Happy Santa Lucia Day!

I just love how special "festival days" are even if its just my family celebrating.  We had originally planned to have some friends over this afternoon to join in our celebration but seasonal illnesses seem to be going around our playgarden children.  So it was just me and the little ones today.

We made Santa Lucia Buns

Then we had a little tea party

Look how excited Eoghan is to eat his buns!

They are delicious!

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Kiera was more excited about her cinnamon milk and tea

Then we told a sweet little story about Santa Lucia and Saint Nicholas bringing food and gifts to the children hiding in the caves.  Loosely based on this story from my friend's blog.

Aren't our Santa Lucia and Saint Nicholas figures just precious?  We won them in a giveaway from The Magic Onions and Armadillo Dreams! 

Happy Saint Nicholas Day!

We have been telling the story of Saint Nicholas at bedtime all week, tonight after I finished telling them the story I asked the littles if they would like to but their shoes out and see if Saint Nicholas would leave them a special treasure too.  I have to admit I was actually surprised at how well they understood they both took their shoes to the back door, and attempted to put them outside but I convinced them they could go on the welcome mat.

Saint Nicholas came!  He left a clementine, a fruit leather, some honey sticks and a sweet little gnome peg doll in a stocking.

I used the free pattern at Wee Folk Art to craft these little guys.

We will bake cookies today and go deliver them to friends in celebration of Saint Nicholas.  Wishing everyone a beautiful celebration filled with warmth and love!