The Advent Craft and Activity Book: Stories, Crafts, Recipes, and Poems for the Christmas Season

148 Pages·2012·39.39 MB·English

by  Christel Dohm

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The Advent Craft and
Activity Book
Stories, crafts, recipes and poems for the Christmas season

'Ths Advent C te ft and
A ctivity B
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The Advent Craft and
Activity B
ook
g'tories, crafts, recipes and poems for the Christmas season
Christel Dhom
Floris Books
Translated by Bernadette Duncan
First published in German under the title Unser Advents-
& Weihnachtsbuch by Verlag Freies Geistesleben
This English edition published in 2012 by Floris Books
© 2002 Verlag Freies Geistesleben & Urachhaus GmbFl,
Stuttgart
English translation © Floris Books 2012
Photos: Christel Dhom, Ramona Lamb-Klinkenberg
and iStockphoto
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced without the prior permission of
Floris Books, 15 Harrison Gardens, Edinburgh
www.florisbooks.co.uk
British Library CIP Data available
ISBN 978-086315-912-1
Printed in China
Contents
Preface
9 December 5 32
Christinas f^einoiri©^
10 Elisen Lebkuchen 33
Origins of Elisen Lebkuchen 34
December i
12 Riddles 34
History of the Advent calendar December 6 36
13
Advent calendar with hessian bags
14
Making a St Nicholas Boot 37
Chocolate almond macaroons
15 Nibble nuts 38
Advent angels game
15
Legend of St Nicholas 38
December 2
16 Lebkuchen game 41
Riddle 41
History of the Advent wreath 17
December 7 n
Making an Advent or door wreath 18
German Advent trifle 20 Star cake 43
December 3 22 Mistletoe traditions 44
December 8
Making a nativity scene 23 %
Nativity figures: magic wool sheep,
Making a magic wool angel 47
ox and donkey 24 Hazelnut cinnamon cookies 48
Traditional Christmas Stollen 26 Story of the Christmas mouse 48
Origins of the Christmas Stollen 27
December 9 50
December ^ 28
Advent muffins 51
Pentagon star lantern 29 Vanishing game 53
Orange jelly 30
December 10 5¥
Legend of St Barbara 30
Nativity figures:
magic wool Mary and Joseph 55
Origins of the nativity scene 56
Butter biscuits 57
December ii 58 December 18 86
Walnut chocolates 59 Making Christmas cards 87
Guessing food game 60 Orange slice 89
Riddle 60 Christmas celebrations around the world 90
December 12 62 December 19 92
Hibernating pear cake 63 Apricot almond chocolates 93
Story of the Christmas rose 64 Riddle 93
December 13 66 Obstacle race game 93
December 20 9^
Star lantern 67
Chocolate peanut crunchies 68 Making a magic wool star 95
Legend of St Lucy 68 Story of the beautiful silk scarf 96
December iq- 70 Wolf's tooth cakes 99
December 21 100
Hot spiced oranges 71
History of the Christmas tree 72 Homemade wrapping paper 101
Riddle 73 Homemade gift tags 102
December 15 7^ Dried fruit slice 103
A few thoughts about presents 104
Nativity figures: Gift box 105
magic wool shepherds 75 December 22 106
Date macaroons 77
Torch detective game 71 Felt poinsettia flowers 107
Riddle 77 Lebkuchen slices 108
December 16 78 Story of the little fir tree 109
December 23 110
Chocolate coconut truffles 79
Story of searching for Father Christmas 80 Tissue-paper angel 111
Riddle 81 Christmas almonds 113
December 17 82 Riddles 113
December 2<i m
Making beeswax candles 83
Marzipan balls 85 Nativity figures:
Baking pizza game 85 magic wool baby Jesus 115
Vegetarian festive menu 116
The Christmas Gospel according to St Luke 120
The Twelve Holy Ni§hts 122
Tradition of the Twelve Holy Nights 123
December 31 12^
Legend of St Sylvester 125
Sesame crackers 127
Crispy sticks 128
Apple-peel game 129
January 1 130
Good-luck pastries 131
Making candles from leftover beeswax 132
January 6 m
The Christmas Gospel
according to St Matthew 136
Kings cake 137
Three kings tableau 138
Ideas for Three Kings Day 140
Riddles 141
Answers to ■Riddles m
Index of poems m
Further "R^eadlng and
■Resources m