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St. Nick- what works for us
I posted about our fun first day of our Christmas Unit Study yesterday but changed my mind about one thing. I decided that we would read a different Christmas book last night and set aside St. Nicholas the Real Story of the Christmas Legend for next Wednesday, which is December 6th- St. Nicholas Day.And I am developing a beautiful plan to go along with it. You see- we have our very own wooden shoes- passed down to me from my grandparents. In fact- our wooden shoes are filled with candy on Christmas Eve instead of our stockings. So on the Eve of St. Nicholas Day the children will set their wooden shoes out at their doorways and wake to find them filled with chocolate coins the next morning.
We will start the day with a special breakfast: Amish Sugar Cookies and Eggnog (plus some fresh fruit- gotta combat the sugar!). Then we will read the story and talk together about what we can do to help others. We'll start by going thru our toys and choosing some to give away. We'll spend some time sprucing/cleaning them up and then take them to our local free store. After that we will go to a local dollar store and each purchase items (from our own money) to fill Crisis Care Kits (A Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Project- kits given to people- especially children after disasters and such).
Come afternoon and evening: I believe we'll spend some more time working on our own homemade gift projects and have a very special family meal (complete with the good china and candles) in the evening.
Mr. Steady and I will also use this day to reinforce that while St. Nicholas was a real person there is no real Santa Claus. We want them to remember this man for the good that he did and how he served the Lord- not as a man who knows when kids are good or bad and can go around the world in one night (I am not for giving God-like attributes to a fictional character.)
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