A few years ago I transitioned from my career in radio to a position in ministry at a growing church. It was ten years after I had graduated high school and ventured out on my own, so it felt like a God-send that it would involve moving back closer to my mom and dad’s farm….
55+ NEW Elf on the Shelf: #43 Where Santa Lives on Globe Printable
New Elf on the Shelf idea: SO where exactly does Santa live? Where is the North Pole in relation to our house?? Well, your Elf on the Shelf wants to let you know!! Just use the free printable and a globe, and you’re all set!! We used this globe ball from the Dollar Tree (the…
55+ NEW Elf on the Shelf ideas: #55 Book Stack
New Elf on the Shelf idea: What a great idea Elf! He brought a stack of wrapped books, one for each night from now until Christmas. Some are old and some are new. Pick a book each night to read in front of the tree. We love that our Elf on the Shelf is encouraging the…
55+ NEW Elf on the Shelf ideas: #56 Get rid of Toys Basket
New Elf on the Shelf idea: Out with the old toys to make way for the new!!! We love that our Elf on the Shelf is working to help us clear out the clutter before Santa comes this year. This would be a great idea to do year after year! You can either get one…
55+ NEW Elf on the Shelf Ideas: #37 Rudolph Noses
New Elf on the Shelf idea: Look at those red noses!! Our kids had SO much fun with this Elf on the Shelf idea! They especially loved that Ernie didn’t need a fake red nose because his nose already looks like Rudolph’s! And of course, they LOVED wearing the blinking red nose from the Dollar…
50 NEW Elf on the Shelf Ideas: #43 Where does Santa Live?
New Elf on the Shelf idea: So where exactly is the North Pole compared to where you and your family live? Elf wants to show the kids!!! Use the free printable arrow to show where you live. And then use the other arrow and decorations to show where the North Pole is. We set the…
55+ New Elf on the Shelf Ideas:#47 Puzzle Hunt
New Elf on the Shelf idea: I think this may be a new favorite for the year! I would recommend saving this one for a weekend morning when the kids have a little more time. You can decide if you want to do one puzzle for all of your kids (if you have multiple) or…
Free Printable Guided Christmas Wish Lists for Kids!
We know how it goes! Many of us would LOVE to scale back gift giving this Christmas, we just don’t always know how!! One way is to use a GUIDED CHRISTMAS WISH LIST. Many parents have started using the 4-gift method at Christmas time. Here is what it looks like (this is from Money Saving…
55+ New Elf on the Shelf Ideas: #15 Candy Crush
New Elf on the Shelf idea: Ummm…Elf…I don’t think that is how you actually play Candy Crush silly! Although, I guess this way kind of looks like fun, too. If nothing else, it could be a fun way to take out any built up Christmas stress!! This is another SUPER easy Elf on the Shelf…
55+ New Elf on the Shelf Ideas: #8 Nail Polish Prank
New Elf on the Shelf idea: Oh our kids loved this new idea! And of course, like many of the others, it was SUPER easy, too! I wasn’t sure if my husband would cooperate, but he was a surprisingly good sport about getting his toe nails painted. He then put socks on and when the…