the christmas pickle

as i was making our activity advent calendar today i began to think of some of the christmas traditions my family has. some manage to slip through the cracks some years, while others are very constant. the christmas pickle is one of those traditions that sometimes is forgotten, but i still love it. on christmas eve, the pickle is hung from the tree. the first child to find the ornament on christmas morning gets an extra present from santa.

you can buy them many places and in many forms, maybe even make one, but all you need is a pickle and little extra something special.