Every December parents of the internet start to grumble about the Elf On The Shelf. And look, I get it, some of you got stuck with some of Santa's naughty elves. It's a mystery to us why Santa would even allow such rotten eggs to visit your homes and we feel for you. Luckily, we were blessed with a nice elf and he's lovely. We welcome his appearance with open arms each holiday because he loves to play hide-and-go seek just like our boys do and he brings a few little treats for … [Read more...]
10 Gifts Your Elf On The Shelf Can Bring
Quick and Easy Elf on the Shelf Ideas
Our Elf on the Shelf arrived back to us safe and sound from the North Pole for another year! Jingles is always fun to have around, he's a good little elf that likes to move around from spot to spot and sometimes brings us treats! It's really exciting to hear the boys each morning as they search the house and try to be the first to spot him! Here's a few places we found him so far this year Care for a spot of tea Jingles? This was a good laugh, Jingles made a copy … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf Fun in 2014
Last week the boys got used to waking up each morning and searching to find Jingles in his new hiding spot! This week they were in for some more surprises when they found him around the house! It’s almost time for Jingles to return to Santa at the North Pole but before he makes his final journey I wanted to share with you some of the Jingles sightings we saw this past week! If you have posts about your own elf on the shelf, be sure to link them up on my Elf on the Shelf Link up! My … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf is back for Christmas 2014
The boys started asking about the Elf's return a couple of weeks ago, apparently an Elf has joined the Kindergarten classroom and my youngest wanted to know why our Elf hadn't come this year. Eventually, he surprised them one morning by cuddling up with his book on the rocking horse and he's been on the move each night! Jingles is the highlight of every morning as the boys search for his new location, my youngest even found some jingle bells to jingle around the house looking for him..... by the … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf Ideas – Link Up
As all the little girl and boy elves are making their way back to their assigned homes this holiday season, I thought it would be fun for us to link up any Elf on the Shelf related posts you might have for inspiration and fun reading! For those of you who are not familiar with the little dolls, the Elf is a small figure who comes with a book to explain his story. The “magic” begins once the elf is claimed by a family and given a name. Now the elf watches over your house during the daytime and … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf Adventures 2013
It's almost time for our elf on the shelf Jingles to return to Santa at the North Pole and say good bye to the boys. Before he makes his final journey I wanted to share with you some of the fun places we spotted him in on our morning searches throughout the house! Not creepy at all to wake up to this guy over your bed right? My son was soooo excited to see him in his room! Jingles brought the boys candy canes and we spotted them all hiding in the tree! Climb Jingles Climb! My … [Read more...]