![]() You can often find small bundles of hay at your local pet stores, but if you don’t have time to pick some up, this activity shows you how to make your own. For those families who traditionally leave out a box of hay for the camels, this craft offers simple directions for letting your little artists create decorative containers. One of our favorite crafts is this Camels for Kings box from Crayola. For a keepsake craft, consider this one using your child’s handprints from Simply Cindy. For 3D projects that your children can assemble and play with, we like this easy camel craft by My Mommy Makes It using a few household materials, and this printable camel from The Toymaker. We’ve seen some super cute camel-themed art projects on the web, and of course, we have our favorites. The Camelīeloved by children, the Magi’s camels are a central element of the holiday. ![]() For extra durability, trace them and cut them out of foam craft sheets. We like the various templates available from First Palette. To really get into the spirit, print up three different styles – one for each king. Your child can make them unique by coloring them in and adding decorative touches like glitter and stick-on gems. There are a lot of printable crown templates available online. Or they may leave their shoes perfectly lined up at the foot of their beds before they go to sleep, hoping to awaken on Sunday morning and find little gifts tucked inside.Ĭelebrating Día de Los Reyes with your children. On Saturday night, they will excitedly put together boxes of hay or grass and leave them on their porch steps as a treat for the Magi’s camels. For some, this holiday rivals Christmas in terms of gift giving as children eagerly await the arrival of Los Reyes. It is also on the Day of Los Reyes that young ones finally receive their Christmas presents.This Sunday, many Latino families will be celebrating Día de los Reyes Magos, or Day of the Magi. In addition, tasty treats such as ‘roscon de Reyes’ are shared at parties. Also, sweet wine, milk, and fruit are left for the kings and camels, just as milk and cookies are left for Santa Claus in the Western world. For instance, children and some adults polish their shoes and leave them outside the night before in preparation to receive the kings’ gifts. Nevertheless, certain Christian practices still hold sway on the Dia de Los Reyes. Today, Uruguay is the most secular country in all of Latin America. Christmas is now known as Family Day, Easter is now known as Tourism Week, the Immaculate Conception feast is now known as Beach Day, and Da de Los Reyes is now known as Day of the Child or ‘Da del Nio’ in Spanish. In 1919, the government adopted a secular calendar when a liberal elite man waged a battle in parliament and succeeded in removing Christianity from the country’s calendar. ![]() In 1916, the church and the state were officially separated in Uruguay. Unlike other Latin American countries, the celebration of Día de Los Reyes in Uruguay takes a different shape because of the country’s unique religious situation. In the Christian Bible’s accounts of the birth of Jesus, wise men from the east arrived at the site where Jesus was born, worshipped him, and presented him with precious gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The original name in Spanish is ‘Día de Los Reyes,’ meaning ‘honor the wise men.’ The holiday commemorates the arrival of the wise men at the birth of Jesus Christ. Day of Los Reyes is an annual Catholic holiday celebrated on January 6.
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