ELFIE...Our Elf on the Shelf
Let me introduce you to Elfie the Elf. The Elf we adopted on November 27, 2010. Elfie showed up at our doorstep Friday night. The kids had been wanting The Elf on the Shelf and I looked for one on Black Friday at the book store but they were all out of them (wink~wink).
So Friday night as were started putting the tree up, T asked C1 to go plug the outside lights in and that really means all the kids are going to go. As soon as the door opened C1 saw a wrapped box and the kids eyes grew big.
So he brought the box inside and we were all wondering what it was??? They opened it and loud screams of "The Elf on the Shelf" echoed across the living room. Happy children danced for joy as The Elf on the Shelf had showed up on the doorstep. What did this mean? None of us knew. So that is when T read the story of The Elf on the Shelf and at that point it was all clear what was about to happen.
First things first....Name the Elf. That took a little bit, but the kids finally came up with ELFIE. (Which happens to be number 2 on the top 10 list of Elf names) Then the rules had to be set. And actually there is only ONE rule. NO touching ELFIE. If ELFIE is touched he loses his magic. Elfie's job is to report back to Santa and let him know if the C's have been bad or good.
Sitting on the chandelier. This is another elevated area in which he can see a lot of the house and keep an eye on the C's.
So as I passed by Elfie this morning, I gave him a friendly nod hello and a wink to let him know, I knew about the mess in the kitchen but I was going to make him clean it up. Told him to have a nice day and hang in there. Sometimes the C's can get a little crazy.
This is going to be a wild ride and I will keep you updated on Elfie's happenings.
P.S. No matter the reason you celebrate Christmas, getting The Elf on the Shelf can be a fun thing for parents and children. I highly recommend getting one and I was not paid or compensated for that comment.
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10 comments:
I WANT ONE. Such a cute story. But Elfie kind of gave me the creeps when he moved and was watching the kids. My elf might have to live in one spot-because I could see Dru putting it on my night stand and him watching me sleep.
Believe it or not I entered a contest for one of these today, and I almost never do contests. It's a cute idea, Scott. If I don't win I'll probably buy one. My mom has a couple just like this we had when I was a kid. Ooops, gotta run. M is eating the dogs food. Must be hungry. Later!
Oh... a follow up for Erin who commented above. If she thinks the thought of the elf watching her when she sleeps is creepy, she needs to check out what my wife wants to buy:
http://adaddyblog.com/2010/11/sing-a-ma-jigs-cute-or-creepy/
I love the elf idea, but my kids are pretty much near the end of the Santa threat. (Per my post tonight.) I'll miss that. Really really will.
I love that and am totally getting one. What a fun, fantastic thing to get the kids involved all month long and encourage good behavior. I think I will order one online today. Thanks for the fun post!
I still can't figure out how Elfie managed to move...
Magic indeed. :P
Elfie must be in cahoots with our garden gnome Nimbus. Crazy fecker.
My daughter loves Llama Llama Red Pajama. How's the new book?
LOL! That is awesome. I'm on the verge of buying one thanks to this post!
We have an ELFIE too! He likes to hide in the Christmas tree a lot. He decided to jump out of the lamp the other day and land on the floor which caused mass hysteria in our house because you can't touch him. Kevin saved Elfie with a piece of paper and told him to pay better attention and quit jumping out of things. :)
I just saw this post and I think I'm going to get one for D next year. She'll be 2.5 by then and probably more aware of the Jolly Fat Guy...
I often wonder at what age do people start doing holiday oriented things with their kids...
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