This is such a fun tradition...love this book!
Even more, I love this little elf that comes with the book. We named our elf Buddy. Each day, he watches the kids to see if they are being naughty or nice. Then when the kids go to sleep, he goes to the North Pole to chat with Santa about that. Before the kids wake up, Buddy comes back to our house and finds a new place to observe for the day. With Buddy watching us, the kids try hard to be on their best behavior. If they start getting naughty, all I have to do is point my eyes over to him as a gentle reminder that he is watching, and they shape up in a snap! Love it.
On December 1st, we brought out Buddy and put him on the shelf in the family room. This is where he was yesterday morning...
One of the rules is that he will lose his Christmas magic if he is touched by one of the children. Last night, Buddy was moved but nobody knew who had touched him. The kids were really stressed about if he had been touched and if he lost his magic. Especially Will, he was really really concerned and worried. We decided it was Quincy who moved him and explained that since she is too young to know, it was probably okay.
This morning, this is where we found Buddy:
In Will's stocking! Phew, he still has his magic!!!
2 comments:
You don't know me, but I saw your cute Gratitude card and I was wondering where you downloaded the template to do the cute accorion fold card and where you can get them printed....Thanks!
haha i love this! i'm going to have elf on the shelf all year long at my house so our kids will behave!
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