Once again my class has been lucky enough to participate in the Yule Log craft.   In old times, it was an English tradition to bring in a gigantic log to burn for all of the 12 days of Christmas.  Kindling from this Yule Log was kept to light the fire of the next year’s log.  Our creations recreate the magic of a wondrous sparkly log hidden out in the forest.

My best friend, who was born in England, shared this tradition with me when my son was little. Many students have come back to tell me that they still have their original log, or have “recreated” their log, from their Grade 2 Christmas craft! Fifteen years ago (amazing!) I was lucky enough to have the Nussle family join my Grade 2 class.  It is hard to believe, but my dear “Christmas Lumberjack”, Mr. Nussle, has been supplying the logs every year since then!  Both his daughters are quite grown up!

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I hope you all enjoy the magic behind the lovely Yule Logs your children have created for you.

A very Merry Christmas to you all!

Where did you put YOUR Yule Log in your home?

What smells like Christmas, looks like Christmas, and TASTES like Christmas?

GINGERBREAD HOUSES!

What a lot of fun we had, making our own individual houses.  The gingerbread pieces were pre-cut with special slots, to make them easier to put together.  Of course that doesn’t mean there weren’t some challenges and a few caved in roofs from time to time!  It was very handy to have so many parent helpers.  Everyone brought candies to decorate, and there was a big bag of sharing candies thanks to Mrs. Barr!

Have you eaten
YOUR Gingerbread House yet?