Samichlaus usually visits us in the afternoon/evening of this day, so the kids weren’t expecting anything special in the morning. They leave out their sacks that day, and he comes and takes them away, and brings them back filled later on. So, imagine their surprise when they opened the door to put on their shoes for school to find this!
Our awesome neighbor, Maya B sewed them, 7 in all, for us. They were filled with peanuts and chocolates, and were such a fun treat. Notice the all brown one? She told me later, she figured we needed one Schmuetzli to go with all our Samichlauses. We gave that one to Chris. 🙂
And of course, these will now become a permanent addition to our Christmas decor.
They ate these treats for breakfast, and when they came back in the afternoon, there were more treats from Samichlaus waiting for them. Grittibaenz for dinner is part of the tradition of this day for us. Fortunately, the children are always so good, there was no need to be afraid of only getting switches from Schmuetzli! 🙂