tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post8503237216460971384..comments2024-01-19T01:07:34.538-08:00Comments on Poetry for Kids Joy: Christmas SurpriseJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-68657103041127225772011-12-18T22:45:23.799-08:002011-12-18T22:45:23.799-08:00Linda,
Thank you for the comment.
I had ...Linda,<br /> Thank you for the comment. <br /> I had the opportunity to spend Christmas in Oxford almost 20 years ago, when my boys were young. It was interesting to me how we both speak the same language, but our Christmas holidays are very different. Father Christmas brings the toys in England. I still have the letter my youngest wrote to Father Christmas that year with the list of toys he wanted. One was a "money box" for his pennies. He still uses the piggie bank he got. <br /> The other thing I needed to train myself to say was, "Happy Christmas." In the US we say "Merry Christmas" and you seldom see that phrase in England.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114341568105527452.post-25815983288069874752011-12-17T13:59:53.187-08:002011-12-17T13:59:53.187-08:00Joy,
I love the images here. Also, the use of ...Joy,<br />I love the images here. Also, the use of 'Father Christmas' seems most appropriate. Kids beg parents for pets. Father Christmas sounds like a parent substitute more than other names you could have chosen. It seems very likely that Father Christmas might would have brought a pet.Linda A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16517546647672781332noreply@blogger.com