Monthly Archives: December 2016
HISTORIC POETRY READING: ‘THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS’
Reading this to kids is a long-established tradition in our family. Kids can listen to Santa reading it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlJ0vMeiPgE
HISTORIC MUSIC: CHRISTMAS CAROLS
The word ‘carol’ originally meant to dance to something, and the first carols were sung, not at Christmas, but by people dancing at the pagan festival of Winter Solstice. When Christians took over that celebration, they replaced the pagan songs with Christmas ones like “The Angel’s Hymn”. These weren’t too popular at first, because they […]
HISTORIC ANIMALS: MILITARY CATS
Cat exasperating you by getting at and/or in the Christmas tree? Well, Lucky & Trixie say to tell you, cats are war heroes. So there. http://catingtonpost.com/5-cats-who-served-in-the-military/
TRIVIA TRAIL: NIAGARA FALLS
Question: Niagara Falls has been called the Honeymoon Capital of the World since 1804. Where are these falls located? Answer: On the border between the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario. Niagara Falls became known as the Honeymoon Capital of the World after U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr’s daughter Theodosia […]
BOOK PROMO: CHRISTMAS TIME TRAVEL
Looking for a Christmas-themed historical kid’s book suitable for 9-14s? The latest novel in my Time Rose series has Paige, Dane, and Jack visiting Christmas markets in present-day Germany, but, of course, the kids are destined to take another Time trip, and will soon find themselves in Nazi Germany for Christmas. Buy Links: https://www.amazon.ca/Tangled-Rose-Renee-Duke/dp/1772992585 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-tangled-rose-renee-duke/1124720150 […]
MONTH NAME ORIGIN: DECEMBER
The last of the months the Romans named numerically was December, from decem, the Latin word for ten, and like September, October, and November, it kept its old name.
Time Travelling With Kids 