Posts Tagged ‘christmas’

Advent: A Time of Anticipation

When I became a mom, I wondered when Macey would start to understand and anticipate holidays. I wondered when she would start remembering holidays from one year to the next. I now have my answer. She started understanding at three, and at four, she anticipates. Maybe that’s why she’s a huge...
December 23rd, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Chocolate Babka Recipe, Russian Christmas

Chocolate Babka Recipe, Russian Christmas
From the all knowing Wikipedia: It is a spongy yeast cake that is traditionally baked for Easter Sunday in Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and Western Russia. Darra Goldstein, professor of Russian at Williams College says “babka comes from baba, a very tall, delicate yet rich yeast-risen cake eaten in...
December 10th, 2009 | Feature, Food, Russia | Read More

Russian Holy Supper

Russian Holy Supper
Did you know that Christmas used to be banned in Russia? After the 1917 Revolution Christmas was banned. Not until 75 years later, in 1992, was Christmas allowed to be openly celebrated. However, most of Russia celebrated in private because of their religious beliefs. Christmas is rooted in the Russian...
December 9th, 2009 | Feature, Russia | Read More

Grandfather Frost

Grandfather Frost
If you have adopted from Russia then you surely know about Grandfather Frost, or Ded Maroz…the Russian version of the man in red. He comes decorated with traditional embroidering and edged with the same snow white fluffiness, the red cap, white mittens, and felt boots. He has the same snow white...
December 8th, 2009 | Feature, Russia | Read More

Grown in My Heart’s Top Ten Charities

Grown in My Heart’s Top Ten Charities
We, at Grown in My Heart, came up with a fabulous toy list….It was one that included all of the toys your kids would want. It had the culture toys, the new trendy toys, the classic toys, the best books to read, the most enticing this and that toys…but  we just couldn’t post it because...
November 18th, 2009 | Feature | Read More

Jack Prelutsky: It’s Christmas!

Christmas is just around the corner and Jack Prelutsky, Children’s Poet Laureate, has a new collection of Christmas verse ready to hit the shelves. It’s Christmas (Mulberry Read-Alones) Listen to Jack read Reading at the Huntington.  [Translate]
October 7th, 2008 | Feature | Read More