This year we started Elf on the Shelf, a fun little tradition for kids. Basically, we have a little elf who came with a book (called…wait for it…"The Elf on the Shelf”)…the idea is that the elf helps Santa know who has been naughty or nice. The elf is supposed to be the eyes and ears of Santa, and every night after the kiddies go to bed, the elf flies back to the North Pole and tells Santa how the family was that day. Then, before the kids get up, he comes back to the family, and finds a new place in the house where he can observe the daily activities…which is essentially a game of hide and seek :)
According to Santa’s rules, the elves can’t be touched or they lose their magic and can’t fly back to Santa…the elves also can’t talk to us, because they are only supposed to talk to Santa and other elves. When Charlotte heard that, she had a healthy dose of skepticism (probably too much for a 3 year old)…she kept saying, “is this real? It looks a lot like a doll. How is this real?”, haha. But she has come around, and she loves looking for the elf every morning when she comes downstairs.
One of the first things you have to do, after you read the book, is name the elf. At first, Charlotte wanted to name ours Julia…according to her reasoning, “it has blue eyes, and it is wearing red…it is definitely a girl”. And so Julia is was. But by the end of the day, we didn’t think Julia really fit our elf…so Charlotte named it Buddy (without any prompting from me!). I would’ve named it Buddy, too, as we are big fans of the movie Elf in this house…to this day, it is still the only movie Charlotte has completely sat through! So, anyway, Buddy it is…and Buddy likes to hide. Here are some of the places we have found him recently :)
(He is supposed to be riding the reindeer…)
Clinging on to the tree for dear life :)
Only December 8th and Mommy…ahem, Buddy, is starting to run out of hiding places where the kids can’t reach! Should be an interesting 16 more days :)
Xoxoxo
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