Hansel(f) Day 4 and a cute DIY Christmas ornament!

We all woke this morning to find Hansel(f) hanging from the curtains! Super L and Mister C thought this was....well....in their words, "bad bad" *shook their heads in shame upon Hansel(f)*. They noted, that it's not nice to play and hang on the curtains! (You can tell they've heard that a time or two from good ol' mom :)) Nonetheless, I explained that elves are full of mischief and sometimes do tricky things.

Today Mister C is sick, so we'll be spending lots of cuddly time together. We are planning to tackle these snowman Christmas ornaments, which are super cute!

Happy "elfing" and crafting! :)

Day 3 with Hansel(f) and some Christmas Links for you!

Today sweet little Hansel(f) was found riding the rooster in the garden window! Super L almost lost it, with giggles galore, when he finally found him! Hansel(f) keeps finding himself in sillier and sillier places (and I have a feeling its going to get sillier!).

Today we'll be making a Christmas planner using the printables from this website! Going to get organized and excited! :)

I did have a request for Christmas printable coloring pages. Here, here, and here are a few places you can print coloring pages. Also, check out Elf On The Shelf (click on North Pole and visit each of the locations on the map. There are numerous coloring pages here as well. Pages you can print and color OR paint on the computer (which Super L LOVES!).

Come back tomorrow for more Christmas crafty things and to see where Hansel(f) ends up! :)

Day 2 with Hansel(f)

This morning, Super L woke up jumping around, excited to see where Hansel(f) was sitting today. We searched and searched. We finally found him sitting above the drapes in the sitting room. Super L then proceeded to ask how Hansel(f) would be able to see him in his room (which is all the way down the hall). We decided the magic elves could probably see through the walls :)

If you have an elf on the shelf at your home, check out the link to the right! 101 things to do with your elf! It is a great blog post about lots of ideas for what sort of mischief your elf can get into for your little ones to wake up to in the morning or cute places for him to hide!

I have a feeling that Super L will wake up tomorrow with something a little different than just a plain old hidden elf-----the mischief awaits!!! :)

Need ideas for lovely homemade things you can make for Christmas? This blog is full of wonderful and cute ideas! :)

Hansel(f)'s 1st Day!

We woke up, and Super L found our elf 1st! We of course read the story (twice!) to find out all about our elf! We talked about naming him Hansel AND Gretel (hehe), then decided that he should just have one name (and that maybe Santa would send a girl elf one day and at that point we could name HER Gretel). We added the (f) b/c it was fun ;)
Super L and Mister C have been playing all morning, periodically looking up to make sure Hansel(f) is still there! Super L has mentioned numerous times how excited he is to see where Hansel(f) is when he wakes up tomorrow! :D
We have checked out the website to play games, color pictures, get recipes, and decorate cookies for Santa. We registered our elf and received an adoption certificate and a letter from Santa himself!!!!!! Such a fun tradition for our family!