Mr. Elf

You better watch out.
You better not cry.
You better not pout.
I'm telling you why...

Mr. Elf is coming to town.

You might have heard of the Elf on the Shelf craze going around right now. I saw it while at the mountains a month ago, and I didn't really give it a second glance. It was expensive. But after hearing more about it, I decided it might be fun and promote good behavior.

Of course, I did not spend $30 for the actual marketed one--money of which goes towards a book and a slightly scary looking elf. Instead, I bought a $12 elf from Hallmark and told Tyler the following (all of which is based in the book).

1. The Elf comes to stay at our house immediately following Thanksgiving.
   
2. He sits high up where you cannot touch him, play with him, or move him yourself. He's not a toy.
   
3. The Elf sees everything.
   
4. At night, he travels to the North Pole to report to Santa of your behavior for the day.
   
5. He returns in the early hours of the morning.

You can see for yourself that Mr. Elf comes back early each morning in different spots.

Here



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And here too



Let's just say that Mr Elf's "helper" will be creatively challenged rather soon.

If you've never heard of the Elf on the Shelf, check it out. www.elfontheshelf.com

Tyler is loving waking up each morning to see where the Elf is sitting! But more importantly, he knows that he must behave so that Santa will bring him presents. We love having our own personal spy in the house :)