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Nine-year-old Dominic Beebe learns the skill of spinning wool from Jennifer Kulick, at the wheel, and Elizabeth Wood, in the Snow Village from the Past.

Costumed musicians Ben Vis and his wife Meredith Vis perform old Christmas songs and carols to entertain the crowd in the Snow Village from the Past. Ben Vis teaches choir at the Geneva School in Boerne and his wife is a professional accompanist.

Stephanie Pistone, on the left, and her daughter Emma Grace demonstrate old-time candle making for the crowd in the Snow Village from the Past.

Photos by Vicki L. George

December 10, 2019

A snowy blast from the past

By Vicki L. George
The Bandera Prophet

The Lakehills Civic Center hosted the annual Children’s Christmas Party this year on Saturday, Dec. 7, by decorating a Christmas Snow Village from the Past, complete with artisans in costume.
By going all the way around the room, a person could learn to make ornaments, to spin wool and weave, hear old Christmas songs and carols, make chocolate candies, get photographed with Santa, slide on Toboggan Hill, make candles, and learn about pottery and leather — all things one would find in a village of the late 1800s.
The three-hour party was packed with families. The kiddos enjoyed the lessons and there were plenty of treats to spoil suppers.