Going Christmas crackers...

Roxi experienced an English "Christmas Dinner" at school yesterday.

Roast Turkey

• Mashed Potatoes

• Bacon wrapped sausages (yikes!)

• Stuffing

• Mince pies*

• Lollipops

• and Christmas Crackers

Since I have never seen an open Christmas cracker, I bought a box of 12 for us to open (pop?) during our little "Christmas morning" here before we leave.

Roxi says they are more fun when you open a bunch of them with friends. Perhaps my British friends can verify, but I believe that you sit around a table, cross arms and hold one end of your cracker while your friend holds the other end, and so on all around the table. Then, everyone pulls at the same time.

Here's Roxi showing us what's inside these fun little packages.

Exams start today. First one: US History.

*Speaking of minced pies, I passed a McDonald's last week that was advertising a "Festive Pie". Think fried apple pie, only filled with mincemeat and a custard of some sort. I almost tried one. Just to see.

This post was written by Just a Plane Ride Away.

Photo credit: hamsters

Comments

[Susanna (A Modern Mother)]

We've adopted Christmas crackers for Thanksgiving as well.

The girls love them!

I'm afraid they love the sausages wrapped in bacon as well.

[Expat Mum]

And not a revolting green bean casserole in sight!!