We started a really fun tradition last year on the day after Thanksgiving. We adopted a little elf. He is one of Santa's elves. We read a book about him that introduced him to our family and we gave him a name "Dobby Twinklestar". Every morning when the kids get up he is in a new place somewhere in the house, he then keeps an eye on the kids and reports back to Santa that evening. The kids love reading the book about the elf every night and finding him in a new spot each morning. The rule is they aren't allowed to touch the elf or he can't come back. The elf stays around until Christmas Eve and then we don't see him again until the day after Thanksgiving the following year.
Here is a link to info about how we adopted our elf.
Elf on the Shelf
Here are a few pictures of some of his hiding places.
We had a hole in our ceiling where Jason had fixed a leak the week bfore. The elf decided to make his grand entrance this year coming into the house through the hole. The kids thought this was hilarious!
Look closely!
Hanging out in the pantry
giddy-up!
1 comment:
are you on pinterest? they have some cute ideas of places elves could turn up!
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