The Netherlands is massively in the Halloween atmosphere, but Sinterklaas is a daily topic of conversation here. The Saint Nicholas secret has not yet been discovered, even if it is only a matter of time. My youngest is currently wondering if everything is going well in Spain. Is Sinterklaas well equipped? Are there enough presents for everyone and is the gingerbread factory running at full speed?
That Santa Claus time. As long as the Good Saint is still relaxing on his steamer, I don't miss him. On the contrary. No extremely busy children, no whining about gifts and the candy behavior is not too bad for my children until mid-November. Are your children also getting busier during this period?
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The closer the children's friend approaches the Netherlands, the more enthusiastic my son becomes. And honestly me too! We play the whole play. With full commitment! Our daughter also participates. She has been involved in the conspiracy since last year.
We faithfully watch the Sinterklaas news, we put on shoes and have a very pleasant evening. But this year I'm a bit concerned about the whole story. My son is in group 5 and will be 9 in a few months. He has not yet unraveled the secret of Sinterklaas. Many of his classmates now know about the hat and the brim. The Sinterklaas secret is already well known to them. Their common sense has worked whether they have been informed by their parents or by a boyfriend. My son knows nothing. He still believes holy. Even the Zwarte Piet discussion has not thrown a spanner in the works for him.
He knows exactly what he wants to ask and makes beautiful wish lists. Tall too. He thinks how best to spoil Sinterklaas and his Pieten. Because if he is good for Sinterklaas, then Sinterklaas will probably be good for him too. My son makes the most beautiful drawings and he thinks about putting tasty, homemade cupcakes in the shoe. If you ask me, he better put a good bottle of wine by his shoe 😉 .
So now I'm very afraid that he will find out this year's Sinterklaas secret. A pity in itself, because the magic of this tradition will be gone forever. He's getting the age for it now. We told my daughter when she was 9. With Easter. That way she could get used to the idea for a while. She immediately saw the benefits. She really wanted Heelys, and realized at that moment that they might come now. I'm not sure how our son will react. Angry, sad or disappointed? Maybe he can laugh about it. Until what age did your children believe?
Now everyone is talking about the reaction of the children. But for me - and many other moms - it's not nothing either. I have been acting for over ten years. With verve. And now the role of Saint could be taken away from me any moment. In order not to let the blow be too big for me, I try to hold on to the positive things that a disclosure of this Saint Nicholas secret entails.
These thoughts reassure me. As nice as this Sinterklaas period is, I'm always happy when it's December 6th. The gingerbread cookies come out of my nose and the scales indicate it was beautiful with all those chocolate letters.
So we'll see how it goes this year. My son is a bright little man and if he discovers how the staff sticks in the stem, he will probably know how to bend this positively, just like his mother. Until then, I will continue to hope that no one is talking and I will enjoy my role as Sinterklaas for a while.
