So, a few weeks ago I heard about a little Christmasey tradition called the Elf on the Shelf... When I first heard about this, a few years ago, I thought it was just a family's own personal tradition, but never really got in to the details of what it's all about... Two things: 1. Ingenious, and 2. WHY wasn't my mom the one who "invented" this game...Ok, so as if children weren't scolded, and bribed and threatened enough at Christmastime, well now you have help. The whole Santa Claus is watching you thing works for a while, but pretty soon that whole thought is ignored, especially when YOU can't see HIM. Meet Marlin our "Scout Elf". Scout Elves are adopted and come to live with you and you only at the beginning of the Holidays. They are Santa's secret spy's who watch your children and r
eport back to Santa Claus every night while the kids are sleeping... (Ingenious right!?!). When your Elf Scout returns late in the night or early in the morning back from the North Pole, he/she can have a lot of fun hiding in your home, and/or causing some pretty fun (innocent) mischief. There is a ton of things out there that I have heard these elves are capable of, but for the most part it's all fun and games. First thing in the morning, your are suppose to try and find where your elf is hiding (or where your elf landed after returning). So of course this is a fun game for the kids (and parents) when the morning starts. :) There is just ONE rule about your scout elf though. The one rule is that if you TOUCH your elf, he may lose his magical powers that allow him to report to Santa Claus. Of course Jax touched him, but that was BEFORE we named him, which is when the elf gets their magic... So they watch all that you do during the day, and can be placed in any room to keep an eye on them. On Christmas Eve is when they go back to the North Pole until next year.
eport back to Santa Claus every night while the kids are sleeping... (Ingenious right!?!). When your Elf Scout returns late in the night or early in the morning back from the North Pole, he/she can have a lot of fun hiding in your home, and/or causing some pretty fun (innocent) mischief. There is a ton of things out there that I have heard these elves are capable of, but for the most part it's all fun and games. First thing in the morning, your are suppose to try and find where your elf is hiding (or where your elf landed after returning). So of course this is a fun game for the kids (and parents) when the morning starts. :) There is just ONE rule about your scout elf though. The one rule is that if you TOUCH your elf, he may lose his magical powers that allow him to report to Santa Claus. Of course Jax touched him, but that was BEFORE we named him, which is when the elf gets their magic... So they watch all that you do during the day, and can be placed in any room to keep an eye on them. On Christmas Eve is when they go back to the North Pole until next year. So, without further adieu' this is Marlin. Marlin the Scout Elf. He ca
me to live with us on Thanksgiving Night while we were at the Condo celebrating Thanksgismas!! He rang the doorbell, and waited for Jax to come to the door. Once we got him inside, we read the story that came with him. After the story was done we FINALLY got a name out of Jax. Thankfully MeMaw had a belated birthday present for Jax, and it was a set of letter books that were all about Disney Characters. Rachel pulled book by book out and searched through the books in hot pursuit of helping Jax pick a name for our elf. (It was like 10:30 by the time this whole thing went down, so Jaxon's attention span at that time was completely non-existent) BUT finally he settled on Marlin!!
me to live with us on Thanksgiving Night while we were at the Condo celebrating Thanksgismas!! He rang the doorbell, and waited for Jax to come to the door. Once we got him inside, we read the story that came with him. After the story was done we FINALLY got a name out of Jax. Thankfully MeMaw had a belated birthday present for Jax, and it was a set of letter books that were all about Disney Characters. Rachel pulled book by book out and searched through the books in hot pursuit of helping Jax pick a name for our elf. (It was like 10:30 by the time this whole thing went down, so Jaxon's attention span at that time was completely non-existent) BUT finally he settled on Marlin!!Since being in our family, Marlin has been a lot of fun. He's played a few games, left Jax a note, and been a good spy for both Mommy and Santa! (I must admit though, he is kinda creepy looking).
If you haven't heard about the Elf on the Shelf, please check it out. It's really a cute story, and a lot of fun. I'm hoping to keep this a long lasting family tradition. We just watched the movie that came out on Thanksgiving, last night. (really wish I would have thought about this...)
If you haven't heard about the Elf on the Shelf, please check it out. It's really a cute story, and a lot of fun. I'm hoping to keep this a long lasting family tradition. We just watched the movie that came out on Thanksgiving, last night. (really wish I would have thought about this...)Remember, even if you DON'T have an Scout Elf, Santa is STILL watching...
