I've been doing Elf on the Shelf "research" and wanted to share it with you! Over 350 ideas here and I'm sure more to come! We can't wait to get started this year.
The Busy Kid = Happy Mom Family Tradition:
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| Buddies: our classic elf "Ben" and our Elf-on-the-Shelf "Franklin". |
In our house we believe that the Elf and Santa are just for fun. We have long told our children (who are now school-age) that "Santa is just a fun game we play" at Christmas. We present Santa as a historical figure and Christmas as the celebration of Jesus's birthday.
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We'll be sharing some of our Elf on the Shelf ideas here and on our FB page. Please join us {click here}.
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She's Kinda Crafty - easy and fun!
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Balancing Home - fun and manageable!
Rae of Light Photography - beautiful and creative!
East Coast Mommy - fun and doable!
Thinking IQ - an Elf Journal!
Design Dazzle - Mischievous ideas!
Play Dr Mom - 4 weeks worth of ideas!
Allison Waken - the photographer behind All for the Boys.
Under the Big Moon - 25 ideas that can be done in under 25 minutes!
Making Life Whimsical -welcome letter and daily ideas of fun
Elf Pinterest Boards to follow:
Busy Kids = Happy Mom
Mama Miss
Royal Baloo and 3 Dinosaurs
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Kristen @ Busy Kids = Happy Mom
Kristen's background is in elementary education, crafts and raising boys! Busy kids are those engaged in fun, practical, and purposeful activities in their daily life.
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6 comments:
Can't wait to check out all these great ideas! I love to see what other families' elves have been up too! Thanks for including ours!
This sounds like a fun idea. We don't have an elf at home, but maybe we can use a Russian doll instead, lol
Where can I get this book at?
The Elf and the book are available at book stores, Target, and Amazon. Hope that helps!
I always post my elf pictures on facebook in the morning for our friends to see and this past weekend a friend brought over her original elf "uncle edward" to be at our house as he was lonely with no children around. The two elves in the tree is a very familiar sight :) We are loving our elf on the shelf tradition, I love hearing the kids giggle at "chippy" when they find him every morning!
OH p.s.!! I featured you on a post!! Sorry, I didn't tell you in the first comment!! :)
Tracy @Oh Dill Pickles
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