Happy St. Nikolaus Day Every little boy or girl in Germany cleaned their boots and shoes and they are outside their door today! Today is a very special day and St. Nikolaus will visit the boys and girls and fill their boots with goodies; the traditional boot fillings were nuts, orangs and apples for all… Read More »
Christmas Countdown Book December 5
On our 5th day to countdown to Christmas Eve, we opened our book and Christmas Magic: A Changing Picture Book appeared. This book would be a lot of fun throughout the entire Christmas Season; there are so many fun pictures to check out, stories to read and the best part, you can flip each picture… Read More »
Christmas Countdown Book December 4
Stable in Bethlehem: A Countdown to Christmas From 12 drowsy doves to 7 soft sheep to 4 shaggy camels, this lovely board-book edition of Stable in Bethlehem celebrates the wonders of Christmas–with a counting concept built right in. Joy N. Hulme and Dan Andreasen, the team behind the Sterling picture book Easter Babies, perfectly capture… Read More »
Christmas Countdown Book December 3
On our 3rd day to countdown to Christmas Eve, we opened our book and Hallmark Interactive Story Buddy Abigail appeared. We already have Abigail the Interactive Bunny from hallmark and when I saw this book at the local hallmark store, I knew I had to grab it and incorporate Abigail into our Christmas Countdown; yes,… Read More »
Christmas Countdown Book December 2
Sad Santa by Tad Carpenter On our 2nd day to countdown to Christmas Eve, we opened our book and Sad Santa by Tad Carpenter appeared. For Santa, December 26th was a horrible, awful day. It was THE WORST DAY OF THE YEAR. Santa gets the post-holiday blues … When the toys are all made, the presents… Read More »
Happy First Advent
Today is the First Advent, I know some people here celebrate this and some don’t know what it is about. I would love to introduce you to the advent wreath and give you some background on how we celebrated Advent when I grew up in Germany. Each Sunday starting with the last Sunday in November… Read More »
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