This year Mother Goose left the kids matching Toy Story PJ's
Here's Nick SUPER happy about his PJ's- no teeth still, just a mouth full of gums!
Bailey sporting her new pajamas
Monday, January 3, 2011
Mother Goose
Trent's family has a tradition of Mother Goose on New Years Day. On New Years Eve they put a shoe out for Mother Goose and the next morning it is filled with goodies (Trent said that it was usually school supplies or toothbrushes and small things). Every year since we've been married we have done this little tradition, and it is kinda fun. This year was the first time we did it with the kids and that Bailey could understand a little better... but I wanted to know if anyone else has heard of this tradition, or is it just the Campbells that do this? I was just curious because I had never heard of it before, but it is definitely a fun tradition that we will keep up!
This year Mother Goose left the kids matching Toy Story PJ's
Here's Nick SUPER happy about his PJ's- no teeth still, just a mouth full of gums!
Bailey sporting her new pajamas
This year Mother Goose left the kids matching Toy Story PJ's
Here's Nick SUPER happy about his PJ's- no teeth still, just a mouth full of gums!
Bailey sporting her new pajamas
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22 comments:
love those pj's! i had never heard of this tradition till my mom married gary! it is really a fun tradition and i wish i kept up with it with my kiddos, but didn't!
my mom did mother goose, but it was always a new game for the family. I have only done it a few times for my kidos.
My Campbell grandparents started this tradition. When they would come home from New Years Eve parties and the kids were in bed they put there party hats and party blowers in the kids shoes. The next day when the kids found them they were told Mother |Goose left them. I think thats how the story goes anyway. I love this tradition and will keep it going when Tess is a bit older.
Cute p.j's. That is a cute tradition. I have never heard of that before. Great idea! Your kids are adorable!
Hi Campbell Family! Glad Mother Goose found you. New PJ's-that's a pretty major gift from Mother Goose! They look fun and pugley. And, of course, the kids are adorable! Mother Goose didn't make an appearance here--shame on her. (Didn't have anything really.) Melissa, I like your idea of compiling your blog into a scrapbook for the year. That's what blog sites are for, isn't it, a technical form of scrapbooking? You have had a kind of rough and eventful year but we're glad you're where you are and accomplishing all you're doing for the family. Hang in there-it will all be worth it. You're a great family we love very much! Mom, G-Ma Terry
CUTE! No, never heard of it, but reminde me next year and I just might start it with my kids!!
Hey my grandmother did this for my mom and my mom did it for us and I want to do it for my kids. I am not sure where it comes from orginally
Hello, I found your blog by Google. My husband's family has also always done Mother Goose! I'm still currently trying to find it's origins..Hope you're family has a wonderful New Year!
My family has done Mother Goose on New Years Eve or "the Goose". I am 52 now and this has continued in my family all these years. The goose brings a small present. My mom thought it came from my Grandpa Durfee in Aurora Utah. So this has been going on since the 1960's, although I don't think my cousins do this tradition!
My mother taught us about it - she is from Panguitch, Utah, born in 1920. I haven't heard of anyone else doing it, so I figured it was a southern Utah thing.
I found you via google looking for the origin. It must be central utah thing. I'm from Elsinore ut. Such a fun tradition.
We have always done mother goose on New Year's Eve. I learned it's a welch tradition.
We do Mother Goose too, although we are a little more generous than party favors. It's a Danish tradition, for those that were wondering where it came from.
It's great to hear that my family isn't the only one to ever hear of the Mother Goose tradition. My parents were both from Malad, Idaho. My mother has always told me its a Welsh tradition.
Found your blog when I googled mother goose New Year's Eve. My family also has this tradition (coincidentally my Mom was a Campbell!) but it was a plate that we put out for mother goose on New Year's Eve. Not sure where the tradition started....grew up in New Brunswick canada and my mom was from ontario canada. Very interested in the origin!
My family, immediate and extended has always had mother goose come on New Years eve. We were always told it was a scandanavian tradition and that kids used to each leave one of their wooden shoes out to be filled with goodies by Mother Goose.
I just found this blog post with Google. My parents grew up in Sevier County, Utah, where a lot of Danish Mormons settled. I found that none of my friends did this when I went to school. I asked my mother and grandparents and they said it was an old Danish tradition. My aunt said that everyone did it; when I disagreed, she said that might be right since none of the people my cousins married had known about it.
We also do mother goose. My grandma did this for us and I do it for my kids. Just want to get the right story and where it comes from when people ask (Found you on google)
Hi,
I'm from northern England. We also used to do the Mother Goose thing in the late 1970's but I get the impression that it wasn't a widespread tradition. I had assumed it was originally a Scottish thing (like many New Year traditions) but can't find any evidence of that!
I was just talking to my sister about this. She said it was from our Danish ancestors. We always had mother goose come when we were kids but haven't for a long time. It's good to hear some are keeping the tradition alive. She mostly just brought small candies.
I think it's a Danish tradition. My mom has done it every year with us, I do it with my kids, and it goes back to my great great grandmother who came over from Denmark.
My great grandmother continued this, as have all our generations we live in North East England but we were in a minority. My ancestors from all sides going back to 1700 are English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish so not sure if that helps with origins?
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