St. Nicks Night?

carolinah · December 2012

Do you celebrate it? If so, is it tonight or tomorrow night and what is your tradition. My husband grew up with the tradition of St. Nick and he filled their stockings. I told him I would continue the tradition minus the stockings bc that is for Santa and Christmas morning. I know some people leave shoes outside their doors...etc. I want to keep it because it really is the only Christmas tradition my husband has but seriously I have no idea what to do and what to give. Im stumped for my 2.5 year old. TIA

mweav1025 · December 2012

We celebrate St. Nick's day in our house. We use stockings and do not do stocking stuffers on Christmas. For us, the night before St. Nick's day is when he comes and fills the stockings. Usually we just give something small. When I was growing up we always got walnuts, hershey kisses, a candy cane and a small gift. Now that I have my own family we just put one or two small gifts in the stocking. For my daughter it's usually been a new ornament and then something else she can enjoy. This year it will be an ornament and a Sid the Science Kid dvd. Unsure of what to get my husband this year. Will have to pick something up at work.

KellyD01 · December 2012

put shoes out tonight. We're doing it, in school (I went to a Catholic school) our priest dressed as St. Nicholas and left a candy cane in everyone's shoe. For us, we put our shoes out on the porch before bed tonight. and The girls will get a lolly each, DS, DH and I will each have some chocolate. I had considered doing one of their stocking stuffers each and DH reminded me of the precedence it would set... so candy it is.

Brewtowngrl · December 2012

St. nick is the celebration of of St Nicolas the patron saint of children. Traditional items are apple, orange, gold coins (we do chocolate coins of course). The boys will also get a book, a toy car and a candy cane. I recommend goggling the history and getting ideas. Shoes or stocking are both fine. In my group of moms there is a mix what what is used.

jennygirlmt · December 2012

Thank you for reminding me! We celebrate. We always set out shoes and actually included our list to Santa. Then in the morning the list is gone and we would have a few small treats, usually a piece of fruit, popcorn ball, chocolate santa and candy cane.

I didn't remember to shop so DD will get a tangerine and some Hershey's chocolates from halloween :-) Boo for not having a candy cane

momofmanyinthemitten · December 2012

We put LO's shoes out last night (Dec 5) and filled them with candy and a religious present. This year, she is getting a small framed picture of Mary holding Baby Jesus.

zestyfrog7 · December 2012

I was sick Tuesday evening and Wednesday all day so we missed doing St Nicks this morning. Luckily my oldest is only 2 so she doesn't know that it was supposed to be this morning, we will do tomorrow morning now.

My husband and I have done the tradition of an ornament every year, now that we have two little ones we will do ornaments for them. This year I bought for the baby since I wanted a 1st Christmas ornament which he isn't all about, so he bought for our 2 year old. Next year we will switch.

I LOVE the idea of leaving their list in the shoe for St. Nick to pickup.