Elf on the Shelf: The Polar Express. Today our Elf on the Shelf sibling duo took a ride on The Polar Express. They had their golden tickets that said, “BELIEVE”, their bell necklaces, and their hot cocoa—as thick and rich as melted chocolate bars. They were sitting on a white tablecloth on our dining room …
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Christian Symbols of Christmas—Kids Advent Calendar. My husband and I teach primary kids (seven and eight-year-olds) on Sundays at church. We belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and we are asked as teachers to make sure every lesson we teach focuses on Christ and His Life and Mission. So, for our …
Elf on the Shelf: Happy Birthday. My son has a birthday in December. So, our Elf on the Shelf sibling duo brought this display for him on his birthday. He absolutely loved that they thought of him. In fact, we were just talking about our favorite Elf scenes this year and this day landed in …
Polar Express Kids’ Tablescape. I love the story, The Polar Express, and I’ve been wanting to do a tablescape for kids with The Polar Express theme for a while. I got this Lionel Polar Express Train set for my son’s birthday party at over 50% off in January 2022. I also found the silver glitter …
Glitter Vintage Christmas Tablescape. Recently, I hosted a party for 22 people. I love decorating tablescapes and to accommodate our crowd I needed three different tables so I did three different themes on the tables we set up for our guests. This was our adult glitter vintage Christmas tablescape. Click here to see the Polar Express …
Christmas Sweater Tablescape. We hosted a few times this past week and on one of the nights, we had 22 people over for a family Christmas party. I thought it would be fun to have different themed tablescapes for our party so I set out to choose themes for the adult, kids, and teenager tables. …
Elf on the Shelf: Sushi Night. Today our Elf on the Shelf Duo found their way into my son’s bedroom. They were having a Sushi Night in a restaurant or kitchen type of setting. I love that they are sitting on Zabutons (Japanese rectangular floor pillows) next to a Chabudai (a low Japanese table). They …
Cedar Garland Tablescape. This natural tablescape was fun and easy to create. I love the wood grain with the linen runners, the jute placemats, burlap napkin rings, wood nutcrackers, and green cedar garland. I really love how natural, simple, and elegant it is. By using mostly items that I had on hand, it was …
Elf on the Shelf: Snowboarding the Halfpipe. Our elves, Pepper and Winter, a sibling Elf on the Shelf duo, really made my day today… because I LOVE snowboarding! I used to snowboard about 4-6 times a week. At one time I was competing on an amateur level and instructing others with snowboarding lessons. It …
Oh, Christmas Tree Tablescape. I like hosting for Christmas, birthdays, and other holidays. While I don’t love the cleanup, I do love creating fun and pretty tablescapes for adults, teenagers, and kids. This particular tablescape was created for our adult guests at a recent party. There were 9 kids and only 6 adults so our …
Elf on the Shelf: Never Touch a Polar Bear. Today our elves found their way into my son’s room. I decorated it this summer in an Arctic/Polar Bear theme. There are polar bear statues on my son’s tote storage shelf. The elves are riding on the polar bears in their pj’s; the polar bears are …