Elf on the Shelf: Tea Party. This morning, our Elf on the Shelf sibling duo, Pepper and Winter, found their way into my three-year-old’s room. It was so cute to see them having a tea party with my daughter’s dolls. My daughter absolutely loved that they were finally in her room! It was such a …
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Elf on the Shelf: Yurt Camping. Camping in a yurt would be such a fun experience. Our Elf on the Shelf Duo must have thought so as well. They found their way into our front sitting room. and setup and went camping in a yurt. They looked like they were having a wonderful time. They …
How to Keep Christ in Christmas—for Kids. While I am okay with Christmas traditions that aren’t exactly Christ-centered, like Elf on the Shelf, decorating gingerbread houses, White Elephant exchanges, hot cocoa bars, sledding, etc. I do want our Christian beliefs to be celebrated more heartedly during the Christmas season than at other times of the …
Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Cookies. Today’s Elf on the Shelf scene was found in our kitchen. Our elves, Pepper and Winter, brought the kids Christmas cookies with milk and Christmas Pajamas. The kids loved putting on their Christmas Pajamas and eating milk and cookies while looking at this little scene. Winter left a …
Elf on the Shelf: Pirate Treasure Hunt. Our Elf on the Shelf scene for today is a pirate treasure hunt. The elves have eye patches, bandanas, and tricorn hats on. I think they look pretty cute. Pepper has a hook on his right hand. They found a treasure chest full of gems, diamonds, pearls, and …
Timeless Christmas Mantel Decoration This is our mantel this year. I love to switch up decorations and have different themes for our fireplace mantel. I’ve posted our nativity mantel, our santa mantel, and our red truck mantel before. This year I struggled on what to call this mantel decor and just came up with Timeless …
Elf on the Shelf: Dollhouse Seek and Find. Our Elf on the Shelf Pepper Mint built my daughter’s IKEA dollhouse shelf that was sitting in a box in her room for the past half year. The day after I purchased the dollhouse for her room, I was put on a lot of restrictions due to …
Elf on the Shelf: Surprise Arrival Basket Our Elf on the Shelf, Pepper Mint arrived on our porch in this cute arrival basket. The kids were beyond excited! They could not believe how fast Santa sent him— especially considering that it was just the day before that I filled out the, “Elf on the Shelf …
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 …
This is my Christmas Nativity Mantel for 2021. Every Christmas I like to move around my decorations and create new mantel themes. This year, I placed most of my nativities on this Christmas Nativity Mantel. I enjoyed having the nativities front and center in our home this year. It helped remind us of the Reason …
This Winter Pomegranate Red Tablescape was very simple, easy, and inexpensive to put together. We recently had our family over for a post-Christmas dinner. It was a fun event. To celebrate, my daughter and I set up this winter pomegranate red tablescape, a snowman kids’ tablescape, and a hot cocoa bar. I loved the ambiance …