Elf On The Shelf – Day Two
Do you have the tradition of the Elf on the Shelf? The elf usually shows up on December 1st and the story is that there is a special elf that is sent to your home from the North Pole to encourage kids to behave themselves. Santa’s little helper is watching the children all day long, then at night flies back to the North Pole to tell Santa if they have been naughty or nice. He returns early each morning and hides in a different place. The kids are not aloud to touch the elf in our house, or the magic will be gone and Santa won’t come. On Christmas Day, when Santa delivers all the gifts, he gives the elf a ride back to the North Pole only to return next year.
Since my grandkids are staying at our house, Elfie (what they call the elf) showed up at their mom’s house. We Face Timed Elfie and my grandson told Elfie he needs to fly to Grandma and Papa’s house. Lo and behold, Elfie did that while we were gone. The kids found him on the kitchen counter inside a Santa hat. They were so excited. When they woke up in the morning they looked for his hiding place, which they do every day. They found him in the refrigerator, wrapped up in a blanket to keep warm, next to my coffee cream! I had all eyes on me when I made my coffee because they were afraid I was going to touch him and ruin the magic!
So as you can see, this pandemic, as awful as it is, has been pure pleasure having our grandkids here to keep them safe. I will post a picture every time Elfie hides, in a unique way, to share the magic.
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Such a cute story! Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome💕
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He’s so cute in his little blanket. But leaving him in the fridge is also a little cruel. JK
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But he lives in the North Pole, he’s use to it…lol
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I’m afraid elves have been banned here in tier 3 lockdown because of elf and safety 😂
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My granddaughters friend said her elf is in quarantine. He is inside a glass jar for 8 more days. Another friends wears a mask. Might as well have fun with the virus. 🤣
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I love it.
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Thanks Carla!
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I love this! So happy you have the grandkids to keep your spirits up this holiday season ❤
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Thank you Jacquie, however, it is really hard on my daughter. At first it was a nice break for a single, hard working and going to school to be a nurse practitioner woman. But now that all the holiday fun is starting she is really missing the kids.
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I bet! Sending prayers this thing ends soon and she can see her kids again {{hugs}}
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My elf has yet to arrive! Not motivated this year but he shall make an appearance this week I am sure 😉
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It is difficult especially with him moving around every day but it really did help cheer me up especially seeing how excited they get when they find him every day.
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Lovely !
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Thanks!
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No that is German old Black Forest kids tale around 1230 c. Lots of Germanic went to USA before either war so caught on but not in England my native home.We had a castle ghost as kids .Christmas it would roam the east wing of dad house. I was a studios child loving history of my family .This grew to love stories . Coming from Englands oldest family I came across great great grandfathers diary of 1812. In which not only does he write of Napoleon in Moscow but how he had to invent a suitable ghost to help his security at fall of night from pouchers and kids after plants from our gardens to give as presents to parents from our village. So by the age of 12 I had the power to go outside where my sisters would not at night close hen houses down in fields .I would but not before I read his notes on keeping the thieves at bay .You see even the villagers would talk of Lady Grey who committed suicide when her son was killed at Waterloo .Or the one about her having an affair with Lord Parr and had child who died in womb. I just smiled and said best keep to your own as land of Castle is haunted not just be her but the Roman Army from Seuter Fell have to cross our forested land . It was fun as boy to put the fear of God into them. Now days I can understand why my ancestor that old General made up that story. Not as good perhaps as your Elf from Northpole but as real the element of story. Never told this story to anyone before only into my diary it went
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What an interesting story Kevin. The things we were told to believe as kids makes me laugh. I hope you are doing well. ❤️
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Such a cute tradition! Can’t wait for the next photo! – Neek
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I have a few funny ones so I will post them. They stay up late on weekends so I can’t do too much then.
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Oh how cute! That’s so sweet.
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It’s a lot of fun for them and me…lol
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What fun!!! 🙂 Please keep the Elfie updates coming.
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I will I have found some funny ideas on line I want to try.
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Love this! 🙂
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Me too but by the 24th I’m ready for Elfie to fly away. I’m always afraid they will catch me and I will ruin it…lol Their imagination is so much fun, they swear he is moving and watching them.
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Sweet!
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How cute! Our elf’s name is Henry. My daughter made him a mask last night so he would stay safe. And today he’s playing the piano with Frosty. 😁
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Oh how cute. One of my granddaughters friends said their elf was in quarantine for 8 more days. Haha
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I’m Italian and we don’t have elves. We have “moonagiels” This is a phoenetic spelling
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OK all I can find on google is something that wards off evil. Can you explain this to me please you have my curiosity up.
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I love the Elf tradition Diane! Although I must say I’m a little disappointed with your refrigerator, it’s so darn clean, I could never put an Elf in mine! It almost makes me want to clean but not quite! Enjoy those grandkids! C
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Haha I didn’t notice but with the grandkids here it seems like all I do is clean! 😂
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I gave up, tossed in the towel, and I’m planning on cleaning up when they leave in a few months! C
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I hear that!
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my grandchildren all have them in their houses and love them
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Whoever thought of this one is a genius….a rich genius! 😂
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Right!
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Very clever idea putting Elf on the Shelf in the fridge – the kids will love this. We never did it as I was older when we even heard of “Elfie” – I never remember seeing anything about Elf on the Shelf when I was young, growing up in Canada, so maybe we didn’t have him over there?
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My brother and I had an elf as kids. I still have them both. The grandkids asked me why mine were packed in my Christmas things and I said because my brother and I touched him so he lost his magic! Haha
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Ha ha – you are so clever with an answer for the grandkids Diane … that was/is a nice tradition. I really don’t think we had it in Canada … we missed out!
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sooo funny!!!
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It is so much fun but after years of doing it I have turned to the web for incentive…lol
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Oh that’s too funny!!! ❤️🤣🤣
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What a lovely story! It’s a great way for you and the children to have fun.
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Thanks Linda it makes a great start to a new day.
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How sweet! And how wonderful you can have your grandkids through all this craziness!
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Oh, Diane, this is precious!! I have not heard of this sweet, sweet story. It would be such fun to start with our family! Thank you for sharing!
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I believe there is a book that comes with the elf. The kids name him and the fun begins. One of my granddaughters friends said hers is in quarantine for 8 more days! Hahahaha
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LOL!! What is the title of the book?
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Hahaha wait till you see todays post, Ken is missing too!
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Okey dokey!
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In Italian we have the “monaciello” Which is an mischievous elf who hides things from you. They play with them, then put them back.
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That answered my question. That would be a blast with a different twist. I love it! What does it look like?
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HA! Elfie in the fridge reminds me of that Christmas song, “Baby it’s cold inside!”
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Oh great Joni, now that song is stuck in my head! 🤣😂🤣
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I’m sorry – I’ve been listening to Christmas music!
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I have watched more Christmas shows in the last week since my kids were little. My 6 year old grandson is just loving them and so am I, especially when he hops up on my chair to watch them with me. Then he runs around the house singing the same song over and over, it’s so cute.
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Such fun….enjoy these times!
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I cherish every day because I know it won’t be long and it will be over. Plus I will never have this much time with them after this darn virus is gone.
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Such a cute tradition. I never knew the whole story. It’s like hunting for Easter eggs over and over and over. Such fun. Thank you for sharing your joy.
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I have to give my daughter credit for this one. I don’t think this was around when my kids grew up or if it was I had never heard about it. Thank you Hillary and have a great weekend! 🎄
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We use to do “Elf on a Shelf” when my daughters were young. It is sad how fast they grow up. I have a 20 year old and a 15 year old. Where did the years go by? Diane, please check out my latest post. I have a poll! Happy Holidays!
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The years do fly and it seems like they get younger and younger when the magic ends.
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So true.
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Having been otherwise occupied, we are getting to your post late. But we are so glad that we did.
It is a wonderful tradition.
Ray and Alie
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Thank you Ray and Alice! It is so fun seeing the kids believe in so much magic!
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