Elf on the Shelf

I don’t know how many of you already do the The Elf on the Shelf …but you should!  We started ours quite a few years ago before he became really popular.  The kids love him.  Our Elf Eldon (kids named him) appears on the morning after Thanksgiving.  He watches over what the kids are doing and reports directly back to Santa every night.  When he comes back, he’s in a different spot for the kids to find him.  (so don’t forget to move him!  lol)  If they kids act up, I threaten that the Elf is going to tell on them!  Really cute idea…and the kids love it.  There’s a book that comes with him that you can read that tells all about how he “works”.  We always put him up high because he loses his magic if he’s touched and I don’t want the kids “testing” it, lol.

If you have little kids…I definitely recommend getting his!  Hallmark stores carry them but sell out really fast.  Amazon has it with free shipping.

St. Patty’s Day Tricks

Last year was the first year I, um, our Leprechaun really went all out on St. Patrick’s Day.  First, he turned the water in all our toilets green.  He was going to turn the milk green too but I, um, I mean *he* forgot about it. 

After the kids left for school, the pesky leprechaun toilet papered their bedrooms and scattered gold chocolate coins around!  The kids thought this was the best. thing. ever.

Family Fun’s website has some cool ideas for traps to try and catch the mischievous leprechauns.  I think I might try one of these with the kids this year and see if they can “catch” him.

Do you have a leprechaun?  What pranks does he pull?