Carter the Elf has arrived! I had always heard of "The Elf on the Shelf" from other people, and had seen it in stores, but I never thought my little scaredy cat baby girl would tolerate a magic Elf from the North Pole watching her & reporting back to Santa (whom she is petrified of) on her behavior.
If you don't know the story of the Elf on the Shelf, this is what the box looks like, and it has a book with it that you read the child all about their new Elf friend, and how they pick a name for him, giving him magic. He picks a spot in their house each night after going to the North Pole & reporting to Santa about the child's behavior. It also tells them their Elf can see them when they're not at home too, so they should be on their best behavior! It's a really cute story, and when my friend got one for her children, we showed The Little One & read her the book to see if she would be scared. She seemed to like the idea, and when one came to our house she took to it right away! 
His presence in our house has seemed to help behavior wise lately also (as an added bonus)! Not that she was ever really bad, but the attitude has toned down and she hates when I "have a talk with Carter". It amazes me how much she has taken to it & isn't scared of him or his "magic"! She even wrote him a letter his second or third day at our house that says "Dear Carter I Love You. Love, Olivia" She cut out a heart & wrote the note so sweetly that he had to write her back the next day, which was THE coolest thing ever in her mind!
Each morning she runs to see where Carter is & if he's made any messes she needs to clean up. (Some people have naughty elves that make really large messes & the children clean them up, but Carter just has small "accidents" occasionally that need attention ;) She has found him sitting on the mantle, in the Christmas tree, having cocoa with Cinderella Barbie, Hanging from the lamp & sitting on the mistletoe.
His presence in our house has seemed to help behavior wise lately also (as an added bonus)! Not that she was ever really bad, but the attitude has toned down and she hates when I "have a talk with Carter". It amazes me how much she has taken to it & isn't scared of him or his "magic"! She even wrote him a letter his second or third day at our house that says "Dear Carter I Love You. Love, Olivia" She cut out a heart & wrote the note so sweetly that he had to write her back the next day, which was THE coolest thing ever in her mind! I just love this age, it's so much fun!
Hope you're having fun getting ready for Christmas at your house, too! Remember...Santa's watching you!!!
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