Troy's daycare had an event tonight called The Winter Wonderland, which was supposed to be a celebration of all of the winter festivals, holidays, and traditions. Each class chose a specific observation, like Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, or Chinese New Year. Our class got stuck with the Winter Solstice. The problem was thinking up ideas on how you could explain the holiday to a kid in a meaningful and memorable way.
My first thought of Winter Solstice was druids and Stonehenge, but my wife nixed that idea pretty quickly. Instead, she and her committee decided on snowflakes, pine boughs, and mystical trees of life. Each table was supposed to come up with an activity for the kids, and our table had stuff to make snowflakes out of pipe cleaners and beads. The kids enjoyed it, and my wife made it more magical with her enthusiasm and warm smile. We were also one of the few tables that actually had someone there, showing the kids what to do.
Some of the other activities of note were the popsicle stick Christmas trees, felt gingerbread men, and marshmallow snowmen. The latter being the most popular table, as the kids got to eat their creation after they were done making it! I was able to take Troy around to all of the tables, while my wife manned our table, and we even had a photo op with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. It was a fun night, and kudos to my wife for going the extra mile with it.
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