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Thursday, December 07, 2006
Post St. Nicholas
After attending a St. Nicholas festival on Sunday, meeting St. Nicholas, winning a Playmobil Nativity in the raffle, playing all sorts of games....ds was ready for the next St. Nicholas tradition, rolling, cutting and baking cookies! Because ds has food allergies to wheat, eggs, and milk, he hasn't had any experience in cookie baking. He had a wonderful time with his allergy safe foods...I definitely need to get some playclay that he can roll and cut.
The regular cookies turned out delicious, and even though the baked allergy free versions were a flop, we had a wonderful time.
On St. Nicholas Eve ds was too excited to sleep. He was wondering how St. Nicholas would arrive.
"I think he drives a white car....No, I know! He drives a red car because he wears red!"
To his delight, St. Nicholas left cookies and candy in the shoes! We went to Mass for St. Nick's feast day and joined some of his cousins (and my sisters and mother) for breakfast. What a delight to hear the little ones comparing notes as to what St. Nicholas left in their shoes. Ah, to be young again.
A little reading and playtime with cousins rounded out the feast of the patron of children.
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"He drives a red car because he wears red!"
I love it! What a cutie! :)
Posted by: Dawn | Friday, December 08, 2006
He's adorable! In reverse of yours, my regular cookies were a molten mess and my gluten-free cookies were lovely and delicious (but they wouldn't work for you - they're buttertarts).
Posted by: Rebecca | Friday, December 08, 2006
Beautiful cookies, and what a charmer you have!
Posted by: Kristen Laurence | Friday, December 08, 2006
Jenn, this page has a ton of recipes for doughs and clays and goos, quite a few did not have flour in them.
http://www.onceuponalife.com/forums/printthread.php?t=233
What a neat photo of your son and St Nicholas!
Posted by: Jennifer | Friday, December 08, 2006
Nice to see, Saint Nicholas is coming back in the U.s.A. since 300 years. He has been introduced by Dutch colonists but English puritans replaced this catholic saint by Santa Claus who came at Christmas. In our country, he didn't come by car but by a white horse, accompanied by black men (Zwarte Piet).
Posted by: Hans de Jong | Friday, December 08, 2006
Jenn,
I'm so happy for your son's experience as I know how important that is for you! Yeah!
Looks like you all enjoyed a wonderful day!
Posted by: Maria | Sunday, December 10, 2006
I love that photo of your little boy - with St. Nicholas. I wish we could have been there! And that's such a neat story about the candle.
Posted by: Jennifer | Sunday, December 10, 2006
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