St lucia crafts for kids

On the morning of December 13, the eldest girl in a family dresses as Saint Lucy and wears of crown of lights on her head. The girls wear long white dresses and have a red sash around their waist. Long ago the crown of lights on the eldest girl's head was made up of candles, but now battery operated candles are used.

This Advent, keep your kids focused on the true meaning of the season by celebrating Saint feast days! These Advent Saint ornaments last through the whole Advent season, straight through Christmas and the Epiphany! This

Santa Lucia Day activities, free printables, books, recipes, and traditions for kids.

Fun children's learning activities, including printable templates, for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school kids.

I'm a little behind on my posts for Christmas Around the World, but you might be to use this next year, so I'm going to post about it anyway :) It's been a busy few weeks getting ready for Christmas! Last week, we learned about St. Lucia Day. The girls made Head Wreaths and the boys made Star Boy Hats. If you teach about this holiday, the girls dress up in white dresses, red sashes and their head wreaths and serve the parents coffee and Lucia buns. The boys wear Star Boy hats. Here's our…

On the heels of St. Nicholas day, comes St. Lucia day! We've enjoyed learning about these people of both history and legend, whose memories have become so closely associated with Christmas in various countries. We like to keep Christmas about the nativity, but learning about these special people who loved Christ is a fun way to prepare for Christmas. Lucy of Syracuse, according to the stories, carried food down to the Christians hiding from persecution in the catacombs. With her arms full of…

Saint Lucia Day, or Saint Lucy's Day is celebrated on 13th December mainly in Scandinavia. Here are some activities for Saint Lucia Day, including food, crafts and printables.

December 13 is the Feast of Saint Lucia aka St. Lucy Day. There are a couple of different stories around why and how Lucia came to be a saint, but one thing seems to hold true even if the facts are…