The Elf on the Shelf: A Cute Holiday Tradition for Kids

I have heard about The Elf on the Shelf for the past few years, but it wasn’t until this past Saturday that our own Elf on the Shelf joined our family, and another cute holiday tradition for our kids was born.  So, please let me introduce you to Joy. Isn’t she cute?

How many of you used the phrase, “You better be careful how you are acting- Santa is watching!” before the calendar even turned to December? Um, that would be me.

Which is why I find Joy to be such a brilliant idea because her job is to act as Santa’s scout during the month of December and report back to him each night on how my girls are behaving these days.

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Grandpa Read’s Quiet Time Tales

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If you are looking for a different sort of DVD to get your kids this Christmas, you should definitely check out Quiet Time Tales, a new, mellow form of entertainment for your little ones!

There are lots of times during the day when I literally want to pull my hair out because of all the NOISE. The bells and whistles on all the toys and busy TV shows sometimes drive me nuts! I have been known to walk around and turn everything OFF periodically so we can momentarily exist without noise pollution. That’s why I thought this DVD series was SO COOL…

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