I bumped into this blog that had this great Christmas idea (www.nikkiandkeithfry.blogspot.com). I can't wait to begin this tradition with my kiddos! The little elf sits on a shelf. Each night he magically travels to the North Pole to fill Santa in on the kids behavior and to let Santa know what the kids want for Christmas. Each morning he is back but in a different spot than when the kids went to sleep. It is their job to find him each morning. There are a few rules to the game..... you can't touch him and he can't speak to you. You have to be on your best behavior so Santa will only receive good reports.
I am a little worried how Brayden is going to react and if he will buy into it.... we shall see.... I just think it is a fun tradition that we will begin this Christmas after Thanksgiving.
You can visit the website for more information. You name your elf and then register him on the website. The website is so cute. Here is the link... just copy and paste it into your browser.
www.elfontheshelf.com
Meet Nicholas the elf, our new Dunlap Christmas Tradition. It was priceless! I am so glad we did this! You should have seen Brayden's face as I was reading him the story. He couldn't believe that I let him in on the big secret. We chose the name Nicholas as in St. Nicholas...... Brayden first came up with AntaClaus.... but thankfully chose Nicholas. We placed him on a shelf and Brayden whispered to him what he wanted him to tell Santa. As I was walking away to get the camera...... I heard Brayden whisper to Nicholas "you are pretty cool." Brayden said he even saw him nod his head yes. It is memories like these that will stay with us forever. He will always remember Nicholas the elf.... Oh, the magic of Christmas in the eyes of a child.
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