christmas elf 2010

elysia2003

yummy-mummy-amy wrote: »

wen my noww 8yr old said he didnt believe last year, the elf only did things for younger 2 - left them chocolates etc, he decided that maybe he was real and had to appologise to the elf!!!

when i questioned everything i was told only those that belive get presents etc.

Thanks for that, from me too. My DD is 8 in January, I think I'm getting away with it this year, but may not next year.

muffins

Do you have rules for your elves?
This is my first year of doing this and I think I may need a few rules!
So far I have (in no particular order!)

Elves do not like water or being too hot (so no baths!!)
Elves must be shared with everyone in the house
Elves can get up to mischief, this is not to be copied!
Elves need to sleep with their snow to remind them of home
Elves leave on christmas eve
Elves do not ever fight, call names or hurt anyone
Elves need to be kept safe
The grown-ups in the house always know what is best for the elf!!

Do you have any?:D

Jammygal

Does anyone know where I can get a cheap snowman from?

Ideally online but wouldn't be a disaster if I had to go to somewhere like wilkos if I had a tip off

Cheers in advance x

yummy-mummy-amy

my snowman cost me 25p from a cherity shop - loads of em now have the xmas soft toys out.

rules - yes we do, they are stuck in the front of his journal:

*the elf is NOT a toy, therefore it cant be played with
*the elf can only be touched when an adult is present
*the elf needs to be put in his sleeping bag nea the chrstmas tree at night and needs his bag of magic snow put in with him
*the elf MUST be kept away from the dogs at all times or he will return to santa
*the elf needs a pinch of food on a plate every day
*on christmas eve, the elf and all its belongings need to be put in the kitchen for santa to find and take back to the north pole.

yummy-mummy-amy

i have just made bertie an address book - small notebook with elf names, address's, dobs, emails etc.

Sessie

To the person looking for a snowman, try Home Sense if you have one near you, I got my Girlchild one from there.

Suki and Jimmy (Snowtoes and Jingletoes respectively) are arriving on Sunday late afternoon. Has to be then as it's the only day my hubby can be home for sure with them as his hours are all over the place at the moment. Mr S is taking the twins to his mum's for the day really early on so we can have the day to put the big tree up in the living room and a smaller tree with LED presents on in the nursery and have a big tidy up and move some of their toys from the living room into the kitchen (for December) etc... etc....

Just before we go to pick them up, we will leave the tree lights on and I will tell Mr S to get in the car and warm it up. I will then slip back in and bring our elf and snowman down. They are in gorgeous silver shiny boxes with big bows on from Matalan under a blanket of lametta with cards I decorated with glitter and stars and reindeer with letters in explaining who they are and that they've come to stay. I found two sets of LED lights (about 30 on it) in Wilkinsons that are battery operated (they come with the battery in) that I am going to wind around the boxes to make them look even prettier and place them on the floor in front of the tree.

In the box with them are advent calendars and a book each (Gruffalo magnet book for Girlchild and Trains, Planes and Trucks for Boychild). Mr S STILL does not know a THING about this! :rotfl:

Can't WAAAAAIIIIIITTT!

x

lexuslass

I can't wait either!!!! :j

I was planning on our elves arriving on wednesday (1st) on the advent calender trains.... we are going to get our tree tomorrow:j :j so am now in two minds whether the elves should arrive over the weekend..

it makes sense in the fact that we will have a lot more time than we would on wednesday as OH will be off to work, eldest DD will be off to school (she is 11 but loves 'assisting' with the elves for the two little ones) and DS will be off to nursery.

decisions, decisions!!!

yummy-mummy-amy

elf stuff on hold, including passports, as my female king charles cavalier escaped this morning and we cant find her - rang police, microchip, council and vets. hope she turns up b4 bed as theres snow on ground.

little_evo

yummy-mummy-amy wrote: »

elf stuff on hold, including passports, as my female king charles cavalier escaped this morning and we cant find her - rang police, microchip, council and vets. hope she turns up b4 bed as theres snow on ground.

I hope your girl shows up for you Amy. This happened to us a few years ago and it felt like I had lost one of my children.:(

On a elf note I managed to buy some rainbow drops to use as elf poop as I know my 8 yr old son will really like it if the elf isn't housetrained and I can't wait to see his face when I try a bite of it.:D

yummy-mummy-amy

:j after being missing for 5 half hrs, my dog has been found!!! i saw the lady that lives behind my house coming back from walking her dogs and asked f she ad seen her..... she hadnt BUT her neighbour had found a dog this morning......and it was mine!!! :j


so its now back to making passports.