Dear Family,
Guten Tag, hello, from Germany. We had a wonderful flight over to Germany. We are learning a little about the country and some of the ways German families celebrate during the Christmas season. The German people were the first to use a tree at Christmas. They decorate their tree with candles, gingerbread cookies, wooden ornaments, and candy canes.
In Germany the children celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 6. On St. Nicholas Eve the children choose their best right shoe and leave it by the door for St. Nicholas. In the morning they find a small toy or treat. We put our shoe out at rest and later found a treat!
We had fun making gingerbread ornaments and St. Nicholas ornaments for the tree. We frosted and decorated ice cream cones to make a YUMMY Christmas tree treat. We colored an advent wreath as we learned how the families in Germany light the candles leading up to Christmas. We made a wreath from a paper plate to decorate for Christmas.
We will be leaving Germany soon and traveling to Japan. We are having a wonderful trip and wish you were traveling with us.
Frolich Weihnacten (Merry Christmas)
Auf Widersehen (good bye)
The K-A Kids
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