Are you ready for some more Christmas magic this holiday season? I am in love with holiday traditions and have added a few new ones this year. My newest tradition is called "The Elf on the Shelf." You may have heard the buzz about this cute little guy...because he is becoming quite popular! This adorable Santa's helper (with a vintage 50's look) can be purchased at Hallmark and can come into your home and start the fun right away.
The elf comes with a beautiful children's book that explains the tradition. The first thing you do is decide with your kiddos what you would like to name your new house guest. Then it's time to read the book together. In it, you will learn that this elf reports back to Santa each night on how you have been acting...naughty or nice. By the next morning, he is back home with you sitting in a new spot. And the book tells your child that they get to find him each morning, a fun game to play together! But he's not to be touches, or the Christmas magic will disappear. There's even a page in the back to write down when you started the tradition with your family and what your elf's name is. I love memories like this, that you will look back on someday with such sweetness!
My little buddy loved cuddling up and reading the story together. Before bed he said goodnight to "Sam" our elf and blew him a kiss. And after bedtime prayers he reminded me that he wanted to look for "Sam" in the morning. I told him he had to fly back to Santa tonight and we'd see him the next day!
I am so excited about this new tradition! I encourage you to look into getting your own Shelf Elf or share a story about yours, if you already have one. Happy Holidays!
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I love that, it's fantastic!
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ReplyDeleteLooks like a great idea...thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI remember last Christmas, thinking that I would get the Elf for this year, when I thought my oldest two would be able to "get" it, but I never got around to buying one. Next year for sure, though!
ReplyDeleteWhen we get home from Christmas Eve church, Santa's Elf has left my boys pjs with magic sleepy dust on them, since we are one of Santa's first stops and he wants to be sure we are all asleep when we gets here. Or so says the elf's note.
I have heard a lot about this - I think I want to get one for next year!! :)
ReplyDeletesounds great, I think we will do this next year. love your new blog design. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThe first time I saw "Elf on the Shelf" at Barnes and Noble I did a double-take -- we had those same elves among my family's Christmas decorations, but they were the *actual* 50's vintage ones. I think my parents still have them put away somewhere. I think it's funny that things come back (but with the story/tradition added, I think that's really fun!)
ReplyDeleteWe LOVE our Elf on the Shelf. His name is Guido and he gets lots of action these days. I'm a terrible mother this time of year and any time the kiddos step out of line I say, "Uh oh! Guido's watching." By the way Guido is all powerful and no matter where he is he can see you, even at the park, school, or in the car...
ReplyDeleteLove this time of year, love Guido.
Thanks for stopping by. GREAT post!
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So cute! Love it! I actually just saw that book in Barnes and Nobel today - I was wondering about it. Starting new holiday traditions is the best.
ReplyDeleteI have several friends that have had great success with the elf.
ReplyDeleteMy mother is buying Ethan one this year but we won't really be able to play with him until next year or the year after. So cute, though.
ReplyDeleteI heard about this and saw the box in Hallmark. It looks like a fun tradition! I hope you have a great time with it and I can't wait to hear more about it!
ReplyDeleteThat is a really cute idea!
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What a sweet BLOG! The "moments" in the title of your blog caught my eye as both my blogs are "moment" inspired as well!
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What a great idea! Stopping by from SITS.
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I have a couple of friends who do different versions of the elf, and I'm totally going to start this tradition with my son when he is older. I don't think I'll go so formal as the book, but we'll see. :-)
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I have a friend that is doing this with her girls. They love it too! Great tradition!
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Thanks for explaining the Elf on the Shelf. I've been hearing it mentioned a lot recently but had no idea what it actually was. Sadly, Darling Daughter is 6 and Santa's days are numbered, so I don't think we'll be able to take advantage of the elf on the shelf tradition.
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Ours is named Elvis! We got one for my little boy's 3yr old's teacher last year and they named it "Granny" This year we got one for the pre-K class and they named him Sprinkles!=) I LOVE this tradition and my children REALLY look forward to Elvis coming every year!!!!
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Stopping by from SITS-I have seen this elf everywhere (cheapest was at Learning Express) and I think I will finally get one for next Christmas. Very cute!
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