One of the fun traditions that we do at our house every December 1-24 is the Elf on the Shelf! There are so many different traditions done with this silly elf, and I am sure it is different in each family! I even do this in my classroom as well! Nothing like making a threat saying that our elf may have to deliver a message to Santa if behavior doesn't shape up! ;) Elf on the Shelf at Home At home, our Elf on the Shelf comes to visit every year from December 1-24 (when he has to go back to the North Pole to help Santa get ready for Christmas!) Our Elf on the Shelf always brings a gift for the kids - new pajamas, a Christmas movie to watch with the family, popcorn, and hot chocolate! Every night the Elf on the Shelf moves in to a different spot! Now this is the fun part! You can follow my Pinterest board here to see some of the creative ideas that I have found! I will be honest, there has been more than one night when I have been almost to sleep and realized that I hadn't moved the elf!! Elf on the Shelf in the Classroom So.... I totally love Elf on the Shelf in the classroom too! The morning of the elf's delivery, I put a wrapped box in the freezer! Then my principal delivers the package that afternoon! We go on and on about how cold it is and how it was just delivered from the North Pole! He does all kind of fun stuff! Here are some of my favorite things! 1. He brings a package with cups, glitter (AKA "Magic Dust"), Tic Tacs (AKA "Magic Seeds") and a note telling us to "plant the magic seeds". Each child plants them in their cup. Magically, the next school day the Tic Tac has grown into a candy cane! Also on this day, the elf makes a zipline in our classroom out of a candy can. 2. The elf makes a bed in our tissue box. 3. The elf uses fake snow and makes a snow angel. 4. The elf reads books with the stuffed animals in our room. So many fun things to do!!! I love the magic that this time of year brings!
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