A "taste" of swedish traditions at Kunskapsskolan.

Yesterday the guests at Kunskapsskolan got  a little taste of swedish traditions….we where wrapping up the Japanese week and ended it all with an invitation to the Japanese community who got the chance to see,feel and make some swedish traditions.

We made…..?????

yes, we made chocolate balls….all kids in sweden knows how to make these delicious treats…

I think we made more than 300 …..and I think everybody thought they where yummy ?!

In case someone missed out on the recipe here goes :

20-25 chocolate balls 

150 gr butter ( it needs to be real butter ) room temperature

2 dl sugar

3.5 dl oat 

few drops of vanilla essens

2-3 tablespoons of cold strong coffee ( you can use orange juice instead )

4.5 tablespoons cocoa

shredded coconut

Mix the butter and sugar in a bowl with a fork 

add the vanilla and the cocoa and mix in

add the coffee and oat and mix it all well

roll into small balls and roll it in the shredded coconut

put in the fridge for about 30 minutes 

ENJOY

besides the chocolate balls we had waffles….hmmm…so good with whipped cream and strawberry jam….

the kids got to make all kind of different christmas decorations…

the teachers prepared and practised ahead….

the kids could pin the tail on the….

moose ….a beautiful moose by the way….drawn by someone who's never seen a real one !

in the auditorium the kids could listen to Pippi Långstrump-Pippi Longstocking stories and also look at the cartoon version of Pippi….if you haven't seen them you must….she's a funny girl ….the cartoons are good…I know you can find the episodes on you tube ….

I also made a table with some of our, mostly, christmas traditions, shown ….

swedish music played and pictures from Sweden where shown on the wall……

It sure was a fun saturday morning !