I am spending the weekend drying fruit for the winter market next Saturday (Nov. 19). We are planning a kids’ table where they can create decorations for a night tree. Night trees are trees that you decorate with edible garland and ornaments to feed birds and other animals. They often come out to eat at night, hence the name. Kids can run out in the morning to see what was eaten overnight. Every night tree is unique – decorated as high as the children are tall!
We will have information on making your own “ornaments” if you want to continue decorating your night tree through the winter.
![Framing #2 - Drottningholms slott/Drottningholm Palace (UNESCO World Heritage) [Explore First Page, THANK YOU]](http://static.flickr.com/7102/7204258846_3843eb8ecb_t.jpg "Framing #2 - Drottningholms slott/Drottningholm Palace (UNESCO World Heritage) [Explore First Page, THANK YOU]")
By the way, have you read, “The Night Tree” by Eve Bunting? “By moonlight in the quiet forest, a young boy and his family decorate their favorite tree with popcorn, apples, tangerines, and sunflower-seed balls as a gift for the animals of the woods.”
Also check out “Beneath the Night Tree” by Nicole Baart.