Last week, The Elf On The Shelf movie came on TV, and I watched it with Brayden. He was fascinated! I knew that we needed our very own Elf.
The next day I went and picked one up. During the kids nap time, Chris and I wrapped it in Santa paper (you know, since it's supposed to be sent by Santa) and put it on the porch. When they woke up, I rang the doorbell before we got them. Brayden wanted to know who was here so we let him open the door...
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Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? I'm going to put together a collection of ideas (where to put your elf, especially for toddlers) - Any you want to share?