Elf on the Shelf

We got an Elf on the Shelf this Year. He came in the mail in a box with a book telling all about him. We didn't get him on thanksgiving, but he'll still have plenty of time to let santa know if maddi has been naughty or nice :) Maddison decided to name our Elf Blue Bell after several minutes of debating.

Here is a synopsis of the story:

Every day from Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, each family's scout elf watches over the children and then at night, once everyone goes to bed, the elf flies back to the North Pole to report back to Santa about what activities, good and bad, took place throughout the day. Before the family wakes up each morning, the scout elf flies back from the North Pole and hides. By hiding in a new spot each morning around the house, the scout elf and the family play an on-going game of hide and seek. The Elf on the Shelf explains that elves get their magic by being named. In the back of each book, families have an opportunity to write their elf's name and the date that they adopted it. Once the elf is named, the scout elf receives its special Christmas magic which allows it to fly to and from the North Pole. However, the magic might go if touched, so the rule for The Elf on the Shelf states: "There's only one rule that you have to follow so I will come back and be here tomorrow: Please do not touch me. My magic might go, and Santa won't hear all I've seen or I know." Although families aren't supposed to touch their scout elf, they can talk to it and tell it all their Christmas wishes so it can report back to Santa accurately.

I will try to post pictures and descriptions of what activities our elf does throughout the season. I am very excited about this new tradition we are starting :)