How Should We Celebrate Twelfth Night – The Three Kings?

Ask Kytka Archives: January 5, 2003

Three Kings Day – Twelfth Night – Epiphany falls 12 days after the birth of Jesus and Christmas, on January 6. It marks the end of the Christmas holiday and many cultures take down decorations and burn the Christmas Tree. Almost all cultures share the celebration of a Twelfth Night Cake in which is hidden a dry bean and a tiny porcelain figurine. Whoever gets the piece containing the bean is charged with buying or baking next year’s cake and the person whose piece contains the figurine has to fulfill a dare by acting out a silly request. It’s meant to be fun….

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Do You Have Any Resources for Advent?
Ask Kytka Archives: November 29, 1999

Celebrating Advent is one of our family’s favorite activities. We love that it goes on for so many days and the children delight in the “countdown”. On this page I have listed several of our favorite activities as well as some resources you’ll enjoy!

Setting up a crèche for Advent:
The objects are wrapped and one opened each day from the first to the twenty-fourth of December and

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Ask Kytka Archives: November 11, 1999
Do you have any ideas for the Festivals of Michaelmas & Martinmas. They come so close together.

Our friend Renee was kind enough to share this story and idea for using it during the transition time between Michaelmas (September 29th) and Martinmas (November 11th). It really does fit well and is enjoyed by young children, who delight in helping to make the pancakes!

The Hungry Dragon

The dragon had not been out for days. It had been raining and he hated getting wet, but his stomach was growling. So, he went to the far corner of his cave and there, in his treasure chest, among gold coins and jewels, he found his rain boots, an old umbrella, and bucket for his cloudberries, special berries that grow in Norway.

He ventured outside. Looking up at the clouds…

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Ask Kytka Archives: March 2, 1999
Do you know any “waldorf” halloween stories?

The Little Hobgoblin: A Halloween Story

Once there was a little hobgoblin who lived deep in the woods, in a little rocky dell. He was a very naughty little hobgoblin, for his favorite pastime was to play tricks on the farmers, and on the farmer’s children, and on the townspeople, and on the townspeople’s children.

When night came and it was dark outside, the little hobgoblin would peer out of his little rocky dell, and if the moon were shining, and the stars were peeping, the little hobgoblin would creep out through the woods. He would sneak right into

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Ask Kytka Archives: October 12, 1997
Can you offer any suggestions for this time of year?

I sure do!  I hope you enjoy the stories, verse and resources below…

The Story of Martin and the Poor Man

Long ago their lived a good young man named Martin. Even as a boy, he knew that one day he would be expected to serve in the military. His father was an important military officer. And, although he desired a peaceful life outside of the military, he knew that it would be his duty to follow the life of this father. So, Martin joined the military, became an officer and eventually was assigned to garrison duty in the town of Amiens.

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