It's that time of year! Our elf, Elfis, arrived on Thanksgiving night. The boys love looking for him each morning, and anticipating what he might do next. Here are some facts about our elf:
- He always comes on Thanksgiving night.
- If he's touched, he will lose his magic. Sometimes that means he has trouble flying (today he's been face down in a pot on the counter. I guess he tried to fly back to the North Pole and didn't have enough magic). Once last year he came back with a cast on his leg where he'd been touched.
- If he's lost his magic, we put some cinnamon out in a dish to help him get his magic back.
- He goes back to the North Pole with Santa on Christmas Eve.
- Occasionally he shows up in other months to comment on how well (or not well) the boys are doing.
- Sometimes he brings a treat or prop, but usually he just uses things we already have at home.
Some friends have mentioned that their elves don't do as much as ours, so I thought I'd create a post with some of the things our elf has done, in case you want to leave it out so your elf can get some ideas.
Bowling with other toys! Elfis showed up with this bowling game, but I also saw one in the dollar section at Target in case your kids want one for themselves.
Elfis used cotton candy for hair when he was trying to be a troll doll.
We had the class mascot, Skippy Jon Jones, and he and Elfis had some adventures together.
Elfis brought individual bags of sand, and made himself a pretend hammock from an old baby hat.
Elfis hung himself from the chimney with care!
Inside our terrarium
He toilet papers the tree almost every year!
This was the time Elfis replaced all the stockings with our underwear!
Sometimes he grabs random toys to create a scene. This one had a sign that said "witch better have my money!"
We found Elfis, Jake the Pirate, Superman, and Batman in sock sleeping bags having a campout. They roasted tiny marshmallows from the Lucky Charms and cooked a Swedish fish over a tea light.
After a particularly rough day, Elfis likes to sit back with the Mrs. Buttersworth's and a straw.
Elfis does not love screaming.
Once Elfis STOLE ornaments and gifts from under our tree and stockpiled them just like the Grinch. He even had a grinch sweater on.
Elfis set up a one man band using chop sticks, k-cups, a can of corn, a mini guitar, and a disco ornament.
Another adventure with Skippy Jon Jones
Matching aprons for The Boy and Elfis, that he delivered with frozen cookie dough ready to bake.
Yeehaw, Elfis!
We didn't know Elfis loves granola, but apparently he does.
More Skippy Jon adventures
Marshmallow hot tub!
If the Thanksgiving decorations are still out, Elfis will create a Native American costume for himself.
Once he took a toy plane out for a spin, but crashed into the chandelier. Thankfully everyone was okay.
Reindeer riding
Sometimes he just chills on the shelf.
Thankfully we opened the freezer to grab waffles, and that's where we found Elfis with SNOW. I don't know for sure, but it smelled a lot like shaving cream that had been sprayed and put in the freezer.
Window decorating with spray snow.
Once he used a megaphone for a toilet.
AND once he ate so much candy and cake that it made him sick and he was stuck on the doll toilet for a long time.
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