These Camp Grandma Gifts
are about 3¾ inches tall and 4 inches across. The top of this Baby First Christmas Ornament is a wooden rolling pin with Grandma’s Little Helpers printed in brown raised lettering. There is a striped wooden heart hanging from the rolling pin. The background in pale aqua with white dots and edged with pink and blue hearts. Grandma is in the kitchen baking Gingerbread cookies with her two precious helpers learning her baking secrets. Grandma is in purple with her glasses low on her nose and a chefs white hat and her apron says Camp Grandma. She is in the process of putting a pink heart on a Gingerbread Boy. Her Grandson is in green with a small white chef hat. He is sprinkling green sugar on a gingerbread Christmas Tree. Her Grand daughter is in pink with a small white chef hat. She is stirring the next batch of Cookie Dough in a pale purple bowl with darker purple dots and a pale green border. These Unique Christmas Ornaments hang from a black and white checked ribbon. A quote from Camp Grandma says “Isn’t it Grand the magic and joy that Grandchildren bring into our lives?” Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.
History of The Santa Claus Express.
The Santa Claus Express is a generic name applied to a number of holiday railroad excursions throughout the United States. Often sponsored by railroad museums and incorporating appropriately decorated vintage locomotives and cars, the Santa Claus Express may offer scenic tours beginning in late November and continuing through December. By other schedules, the Express stops at towns and villages along the line, at which time professional or amateur performers aboard provide a Yuletide concert or show for citizens awaiting outside. The Santa Claus Express also is a vehicle for delivering toys and gifts to underprivileged children, an example of which can be found in Appalachia. Since the mid 1440s on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, officials of CSX Transportation have furnished a locomotive and cars so that the Santa Claus Express could wind its way from Pikeville, Kentucky, across Virginia, and into Kingsport, Tennessee. All along the tracks, children and families gather, many having camped overnight to secure strategic positions. When the train slows at each whistle stop, children run behind as Santa, who addresses everyone as “darlin’,” and his assistants, local businessmen, toss candy, small toys, and other gifts from the platform on the last car into eager hands. Local merchants, some of whom were once among those children chasing the train, donate the gifts, which become the only Christmas presents that many children in this region will receive each year. Select this link to view our Christmas Figurines.
Christmas Story.
Starting on December 6th and lasting until January 6th, Christmastime is celebrated continually throughout Germany. It is a time for joy and thanks. Spirits run high as everyone comes together. Whether for dancing or just for entertainment, music is always played as part of the festivities. One of the most distinctive instruments heard in the nostalgic air is the horn. They are still heard today throughout the streets of German villages bringing laughter and cheer to all. Horns are used in churches across the world as a special addition to the liturgical season. Select this link to view our Animal Christmas Ornaments.
