Monday, December 21, 2009

Can You Find The Julbock? - Mosaic Monday


We trimmed the tree with ornaments homemade and store bought.  Some shiny and new, some childhood toys.  Each one special.

Wanna play  "Where's Waldo" with the tree decorations?  We used to play this game when the kids were little.   Can you find the origami piranha?  The papoose?  Where is the Venetian Santa in the gondola?  Point to the glass church.  And the Toucan with the big bill.  I spy with my little eye a tiny felt bear with jointed limbs.   Where is the blue bell made from an egg carton?    Can you find the Julbock?   (You don't know what that is?  He's the Swedish Christmas goat, made from straw.)

 For several years we have played a hide and seek game with the tree.  We hide green pickles and red peppers (ornaments, not the real thing)  in the tree on Christmas day  and then let our kids search for them.  They are hard to find when there are lots of other ornaments all over the tree.  We give out one last present after they are found.


Thank you Mary at Little Red House for hosting Mosaic Monday.

20 comments:

  1. What a lovely mosaic you show here. Lovely lots of memories, like mine. Almost every ornament in our tree is given by friends and family. Some I bought on special occasions. Thank you for your visit and Merry Christmas

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  2. Wonderful treasure hunt and mosaic!
    Merry Christmas!

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  3. That's a neat idea with the treasure hunt! Nice mosaic! Merry Christmas!

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  4. Love your ornaments! Very festive Mosaic! Cute, fun post!

    Merry Christmas!

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  5. What a fun idea. I did not know what that was so I learned something today. Now I can't remember what the word was. Senior moments you know.
    It is a beautiful mosaic. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
    QMM

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  6. Beautiful ornaments :) We too hide a pickle on each of our trees but I haven't seen a pepper one before. The nieces and nephews love to come and find the pickle for a special treat.

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  7. We play the "pickle game" but the adults play. It can get ugly..lol. I love a tree with a variety of ornaments, a memory tree.

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  8. What a delightful tree. Memories all aglow. That is the way our tree is also. Fun to have a treasure hunt. MB

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  9. Thanks for the visit.

    Nice mosaic.

    But the goat isn´t called julbok, you missed a c in that word the proper name shall be julbock. (Julbok = christmas book.)

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  10. Nice mosaic and interesting to hear of your family traditions.
    Merry Christmas

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  11. Thank you Maria for helping me get it right! LOL!!!

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  12. You have a beautiful tree and I love the idea of getting the kids to find special things on it:>) Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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  13. Such a beautiful and fun tree. I love the pickles and peppers :)

    CHRISTmas Blessings!
    Gail

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  14. Beautiful mosaic, but I couldn't stop looking for all the ornaments!!! Merry Christmas!!!

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  15. what a fun tradition!!! never thought of something like that!
    Merry Christmas my friend and a safe and happy new year!

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  16. Beautiful ornaments and a funpost. Lov ethe treasure hunt. The Toucan is cool and my favorite.

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  17. What a fun idea & tradition for your children to carry on too.
    It's such fun to hear about other families & their special Christmas traditions & activities.

    Jayne

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  18. A beautiful mosaic.
    Thank you for stopping by my blog.
    I wish you a happy Christmas !

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  19. I LOVE the idea of Where's Waldo with the tree ornaments. I wish I would have thought of that when the kids were young. Hopefully I will remember the idea when I have grand kids!

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