Elf On A Shelf...

My good friend down in Weslaco told me about this awesome book/idea called, "Elf on a Shelf". Santa sends you this special box that contains a book and a little elf. First you name your Elf, we named ours Eddie. The book tells the story of how the elf is sent to you to watch over the kids and report back to Santa every night about their behavior and if they have been naughty or nice. You can talk to him all you want, but you are NEVER to touch him or he will loose his magic and not be able to return home to Santa to tell him if you have been naughty or nice. Once the kids are in bed asleep the Elf returns to the North Pole and when returns before the morning in a new spot somewhere around the house, that is how you know that he went home to Santa. On Christmas Eve when Santa comes to deliver the presents your Elf returns home to the North Pole with Santa in the sleigh and will return around Thanksgiving each year.

All I can say is... AWESOME!!! It worked great in our house and was so much fun to watch Landrie get up and run to look for him each day. Too bad they don't make one for all year round.