Fun with Elf on a Shelf

This year we added a new family tradion, The Elf on the Shelf. If you don't know, I will explain. This is an activity from the 1970's but it is still a lot of fun. It is a story about an elf Santa sends out each day to see if kids are being naughty or nice. The elf watches the chidlren by day and at night reports to Santa. (I was not to impressed with the story book. So I just simplified the story for the kids.)

The fun part... Each night when the kids go to bed you move the elf somewhere else. Corey and I had a lot of fun moving the elf around the house. In the morning the kids were so excited to see where the elf would be hiding. Peyton named the elf Tricky. Anytime a holday cookie would disappear or something out of the ordinary would happen, it was always Tricky behind the maddness (according to Peyton and Annisten).

This is one holiday activity we intend to keep!