I suppose I should be grateful that our Elf On The Shelf didn't join our family until AFTER Christmas last year, thanks to the vagaries of Royal Mail. He made a couple of out-of-season appearances throughout the year, but Steve (our elf has a distinctly un-elfish name, I know) has mostly stayed in touch using the magic bath phone. Known to you & I as the shower attachment.
But now he's here. He's taken up residence in our house, and of course, being an Elf On The Shelf, he has to move around & be in a different & entertaining location each day. But less than a week in, and I'm running desperately short of ideas. He's not going in the fridge, there's not enough space in there for food, never mind artistic elf installations. I don't trust Squeaky not to disturb him if he's within reach, despite the dire warnings of the book. So after the clock, the bookcase, a wreath on the mirror, the top of the tree, I'm running out of ideas. In fact, I'm quite glad that we've got a few days away, so at least I can get away with not having to move him for a couple of days (though relocating him between Squeaky leaving the house & going back in could be a whole new challenge)
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| Elf on the Tree |
I'm glad to have Steve, and he's added a nice new tradition, and a reason to rush out of bed in the mornings that doesn't just involve chocolate advent calendars, but it's one more thing to have to remember to do before bed, when my brain isn't at its brightest anyway. He's going to have to move on from the living room soon, there's not many more places he can sit in here.
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| Acrobat Elf |
Do you have an elf? Where do you put yours? Help me out here, I need inspiration, or I'll have to donate him to school for next year & they can deal with him!
He likes his gymnastics
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