- Cut triangles from white and red paper. We made all of our triangles identical so our tomten were symmetrical, but it is not necessary. Allow your child to take the lead.
- Cut circles for the faces.
- Glue the tomten parts together as shown.
- Draw faces.
- Cut invisible thread to the desired length and tape tomten to the string.
- Hang in window or on tree (which I will do, once we get one!). Or wherever you think a bunch of mischievous gnomes should hang out.
Make your own Santa Lucia wreath or hat
You can have your own little Santa Lucia celebration by making your own head dress.
Visit http://kiddley.com/2006/12/13/paper-santa-lucia-crowns-and-hats/
You will find step by step instructions on how to easily make your crowns with candles.
Swedish Christmas Carols
If you want to learn the Swedish carol that you sing on St. Lucia day here it is.
Here it is with just the accompaniment so that your family can sing some solos!
What to read about Christmas in Sweden
Here is a great book about the festival of St. Lucia
- Ewa Rydaker (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 36 Pages - 06/01/2014 (Publication Date) - Nodin Press (Publisher)
This is a more detailed book about Christmas in Sweden. There are lots of books in this series and I love to read about a different culture each week with my kids.
- Enderlein, Cheryl L. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 24 Pages - 01/01/2013 (Publication Date) - Capstone Press (Publisher)
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I hope this inspires you to add some new things into your Christmas celebrations this year!
If you are interested in more of this series check out the article on Christmas in New Zealand.
We also offer a more detailed series called Travel the World from Home!
It is a much more in-depth version of our Christmas around the world. If you loved this, you will love visiting Thailand, Morocco, France, Germany, Ecuador and more…
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