Leading up to December 6 I read about the life of Saint Nicholas to learn more about why people celebrate this day. He was born to rich parents who unfortunately died when he was young, leaving him with a large inheritance. He decided to dedicate his life to God and helping the less fortunate. It is said that there were 3 girls who would be sold into slavery because of a lack of dowry so Saint Nicholas threw three bags of gold in through their window at night into their stockings which were warming by the fire. I have really enjoyed teaching my daughter about the life of Saint Nicholas. We took out two books from the library last week. "The Baker's Dozen" and "The Gift From Saint Nicholas". Both stories were lovely to read at bedtime. On the eve of Saint Nicholas Day, my daughter Ava put her shoes outside the bedroom door. The look on her face when she woke up to treats in her shoes was a special moment. Ava received a chocolate mold of Saint Nicholas wrapped in gold foil, gold chocolate coins, a candy cane, hot cocoa, and an orange. Later on in the day after school we also put out a plate of speculaas cookies and oranges to enjoy while watching Christmas movies. Overall it was a wonderful day and I'm looking forward to celebrating this day more in future years.
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