5 December
Sinterklaas gift: a tile with your own rhyme
In the Netherlands, 5 December belongs to Sinterklaas — names drawn from a hat, a poem written the night before, and a gift hidden inside something handmade and gloriously ridiculous. The rhyme is the best part of the evening, and the first thing in the recycling the next morning. Put your best two lines on a Delft Blue tile and they are still on the wall a year later. A gift with a wink, exactly as the Saint intended.
Text ideas for a Sinterklaas tile
From classic rhyme to a cheeky nudge — click a line to load it into the designer and turn it into your own poem.
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Click a saying to see it on the tile straight away — you can always adjust it.
Make the Sinterklaas tile
Type your own rhyme, add the name and the year underneath, and see instantly how the tile will look. Prefer a photo in Delft Blue — the Saint himself, or the whole family? You can do that with the photo tile.
A genuine ceramic tile, from €23.99 — made to order in the Netherlands, always in HD quality.
How it works
Choose your saying
Use one of the sayings above or type your own words — you’ll see straight away how the tile will look.
We make your tile
Your text is set in Delft Blue style onto genuine ceramic and produced within 24–48 hours.
Quickly & safely home
Carefully packed and at your door within 2-4 business days (NL). Pay securely with iDEAL and more.
Genuine ceramic
Just like traditional Dutch tiles
Made to order
Produced within 24–48 hours
Quickly at home
Delivery in 2-4 business days
Free shipping over €40.00
Always carefully packaged
Frequently asked questions
When do I need to order to have it in time for 5 December?
Order by the end of November and the tile lands well before the big evening. Production takes 24 to 48 hours and then it goes in the post — but these are the busiest postal weeks of the year, so a few extra days of margin is worth having. Celebrating St Nicholas on 6 December instead? Then you have exactly one day more.
Does a whole Sinterklaas poem fit on a tile?
A full twelve-line poem, no — there is room for up to 6 lines of text. That is exactly enough for the punchline: put the closing couplet on the tile and write the rest on the card that goes with it. You read the poem out loud, and the last line stays.
Does it work as a Secret Santa or surprise gift?
It does. At €23.99 for 15x15 cm it sits comfortably inside most drawn-name budgets, and a tile disappears easily inside a homemade "surprise". Build a chimney, a boat or a mitre around it — the gift inside is the only part that survives the evening.
Can I add a name or the year?
Yes. A name, the year, "from your secret Saint" — anything that fits within 6 lines fits on the tile. The designer shows you exactly how it will look as you type.
Want to know more about material, sizes or shipping? See all frequently asked questions.