Not sure if everyone has heard about the "Elf on the Shelf" craze that is going on right now. The cute little elf comes with a story that explains about his/her purpose. Basically, your elf is sent to your house from Santa to watch the kids and make sure they are being good during the holiday season. He/She sits on the shelf (or other various places in your home) and keeps an eye on the kids and whether or not they are being good or bad. She cannot talk to the kids, but they can talk to her and tell her what they want for Christmas or anything else about their day. She cannot be touched by anyone because she will lose her "Christmas magic" and won't be able to fly home to the North Pole to tell Santa how good (or bad) the kid(s) were. In the morning, she can reappear in a different place in your home after reporting to Santa that night. That's the fun part. ;)
First things first. When you get an elf, you have to name it. Ours was a girl, so the kids wanted to call her Annie. They named her after a character on the show "The Little Einsteins". We read her book and I reiterated what her job was and how we couldn't touch her. They were super excited about it, and every morning it was a hunt to find where Annie ended up after her trip to see Santa.
Annie's being chased by the cops! Oh NO!
Swinging from the stockings
Annie enjoying a mug of hot cocoa after her long trip home.
Zip lining through the breakfast area (Landon loved this one!)
A note from Annie helped reinforce some good behavior at school. :)
Hanging out on the pendant light.
People get pretty crazy with the where-abouts of their elf, but I didn't have the time or energy to put into it this year. I tried to keep it pretty simple. The kids are still too young to really care about some of it, so it worked out perfectly. They just loved finding her every morning. I'm sure with Braydon's help next year (and his overactive imagination) we'll have a more active elf. :)
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