RAR #218: Jolabokaflod: How to Have a Christmas Book Flood

12/01/22 • 18 min

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What if I told you that there’s an Icelandic Christmas tradition where you spend an entire day (or evening) reading books and sipping hot cocoa? And it’s what you’re SUPPOSED to be doing.

Yes, this is a real thing!

It’s called Jolabokaflod, and in this episode, you’ll hear:

Where the tradition came from
3 super-simple steps to your own Jolabokaflod
How other mamas just like you have made the tradition their own

During Jolabokaflod, you gift members of your family with new books, and everyone drinks hot cocoa and spends the whole of Christmas Eve reading. If I didn’t get your attention before, I’ve got it now.

Today, I’m talking about when and how this tradition started, and how your family can make Jolabokaflod part of your Christmas traditions.

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/218/.

Join us for Shakespeare Summer!

What if I told you that there’s an Icelandic Christmas tradition where you spend an entire day (or evening) reading books and sipping hot cocoa? And it’s what you’re SUPPOSED to be doing.

Yes, this is a real thing!

It’s called Jolabokaflod, and in this episode, you’ll hear:

Where the tradition came from
3 super-simple steps to your own Jolabokaflod
How other mamas just like you have made the tradition their own

Today, I’m talking about when and how this tradition started, and how your family can make Jolabokaflod part of your Christmas traditions.

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/218/.

Previous Episode

RAR #217: It’s Time to Put Some Pinecones Back

Join us for Shakespeare Summer!

By now, most of us are knee deep in our homeschool year.

And no matter how far into your year you are, and no matter what’s happened that you either did, or didn’t, expect to happen, I’m willing to bet that something funny has happened: You’re carrying around a lot of pinecones.

What on earth do I mean by that?

In this episode, you’ll hear:

All the ways we end up with a metaphorical 56-pound backpack of homeschool curriculum
What are these pinecones (and why do I keep picking them up?)
How to decide which homeschool curriculum you really need for the rest of the school year

Find the rest of the show notes at https://readaloudrevival.com/217/