Last year I made Saint Nicholas Day gifts for my far flung family. Since it was such a hit (well, at least that's what they told me ;-) I decided to sent them an Epiphany party.
**Included in the Kit**
** A letter inviting them to celebrate the 12th day of Christmas
** A beautiful print of the Three Kings
** Myrrh incense with a little background information from Wiki (just a few facts, not the whole article)
** A note about feasting and our family friendly baking with links to Catholic Cuisine, Shower of Roses, and Catholic Icing for inspiration
** A recipe for King Cake
** A baby Jesus, of course
** Instructions for a home blessing
** Blessed Chalk
** Jewels and crown to decorate
** A few coloring pages from the Internet
** Gifts of gold chocolate coins and peanut butter cups
** Follow the Star cookies
A few more ideas for Celebrating from Christmas to Epiphany
* Move your Wise Men around the house each day with them getting closer and closer to the Christmas Crib for their big arrival on Epiphany. The kids can wake up each morning and find the travelers.
* Leave up all the decorations for the full 12 days (That one is hard for me!)
* Act out the arrival of the Wise Men with capes, crowns, and gifts
* Save a present to be opened on Epiphany
* Sing 'We Three King of Orient Are'
* Go to Mass on January 6th
Books to Read
The Legend of Old Befana by Tomie dePaola
The Story of the Three Wise Kings by Tomie dePaola
The Last Straw by Fredrick H. Thurry
And then your children can pretend to be Hoshmakaka, the camel!
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