they cost _(NUMBER) dollars. That was way too much money for me. I finally gave up and just purchased a _(NOUN) that was sitting a shelf by the checkout counter. Page 26 Page 27