I was in charge of making new hats for the tomtenisse (kids ages 3-9) in the Lucia Program this weekend.
Luckily they were super fast to make.
(Aaron says that these pictures look like it was a very bad snowstorm and all the gnomes got buried).
The children all wore combinations of red, black, and grey. The hats worked great. Here's Princess (with the black sash) having fun with a friend while we were waiting to go on stage.
I also made some big felt/cardboard Pepparkakor for the bakers to hold up. Not my best work, but they looked great from the audience.
I volunteered to be one of the parents on stage, since it was Thomas' first year in the program. He did great! Here he is above, during a rehearsal, doing all the hand motions. Being on stage meant, of course, that I had to sing and do all the dances, including one where you jump like a frog.
And yes,there are photos - but no, you won't be seeing them. :)
And here's a photo of the Lucia procession. We have quite a big group and it is very beautiful. The Lucias in the middle are the girls who are turning 18. There's usually between 2 and 4 of them. It's really beautiful to watch them all walking down the aisles singing, with their candles.