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It’s almost that day again: Sinterklaas’ Birthday. In Belgium & the Netherlands Sinterklaas brings presents to kids.
Make it extra fun this year by taking some work off Sinterklaas’ hands by helping him with his letters.
Small tip: Sinterklaas always writes his letters in rhymes. So you have no choice…. you will have to rhyme otherwise it looks like an imposter has been busy.
Tip for today
Write a Sinterklaas letter for your children, your partner, your colleagues, your friends,…
To give you some inspiration, you can use my letters from last year and this year (you find them below)
If you subscribe we will send you the letters in MSWord format. So you can immediately use the font, the template, the (simple) verses (after adapting them to your wishes).
Step by step manual to help you write in rhymes
Write down what topics you want to cover: character, events, hobbies, work, a certain behaviour (no inspiration ? Check the Social Media account of that person).
Write for each topic 2 sentences that rhyme with each other – I’m not much of a poet myself, so I look for rhyming words on the internet (e.g. https://www.rhymezone.com/)
Change the word order so that you put an easy to rhyme word at the end.
Do not cling to a specific word, that only produces crooked sentences. Try to say it in a different way or choose another topic.
It should not be a complicated rhyme scheme, as long as the rhythm is rightRead the poem out loud and change where you think it stumbles a bit.
Think of a fun climax, a wise advice or a compliment for the end. If you don’t find a suitable ending, you can always write: “I am out of inspiration, I hope you enjoy my donation.
Put the letter in a graceful font and place a curly signature as the real Sinterklaas would do. If you print the letter on sturdy off-white paper you get a nice result.
Oh I wish I could be in your living rooms when the Saint has been
