I’m guessing that most of you have now heard of The Elf on the Shelf? I discovered it last Christmas season when checking out my sweet friend and amazingly talented photographer Kristie Serra’s blog and loved the idea so much that I purchased my very own during the annual after-holiday clearance bonanza. We took it out this year and after reading the lovely little book to the kiddies and naming our little elf friend Zippy, the fun began. Hold on to your hats, but darned if Santa’s cute and tiny helper doesn’t show up in A DIFFERENT PLACE every morning…amazing! And quite the mystery, since no one sees him travel around the house while we’re sleeping. Some things just cannot be explained, I guess. The idea introduced in the book is that Zippy is observing the children and will report any misdeeds back to Santa. I am only slightly ashamed to admit that I have used this to my motherly advantage on a couple of necessary occasions.
As in, “Remember, Simon. Zippy is WATCHING you…”
I may be creating a ripe environment for nightmares, but hey…it’s working for me so far. Don’t judge.
♥ t.
And I was especially pleased to see that Zippy had made a new friend. Check out his adorable budding bromance with Woody.
