Oh Olly, our precious and well loved, Elf on the Shelf.
He brings so much joy and fun to not only Cadence, but Tarl and I too, all throughout the month of December. Not gonna lie, it's hard finding new places to hide him or new things for him to do, but thanks to Pinterest it's gotten a lot easier, there are so many ideas!
In July I start all Christmas preparations. Nothing major, just some Christmas present shopping and start my Christmas lists, and the Elf on the Shelf ideas are one of the lists. Come December, it's a lot easier knowing where Olly is going to go, rather than wake up at 5am, realizing you forgot to hide the Elf and scrambling to find a spot for him while being super quiet not to wake your child, with no contacts in, can't see a darn thing, desperate to go back to sleep. (true story!)
A lot of shops and boutiques have also jumped on the Elf on the Shelf bandwagon, making and selling 'elf' things. The other day I came across this elf door and mat...
Isn't it just the cutest idea?
Another cute idea that we haven't tried yet are donut seeds!
How inexpensive and brilliant is this?!
Bag some cheerios and label them as 'donut seeds'.
Have your elf bring them on one morning. Have your child plant them in some sugar on a plate, and then when they wake up the next morning there are donuts, on the same plate where they planted the seeds!
Here are some other great ideas that I found on Pinterest that I know Cadence (and any child for that matter) would adore. (all images via Pinterest)
For more Elf on the Shelf ideas and for all things Christmas, follow my Christmas board on Pinterest!
I post tons of great things and will start posting a lot more Christmas oriented pictures come August/September.
To see some of the things Olly has done in the past, click here.
Merry Christmas(in July)!
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