Elf on the Shelf: Oh There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays We were going to leave to Hawaii for a family vacation that we had planned for about a year. We hadn’t traveled for a long time together and the kids were very excited! Unfortunately a few days before we left, the kids …
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Elf on the Shelf: Do You Want to Build a Snowman? This darling little scene was left by our Elf on the Shelf, Pepper Mint. He brought the kids a snowman making kit and made us a snowman out of indoor snowballs. Inside the snowman making kit there was a plastic carrot and pipe, a …
Elf on the Shelf: Sledding on the Christmas Tree. We have a Santa-themed Christmas tree and most of the ornaments are red, white and green. Our Elf on the Shelf, Pepper, was on a sled in the branches of our Christmas Tree this particular day. So, he was camouflaged well and was hard to find. …
Elf on the Shelf: He Sees You When You’re Cleaning This day was one of my favorite displays of our Elf, Pepper Mint. He inspired my kids to clean, prep and help out because Santa Claus is coming to town! Pepper left this note: It reads, ” He sees you when you’re cleaning, he …
Elf on the Shelf: Balloon Basket has our elf, Pepper Mint, in a floating balloon basket carrying lots of toys for good girls and boys. This morning we woke up and Pepper, our Elf on the Shelf, was pretty easy to spot. He was floating in a top hat basket. The hat came from our …
Elf on the Shelf: Pepper’s Toy Shop The morning of this Elf on the Shelf scene was Christmas Eve and we found Pepper Mint, our Elf on the Shelf, in his own shop making toys. Check out the video to see the details in a different medium… Thanks to scottholmesmusic.com for the music used …
Elf on the Shelf: Decorating Gingerbread Houses Apparently, Pepper, our Elf on the Shelf, is a foodie. He loves his gourmet hot cocoa with marshmallows, his breakfasts are decadent feasts, and he can make and decorate a gingerbread house like no one else’s business. The day that we were going to decorate gingerbread houses with …
Elf on the Shelf: No Sew Christmas Pajamas Tutorial Each year, we love to get the kids matching Christmas pajama pants. I don’t usually splurge for the entire matching outfits because they usually pretty expensive. Normally, I purchase the pants on sale and then find shirts that we already own and are comfortable in that …
Elf on the Shelf: Goin’ Fishing in the Dark Our Elf, Pepper Mint, loves the great outdoors. He likes to fish and he loves to go fishing in the dark. He loves it so much, he left a little early the night before we found him fishing. My daughter likes to say goodnight and wish …
Each year, when we decorate, one of my favorite group of items to put out is The Three Tree Christmas Display. My seven year old daughter is really into decorating and she specifically asked if she could put out The Three Trees Christmas display this year. I told her of course. Then, when we started …
Kids Santa-Themed Christmas Tablescape Each time I host, I love to have a ‘kids table’. Growing up at family parties, as a kid I would always sit at the designated, “Kids Table”, and it was the best place to be. There were more interesting conversations and there was a lot more fun to be had …