Anyone ever heard of this? It's a little Elf that comes with a book etc... the Elf shows up every morning and cannot be touched by the children or the magic will wear off. The children can tell them what they want for Christmas and the Elf, each night leaves and tells Santa. The next morning, the Elf is sitting somewhere else in the house. It ends up being a game for the children as they try to find the where the Elf is each morning.
I had never heard about this until last week. My wife and I bought one Saturday for my daughter (although she is going to be 8 next week, she still believes in Santa)
We had the booked "mailed" to our house from Santa and the North Pole. When we came home last night the envelope was on the mail box and her eyes lit up as she saw the package was addressed to her. The package included the book that came with the Elf on the Shelf and a letter from Santa my wife and a co-worker made eariler in the day.
My daughter read the note and then read the book. The book tells about the Elf and all the secrets and rules. How the Elf will leave at night and appear somewhere else every morning.
After the book, my daughter wondering where the Elf was that the book was talking about, she then begain to search the house. Finally finding it on a shelf in the kitchen. She looked like crazy for a good 10 minutes..lol She named her Elf Robert and told him what she wanted for Christmas. When I woke her up this morning, the first thing she wanted to do is find Robert.
I just thought it was a great idea whoever came up with it and wanted to share with those who tell their kids there is a Santa. Like I said, she is getting older, but she was so excited when she got the package, the letter and found the Elf.
This will continue until she is too old and will be passed down to the next little one.
Here is a bit of a background on Elf on a Shelf.
https://elfontheshelf.com/indexnf.php
I had never heard about this until last week. My wife and I bought one Saturday for my daughter (although she is going to be 8 next week, she still believes in Santa)
We had the booked "mailed" to our house from Santa and the North Pole. When we came home last night the envelope was on the mail box and her eyes lit up as she saw the package was addressed to her. The package included the book that came with the Elf on the Shelf and a letter from Santa my wife and a co-worker made eariler in the day.
My daughter read the note and then read the book. The book tells about the Elf and all the secrets and rules. How the Elf will leave at night and appear somewhere else every morning.
After the book, my daughter wondering where the Elf was that the book was talking about, she then begain to search the house. Finally finding it on a shelf in the kitchen. She looked like crazy for a good 10 minutes..lol She named her Elf Robert and told him what she wanted for Christmas. When I woke her up this morning, the first thing she wanted to do is find Robert.
I just thought it was a great idea whoever came up with it and wanted to share with those who tell their kids there is a Santa. Like I said, she is getting older, but she was so excited when she got the package, the letter and found the Elf.
This will continue until she is too old and will be passed down to the next little one.
Here is a bit of a background on Elf on a Shelf.
https://elfontheshelf.com/indexnf.php
From My Family to Yours,
This charming tradition began for our family when my children were very small. Like most children through the ages, they wanted to know how Santa really knew who was naughty or who was nice. Their answer, as in my own childhood, came in the form of a small pixie-elf.
The first time the elf arrived at our home, my children officially adopted him by giving him a name. Each year he would arrive around the holidays, usually at Thanksgiving. His sole responsibility was to watch the children's behavior and report it to Santa each night. The next morning after the children awoke, they discovered the elf had returned from the North Pole and was now resting in a new and different place. My children would race each other out of bed to try and be the first to spy him in his new position.
Over the years the tradition was perfected and rules were introduced. For example, to better preserve his mystique the children were not allowed to touch him but talking to him was a different matter all together. My children shared many secrets with the elf, and while he was under strict orders not to talk to them, the elf was under no such orders where grown-ups were concerned.
Unwittingly, the tradition provided an added benefit: it helped the children to better control themselves. All it took was a gentle reminder that the "elf is watching," for errant behavior to be modified.
I never dreamed this simple tradition would lead to so many treasured Christmas memories for our entire family. It is my earnest desire that The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition will bring as much joy to your family as it has to mine.
Enjoy this tradition, and MAKE IT YOUR OWN!
This charming tradition began for our family when my children were very small. Like most children through the ages, they wanted to know how Santa really knew who was naughty or who was nice. Their answer, as in my own childhood, came in the form of a small pixie-elf.
The first time the elf arrived at our home, my children officially adopted him by giving him a name. Each year he would arrive around the holidays, usually at Thanksgiving. His sole responsibility was to watch the children's behavior and report it to Santa each night. The next morning after the children awoke, they discovered the elf had returned from the North Pole and was now resting in a new and different place. My children would race each other out of bed to try and be the first to spy him in his new position.
Over the years the tradition was perfected and rules were introduced. For example, to better preserve his mystique the children were not allowed to touch him but talking to him was a different matter all together. My children shared many secrets with the elf, and while he was under strict orders not to talk to them, the elf was under no such orders where grown-ups were concerned.
Unwittingly, the tradition provided an added benefit: it helped the children to better control themselves. All it took was a gentle reminder that the "elf is watching," for errant behavior to be modified.
I never dreamed this simple tradition would lead to so many treasured Christmas memories for our entire family. It is my earnest desire that The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition will bring as much joy to your family as it has to mine.
Enjoy this tradition, and MAKE IT YOUR OWN!
With my best wishes for you and those you love
Go buy a real Elf Doll. This sounds cool. So the Elf is in a difference place everyday? I might try this with my son, but I hope he tells me what he told that Elf, because I need to know what he wants for Christmas too. Plus I don't want him telling lies about me to Santa.
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