MomOfOneFunOne Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 AMDG Yes, it's the feast of St. Nicholas! Happy feast day everyone! May you be richly blessed with love and care of Christ in you neighbor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yeppers! He left gold coins (of course!), oranges, kiwi and a little book for each. My husband read A Perfect Christmas last night, after vespers, in anticipation. Joyous feast to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Our tradition is to put the ornaments on the treat on St. Nicholas Day, so everybody found a new ornament in their stocking, along with the required chocolate and orange. Now it feels like the Christmas season has really started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes, the kids had chocolate coins in their shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 St. Nick brought everyone a packet of hot chocolate, the Polar Express book (with a narration from Liam Neeson!!!!), and a nice note. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yeppers! He left gold coins (of course!), oranges, kiwi and a little book for each. My husband read A Perfect Christmas last night, after vespers, in anticipation. Joyous feast to all! I read this book to my kids: http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/and-now-we-call-him-santa-claus/ DS4 loved it! We had been talking up saints during November, so I think it meant a lot to him to connect the two Santa concepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes indeed!! the kids each got an ornament, sketch pad, finger puppet, Christmas book, gold coins, and because dad wanted to be silly some coal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 We remembered it while we drove around looking at Christmas lights last night, then promptly forgot once we had everyone to bed, had to clean up the kitchen, juiced for the next two days and tried to get to bed 'early' by 10pm. DH woke this morning, "We forgot St. Nicholas." :-( Fortunately, with the snow, the kids have not remembered either. I had even scoped out the gold coins at our nearby grocery. Oh, well, there's next year! (as I toss MomGuilt out the window! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 My kids found new PJs, winter gear, & gum in their stockings. Unfortunately my 6 & 3 year-olds already found the chocolate... Happy Mikulas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 We still do stockings on Christmas Morning. Not only am I too disorganized to get those done by the 6th (on top of making sure the Jesse Tree and Advent calendars go up on time!), but it's the one feast day my MIL does. They're from communist Europe, and it's always been their big celebration day. The extended family gets together for a big party on the weekend closest to the feast day. Kids leave their shoes by the door as they arrive. At some point during the party, St. Nicholas rings the doorbell. He hands everyone a candy cane, says his spiel, then comes in for a shot (or five!) with the adults while the kids dart outside to see their shoes. He stays in costume for the rest of the party, and the kids take turns listening to his stories and having pictures taken with him. The party is tonight, and the kids can't wait! Rumor has it my ex-husband might be getting a mighty big twig in his shoes ;) my SIL isn't pleased with him, and she's hosting this year! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes the kids got quarters and chocolate. Unfortunately the bank was out of gold dollar coins. We were supposed to have a St. Nicholas day party but the weather did not permit it. My dd packed the Veggie Tales St. Nick show and our book about St. Nicholas to take to Grandma and Grandpa's tonight. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Whoa - your kids get real gold coins? LOL That's awesome. I never even thought about that before, but I like the idea! Sorry to hear your party was canceled, hope she has fun at the grandparents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Whoa - your kids get real gold coins? LOL That's awesome. I never even thought about that before, but I like the idea! Sorry to hear your party was canceled, hope she has fun at the grandparents! We usually get them each a golden dollar coin from the bank. I don't think they are actually made of gold. ;) The bank was out yesterday so I had to use quarters. I also give them candy. Some times chocolate coins, but I gave them Chocolate Santas instead. I actually have a bunch of little stockings stuffed for the party but we are going to do it next Friday instead. It is for our family co-op and we are doing Christmas around the world as a theme. I chose Germany and St. Nicholas. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Oh, I LOVE the idea of real gold coins. We will do it next year. My dc put out wooden shoes and got lots of sweet treats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 My dc each got a Playmobil figure (they still play with Playmobil the month of December even now that they are older) and a red Christmas shirt. We read a book about St. Nicholas and several gingerbread doll/baby/cowboy books as St. Nicholas loved gingerbread. We will be decorating gingerbread cookies this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 My dc each got a Playmobil figure (they still play with Playmobil the month of December even now that they are older) and a red Christmas shirt. We read a book about St. Nicholas and several gingerbread doll/baby/cowboy books as St. Nicholas loved gingerbread. We will be decorating gingerbread cookies this afternoon. We do a Christmas playmobil set here too. The one year I thought DD might be getting too old was a bad scene for me. Oops. We also do chocolate candy, a Christmas themed book, a Christmas puzzle. (I got 1k piece one this year. Eek! We've never done one that big.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMA Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Each child received a small Lego set, Lego minifigure, and candy. The only girl also got a Hello Kitty figure and a Playmobil figure. The 2 yo got a Playmobil figure and a Matchbox set and candy. I also bought them the Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar since it actually matched up with Advent this year. Enjoy the day! We're planning next for Christmas and Epiphany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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