[Bryn-gwlad] kids' Yule gift exchange

[Coblaith Mhuimhneach]

The Yule revel is Bryn Gwlad's annual "holiday party".  It usually 
incorporates a pot-luck feast, some form of live music, and lots of 
laughter and good fellowship, and is a very relaxed, low-key event.  
This year's revel will be held on Saturday, December 15th, at the 
recreation hall in Buescher State Park 
<www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/buescher>.  Contact the 
event steward, Señora Damiana Gutierrez de Castilla (who happens to be 
our Hospitaler <http://bryn-gwlad.ansteorra.org/officers.php>), for 
more information.


As those of you who are loyal readers of the "It Cometh in the Mail" 
already know, this year's Yule revel will incorporate a children's gift 
exchange, which will be run just as those of the last four years were.  
To wit:

Anyone under the age of 18 who will be present at the Yule revel may 
participate.

If you'd like your child to take part, you must register no later than 
October 31st.  You may use the webform at 
<http://b-b-fam.home.texas.net/YuleKids/>, e-mail the child's name, 
age, and gender and contact information for yourself directly to me, or 
give me that information at Populace in the Park or the October 
business meeting.  I recommend you also offer some pointers for your 
opposite number, like your child's favorite color, persona period (if 
she has one), what S.C.A. activities interest her (e.g., fighting, 
embroidery, or heraldry), or general plaything preferences (e.g., 
"likes to read", "loves dressing up", or "thinks everything should have 
wheels").

The first week of November, each child's parents will be given the 
name, age, and gender of the child for whom theirs is to bring a gift 
to the event.  This will allow them a full month to find or make a 
plausibly medieval gift, spending no more than $10.


If you have any questions about the exchange or need pointers to 
information on or sources for medieval playthings, visit the webform 
and click on "my page of tips and resources" or contact me directly.  
My e-mail address is below, and I almost always attend Populace in the 
Park, where I usually spread a gray blanket under a small tree near the 
practice fields.


Coblaith Mhuimhneach
<mailto:Coblaith at sbcglobal.net>