One of my favorite Christmas traditions in St Nickolaus. We adopted this one from our missions to Germany. On December 6th the children put their shoes by the door and in the morning the shoes are filled with candy or coins or presents. I had to laugh this year when the kids put out their snow books in hopes of getting more surprises!
We started doing this when Dylan was small and it was just candy. One year the kids placed there shoes by the door an were excited to see brand new shoes in their place the next morning. Another year the kids shoes were replaced with snow boots.
The tradition has really evolved. A few years ago we also added Christmas Church clothes to the St Nickolaus surprises. This way we can enjoy our Christmas clothes all throughout December. And then we added concert tickets. Every year we pick some event to attend as a family all dressed up in our Christmas finery. We've seen the Forgotten Carols and the Tabernacle choir to name a few. This year we got tickets to attend the First Presidency Devotional at the Conference center. It was really incredible but Jenna wasn't able to attend as it was only for 8 and up. So, we had to add another event. Next week will wee see VOICE MALE in concert. They are one of our favorite a capella groups.
I love to get everyone dressed up and go downtown to see the lights and have dinner. We always seem to end up eating at PF Changs! Yum! I'm so glad the kids like it! While it's not easy doing these activities with 3 children. I hope they will enjoy these "cultural events" and learn good manners by going to fancy places all dressed up.
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What a wonderful tradition. I'm sure your kids will carry it in their own families. The clothes look super cute!
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