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Welcome to Julglädje!

Participation Guide

Ross Sutter introduces the Julglädje show and explains some of the items kids and families should have ready for the show.

Rice Pudding

 

Tomte Kajsa shows you how to make the favorite treat of the tomten: Risgrinsgröt—Rice Pudding. Be sure to try making some before the show so you can have treat.

Go for a walk with Tomte Kajsa

 

Tomten love to work on the farm. Follow Tomte Kajsa as she takes a walk through the woods to a mountain farm where she feeds the goats and chickens. Along the way she meets an elusive friend. 

Learn a song about eating

 

 

Ross Sutter teaches you the funny song he learned from his grandma about eating porridge until you get thick and fat. Be sure to practice the clapping game too!

Get some Puppet Ideas

 

Musician Marya Hart plays piano and organ in our Julglädje show every year. She also writes and directs music for a children’s theater project called Fidgety Fairytales. Watch this video of one of those shows to get some ideas for making your own horse puppet to show us during the show. 

Nyckelharpa Demonstration

Watch this video where Cheryl Paschke demonstrates and explains how the Swedish Nyckelharpa works. Cheryl will play this instrument during the Julglädje performance.

Hobby Horse Tournament

 

In Finland they take their hobby horse riding very seriously. Watch this video to get some ideas on how to do some fancy riding or even set up your own hobby horse course around your house—or maybe you better do it outside. 

Dala Horse

Download a Dala Horse Coloring Page!

Color a Dala Horse to dance in front of your screen during the St. Stephen song!

Download and Print

Dala Horse Coloring Page (pdf)

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LEARN SOME SWEDISH SONG GAMES

 At the end of the show we will do some Swedish song games: go to the Song Games Collecion Page to learn and practice the song games, especially "Små grodorna," "Morsgrisar" and "Nu är det Jul igen."

Instructions and Music

Song Games Collection

Julglädje Song Game Links

Små grodorna
Morsgrisar
Nu är det Jul igen

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