This weekend we went to our favorite Christmas Market - and there are a lot to choose from. This one is at the Military History Museum and it's only ONE weekend each year. Last year was our first time and now it goes on our calendar as soon as we see a published date. It's a medieval themed market and perfect for kids. People come dressed in their best Medieval robes and capes. A lot of the food is cooked over open fires and the drinks are brewed in large cauldrons - seriously it's awesome. And on top of that - the museum is free and they provide a ton of period music and crafts for kids.
There were some fun re-enactments. This being one of them.
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Almost every time we go to a Christmas market, I make hot cocoa before hand and bring it in a thermos. This means the boys can drink almost as much as they want, we save a ton of money and mine is just better (I add a little sugar, unlike most Austrian hot cocoa).
Christian even enjoyed some.
Again - one of the highlights is how kid friendly it is. Worthy & William were able to paint little tiny soldier mini figures. They were really into this project which is cool because neither of them are super excited to paint and/or color things.
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| the ceiling where we were doing crafts |
Dan took the younger three home and Worthy and I stayed a little longer. There was this rather involved craft of making an advent calendar (which are really a big deal here!). The kids were to cut out doors with box cutters. Honestly. Part of me loves that they can do stuff like that here without threat of being sued. Another part of me cringes and says... box cutters - really?!
After that, we moved to the next stage that involved the kids pouring molten zinc (I think it was zinc, but not certain...) into a mold and creating a shooting star. Seriously - kids pouring molten metal?! Thankfully Worthy saw the wisdom of letting the artisan handle that task.
All in all, he made a great advent calendar and came through with no cuts or burns.
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