The pepernoten are flowing and flying, the pakjes (presents) are all wrapped up with poems at the ready, the Piets are knocking on doors and windows and dropping off sacks of presents or bagging up naughty children, and the Sint is ready to head back to Spain.
It’s pakjesavond, the night when Sinterklaas and the Piets hand out presents to all the boys and girls who have been good this year. I don’t think we’ve been very good, so no presents for us tonight. That said, I did make sure we stocked up on the chocolate kruidnoten today so I’ll have enough to last me for the next few months. They’re perfect with a cup of tea or coffee!
A Flamingo in Utrecht 
Happy pakjesavond. We celebrated ours last night and tomorrow I also plan to stock up on cheap Sinterklaas goodies 🙂
I was afraid everything would be gone tomorrow. I couldn’t take the risk! 🙂