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In winter, the weather changes.   If you live in 

places like Wisconsin and New York, it gets 

very cold and snowy.   If you live in San Diego, 

you'll notice it gets a little cooler, but it won't 

snow and you won't need your parka.

If you live where it snows and gets very cold, you 

need to make sure you protect your body by 

wearing the proper clothes.   Hats, gloves, 

mittens, scarves, boots, snowpants, and 

wintercoats all help to keep you warm.   Boots are 

extra warm shoes that project you from getting 

wet by the snow just like snowpants and your 

winter coat.  

During the winter, many people take advantage of 

the snow and ice to while they play outside.   Many 

people like to ski, sled, snowboard, ice skate, play 

hockey, and snowshoe outside.   If you don't live 

where there is snow, you can take a vacation to 

places that do have snow, like Big Bear, Mammoth, 

and Colorado.   

Many holidays fall during the winter season.  

Christmas, Hanakkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, 

Chinese New Year, and Valentine's Day are all 

celebrated during this time.

Some animals hibernate in a den, hollow, log, or burrow 

during winter.   During real hibernation, an animal's 

breathing slows, and their body temperature drops.  

(Almost to the temperature outside!)   Animals hibernate to 

get out of the cold season because there is no food for 

them to find.

Before animals hibernate for the winter, they eat a great 

deal of food.   This adds to the body fat that they already 

have.   While the animals are sleeping, their body fat will be 

their source of food.   Some animals, like chipmonks and 

groundhogs do wake up in winter to eat food that's stored 

in their den.

Many animals have to choose a safe place to hibernate, 

since it's easier for other animals to catch and eat them.

Bears, hedgehogs, bumblebees, raccoons, badgers, 

chipmonks, ground squirrels, box turtles, bats, snakes, 

marmots, earthworms, frogs, prairie dogs, and even bees 

hibernate!

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