In Holland we celebrate Sinterklaas day. It's hard to explain so here is a site to check out.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas but the just is that Sinterklaas on his white horse and Zwarte Piet (his helper)bring presents for the children that have been good that year.. You put out your shoe and even leave some carrots for the horse and then the next morning there will be a little gift in your shoe. In the evening Sinterklaas will walk on the rooftops and Zwarte piet will bang loudly on the door and leave a bag with presents. So this year I felt we should start the tradition of Sinterklaas. We invited my Dutch friend Inez, her husband and their two children and a Dutch gentleman, Oliver and his wife and their three children for dinner and maybe a surprise visit from Sinterklaas. We had asked our neighbor Ted to be the "knocker"
So after dinner Ted banged LOUDLY on the door and all the kids froze.. they looked outside and Sinterklaas' horse had eaten some of the carrots and there was a bag of presents in front of the door.. Their faces were priceless.
Lilja really likes her present.. you push on the top and the little balls will jump around.
We had a lot of fun. The kids all really played well together and we felt a little connection between all of us.. a Dutch connection. Eventhough we are so far away from our little country, we can instill a little tradition of Sinterklaas in our children. Thanks Sinterklaas for finding us..
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