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What is "come over"?
Global versions include the Chinese game called "forcing the city gates."
Popular throughout the decades, red rover is played by two teams chanting "Red rover, red rover, let (Winter)" do this.
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What are birds?
Different species of birds migrate at different times & can fly enormous distances. For example, the yellow warbler travels back & forth between Alaska & Central America each year.
Flocks of these animals migrate north when the weather warms.
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What are essential oils?
You can find instructions for their use on the internet.
These concentrated liquid plant extracts, including lemon, lavender, & peppermint, are used in natural cleaning solutions.
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What is true?
According to the oldest Roman calendars, one year was 10 months long, beginning in March & ending in December.
True or false. March was once considered the first month of the year.
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What is true?
This is generally true because the increased humidity in spring air carries scents more effectively, allowing you to smell things more readily.
True or false. Your sense of smell improves in spring.
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What is a hula-hoop?
The toy's creators were inspired by bamboo hoops used in Australia and by the Hawaiian hula dance.
This circular playground favorite was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play in 1999, though its Hawaiian inspiration is much older.
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What is a beaver?
The nocturnal animal is North America's largest rodent & the second largest globally. Fully grown, beavers can grow up to48 inches long. Their razor sharp teeth never quit growing, but they keep them in check by felling trees for their dams.
You might run across this animal at night in its natural habitat, a dam it builds across a creek.
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What are coffee filters?
Cheap, white coffee filters are lint free, so there's a double benefit of no lint & no streaks.
If you have streaks when you clean windows or mirrors, use these instead of paper towels or cleaning cloths.
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What is transformation, new growth, new beginnings, rebirth, & transition?
It's a time of renewal, when nature reawakens & people can experience personal growth.
March is said to symbolize these two things.
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What is true?
Earth is the only planet in the solar system where rainbows occur.
True or false. Rainbows are unique to planet Earth.
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What are parachutes?
Sebastien Lenormand is generally credited with invention of the parachute in 1783, but Da Vinci had sketched the concept centuries earlier.
These colorful items, long used by the military, became part of gym glass curriculum in the 1980s & are a playground favorite for games.
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What are bears?
Black bears roam the park. Visitors can be charged a fine if they willfully come within 150 feet of a bear. People most likely come across a black bear in the evening or night during the warmer months.
When you visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you will be warned not to feed these large carnivores.
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What is baking soda?
It will absorb smells for up to 3 months before needing to be disposed of.
Put an open container of this in your refrigerator to keep it smelling fresh.
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What is Mardi Gras (4th), Ash Wednesday (5th), Daylights Saving Time (9th), St. Patrick's Day (17th), Spring Equinox/First Day of Spring (20)?
March offers a variety of unique holidays perfect for fun celebrations.
Name at least 2 celebrations or holidays observed in March.
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What is the first day of spring?
In ancient Rome, the new year was originally observed on the this day as it was considered a time of new life & rebirth.
This day is when ancient New Year celebrations were observed.
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What is jump rope (skipping rope)?
Because girls were often excluded from school sports, jump rope was a form of exercise they could enjoy.
During the 1960s & 70s, this playground toy was popular among girls for games like double Dutch.
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What are tigers?
Tigers can weigh up to 660 lbs., whereas lions typically reach only 550 lbs. Both lions & tigers can grow to be 10 feet long from head to tail.
This is the largest species of feline in the world.
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What is lemon?
Run the disposal for a few seconds, & your entire kitchen will smell fresh.
Place the slices of this citrus fruit in your garbage disposal for a quick way to freshen it.
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What is NCAA college basketball?
The tournament features single-elimination games between 68 college teams, leading up to the championship. By the time the games get down to the final four, the tournament usually has lived up to its name.
March Madness refers to this sport.
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What is the appearance of buds on trees, warmer temperatures, longer days & return of animals & flowers?
Blossoming trees are a sign that it's time for bees. With the return of flowering plants & trees, bees emerge from their winter nests & get ready for a new year of nectar collecting.
One of the first signs of spring is ____.
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What is red light, green light?
In 2022, the largest game of red light, green light was played between 1,415 people at the University of California, Irvine.
Versions of this traffic light inspired game include statues, fairy footsteps, & grandmother's footsteps.
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What is blue?
In fact, they're bright blue. But that's not the rarest lobster. The orange lobster is a one in 30 million find.
One in two million lobsters is this color.
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What is the dishwasher?
Run them on the gentle cycle & skip the heated dry cycle.
To disinfect dirty, washable toys, run them through this.
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What is true?
For many years, the name was thought to refer to earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring. However, Native American tribes wrote that it refers to beetle larvae which begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees & other winter hideouts at this time.
True or false. March's full moon is called the Worm Moon.
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What is September to November?
Different parts of the world celebrate the arrival of spring at different times due to varying climates & cultural traditions, with festivals like Holi in India, Songkran in Thailand, & the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan marking the season in their respective regions.
Other parts of the world, like New Zealand & Australia, celebrate spring from this month to this month.
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