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Put out the boots: Very special gifts for St. Nicholas
"Once a year, shoe polish is used, and the biggest pair of boots is polished to a shine" – In his song, Rolf Zuckowski celebrates a day in December that children especially long for: St. Nicholas Day. Every year on the night of December 6th, millions of shoes, both big and small, are filled with treats and small gifts, thus shortening the wait for Christmas. 🎅🏻 We'll show you where the St. Nicholas tradition comes from and give you a few very special ideas for St. Nicholas gifts that will not only make children's eyes light up, but also delight adults.
The history of St. Nicholas Day
St. Nicholas Day is celebrated every year on December 6th and commemorates Saint Nicholas of Myra. The bishop lived in what is now Turkey in the 4th century and, according to legend, secretly threw gold nuggets through the windows of poor families to help them. These acts are the basis for the tradition of placing boots or stockings outside the door on the evening before St. Nicholas Day, which are then filled with St. Nicholas gifts. The custom symbolizes charity and sharing with others.
This beautiful tradition has been preserved to this day and St. Nicholas Day is celebrated every year on December 6th, the day of St. Nicholas' death.
Traditional gifts for St. Nicholas
Classic St. Nicholas gifts include walnuts, tangerines, oranges, apples, and even small treats like the famous chocolate St. Nicholas. According to a survey, food tops the list of St. Nicholas gifts, with 69% choosing the right one. In recent years, smaller gifts such as games (45%) and books (33%) have also increasingly found their way into St. Nicholas's stockings.
5 special gift ideas for St. Nicholas
But even beyond the well-known classic St. Nicholas gifts, there are many wonderful gift ideas with which you can make your children's eyes light up on December 6th. It doesn't always have to be the chocolate St. Nicholas, which (let's be honest) often ends up languishing in the candy drawer for months. There are also other, very special gift ideas that are perfect as St. Nicholas gifts. 🎁 We've picked out 5 St. Nicholas ideas for you that are guaranteed to be a surprise and look great in St. Nicholas's stocking.
1 Fun and Learning: Open-air Buffet Birds
Feeding birds is not only fun, but children can also learn a lot from it. Which birds are native to our area? What do they look like? With this outdoor buffet, feeding our feathered friends is now even more enjoyable. In just a few steps, the cardboard box transforms into a beautiful, weatherproof bird feeder. Hang it up in the garden, and the birdwatching can begin. The outdoor buffet is also available for hedgehogs and squirrels. A unique gift for St. Nicholas!
To the open-air buffet for birds
2 seed confetti in Santa's boot
Confetti is always a good idea. 🎉 And when colorful flowers grow from it, even more so! This colorful mix of non-toxic wildflower seeds and fun seed paper shapes will spark anticipation of spring in the cold of December. And if you can't wait, simply plant the growing confetti in a flowerpot indoors and you can soon look forward to colorful blooms.
To the seed confetti
3 sweet 1 flower marbles as a St. Nicholas gift
In the dark winter, a little color in Santa's stocking is just what you need! Our cute single-flower marbles, in their playfully colorful packaging, can be easily thrown into a flowerpot with loose soil indoors, even in winter. It's important to keep them nice and moist, and they'll soon sprout colorful wildflowers.
To the 1st flower marbles
4 Small meals for big adventures
Especially during the cold season, local wildlife needs our support, as they often can't find enough food in the snow and cold. With our small meals for birds, hedgehogs, and squirrels, you can distribute delicious, species-appropriate food on walks or in your garden, making many animals happy. These small meals fit perfectly in a Santa Claus stocking!
A small meal for birds
5 brick mold for St. Nicholas
Brick molds are currently very trendy. And rightly so, because they are so versatile and look really good. Whether as decoration, for planting, or for storing knick-knacks – the brick mold is suitable for all sorts of purposes. Filled with sweets, it makes a beautiful and long-lasting Christmas gift.
About the brick shape
Gifts for St. Nicholas: Shining eyes on December 6
St. Nicholas Day has a long and beautiful history that symbolizes charity. The tradition of putting our shoes outside and filling them with small gifts on St. Nicholas Day night is something very special, especially for children, every year. It doesn't always have to be sweets or toys that end up in the boots – even very special little things like colorful flower marbles or animal food for our native wildlife are perfect St. Nicholas gifts. We hope we've inspired you a little and wish you and your loved ones a wonderful Advent season!
What our customers say
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A dandelion to give as a gift. I used it for Christmas, and it more than served its purpose. For me, it was the nicest gift I could give this year. For only €9.95, as I said, it was truly a highlight of the evening. I love it, and so does the person who now owns it.
The question is: will my husband get the 4 and 6 for Christmas? Or which ones should I keep for myself? My daughter saw them and wants one too... And the fact that such "old boxes" were packaged so carefully and lovingly makes opening the packages a joy - thank you, urban gardeners!
Wow! The box is big! (45 x 38.5 x 13.5 cm) And it has 24 openings on all sides. :) (Something visible in the pictures, but I hadn't noticed.) It looks really good, professional and well-maintained. I'm more than 100% sure the contents will be as good as the looks. It's a gift for my mom, who lives in the country with a big garden and visiting squirrels and all. She'll love it.
I gave these wish-fulfillers to my team as a little Christmas surprise. The dandelion was very well received. I think the price/performance ratio is also good. If you have bigger wishes, you should get the whole dandelion. It's also beautiful.
I gave these fat balls as a little Christmas present. The packaging alone seems to have so much love and attention to detail. You can find many other beautiful and creative things in the shop. I'll definitely order from here again at the next opportunity, give more products as gifts, or maybe even try them out myself. I highly recommend them! :-)
I ordered the seed bombs as Christmas gifts for friends and family. They were delivered quickly and were lovingly packaged. Thank you for that. The instructions are also great. Wittily written and beautifully designed. I attached them to the packages with gift ribbon, and with a few glued-on stars, they make the perfect, original Secret Santa gift. Whether things will soon become more colorful and green around here will become clear in the spring.