christmas elf 2010

pinknfluffy28

Hi all, this will be the third year that Jingles and Belle Christmassy will be joining my 2 girls (12 & 5). I am so glad i found this thread as I was starting to run out of new ideas last year. The elves have certainly made the christmas spirit alive in our house the past two years. What an amazing tradition to have started, and I would love to think my girls will carry it on with their own children in years to come. I have already started a spreadsheet with my planned elfcapades. They arrive december 1st, along with tickets to go see nativity 2 at cinema (its a must, David Tennants in it - oh and im sure my girls will love it too!). Elfs can get expensive, which is why I like to plan it out, we have one "big spend" gift from them each weekend, and rest of time they get upto mischeif, leave little treats or craft activities, and quite often Belle will do some cleaning up - my eldest labled her belle-c-d last year! roll on december :rudolf:

gingernutbizkit

Just bought my first elf :-)

This is the last year of my children believing in the whole magic of Christmas so I want to make it extra special.

Thanks for all the ideas.

Ging x

yummy-mummy-amy

gingernutbizkit wrote: »

Just bought my first elf :-)

This is the last year of my children believing in the whole magic of Christmas so I want to make it extra special.

Thanks for all the ideas.

Ging x

why do you say last year of believing? this doesnt have to be the last year - i no people who have teenagers and they still do the whole elf thing to keep the fun of christmas there - although the teenagers know its mum, they still cant wait to see what the "elf" has done that night.

mamto3

I have got a few gifty things organised for Rudi Gingersnap to be giving this year.

She has got some lovely gift cards, inside is a little verse explaining why the gift was chosen for each of my girls along with a bracelet (the gift), these will be 'posted' the week before she arrives to stay. (just need to think of something for my nearly 2 year old boy)

(I tied to copy the image of the front of the card but it wont let me)

I made all the documentation myself (well with a bit of hubby help) and so the format for the giftcard will be the same as the 'official' paperwork!

She is also adopting reindeer for them and will have reindeer food presented with the adoption certificate!!

They will also be getting a behaviour report (complete with official seal off Alabaster Snowball, head of naughty/nice list). xx

gingernutbizkit

yummy-mummy-amy wrote: »

why do you say last year of believing? this doesnt have to be the last year - i no people who have teenagers and they still do the whole elf thing to keep the fun of Christmas there - although the teenagers know its mum, they still cant wait to see what the "elf" has done that night.

My children are 14, 12, and 11. The eldest 2 have severe/moderate learning difficulties and would believe forever if I let them - seriously, they would expect an elf to magically come to their children :rotfl:.

Although I call them my children they are actually my long term foster children and because of the many complexities of their early life experiences we will not be able to continue with the santa story - they are very black and white on everything and I know that once they know the truth that will be it.

It's sad, as much for me as for them, but it is for the best that I tell them next summer as their youngest brother won't be very gentle about it!

Therefore this Christmas WILL be the best :j:j:j

Ging x

gingernutbizkit

BTW, my elf arrive today - he's really cute and I'm REALLY excited!

Always_after_a_bargin

I am still waiting for mine, I did have a delivery on Saturday that I had to rearrange to be delivered Wednesday, I was out taking my daughter to her dance class so missed it, but I have ordered a few bits so may not be the elf, it was despatched on 25 th September so fingers crossed she arrives soon x

3mummy

Just thought I'd post this incase anyone is interested. I've just bought a nice Rudolph the red nose reindeer board/dvd game from home bargains for £4.99. Thought our elf could bring it for my daughters to play (and their mummy!)

pinknfluffy28

popped into town at the weekend and managed to grab a few things ready for jingles and belle's visit this december. got 2 cute little snowman mugs ready for the snowman soup, a barbie sized sledge and igloo from hb for just £2.99, some more jars so elves can bring mrs-claus cookie-in-a-jar mix, a beautiful little snowman crystal bauble for the tree, and finally a few more bits to pop in the new wooden advent calender (homemade by my ever-so-wonderful hubby) that the elves will arrive with for the morning of december 1st. just a few more little props to get, and the tickets to go see nativity 2, much closer the time!

ogglydoggly

We had sparkles snow-bottom to visit my 3 boys last year and it was fab.

This year i ordered 2 more and they arrived yesterday! Sparkles was a green hat peppemint elf and his twin little brothers (jingle and Chester) are red hat peppemint elves.

My idea is that as my boys grow and move out:( they can each take an elf and carry on the tradition. If they don't want to, i will carry it on myself:p

so excited for this year:j