Josh is our Elf on a Shelf. It is a cute idea where you have an elf sent by Santa to be in your house during December. The elf watches to see if the kids are naughty or nice and every night reports back to Santa while the kids are asleep. Then he appears in a new place to watch.
The first thing you do when your elf arrives is give him a name. Josh Ronnie Tanya is the name that Katherine picked. I have no idea where she got it. We read the book the night before he arrived so that she would be looking for him. He was easy to spot on the first day, right by the TV. Since then he has found some other fun places.
You are not supposed to touch or talk to the Elf of he will lose his magic. This was really hard for Katherine so Josh asked Santa for special permission for her to give him a good night hug before bed.
Katherine is very curious about her elf. She has asked all kinds of questions about if he is real and how it works. I think she is skeptical but still believes that Santa and the elf are real. Our goal is not really to have kids that truly believe in Santa but to just have fun with some of the Christmas traditions. If Katherine asks us about Santa we will tell him about the real Saint Nick. Here is a funny story about how sharp Katherine is. We were away from home and she did something disobedient (I don't remember now what it was). I told her that she needed to make a better choice and obey. She said that it was OK because Josh was at home and would not see her. I made sure that I reinforced that even if Josh was not around to tell Santa, Jesus was still there and he wants her to always obey her mommy.
3 comments:
I was just looking into doing this. Looks like a lot of fun for the kiddos!
Cute idea but totally creepy!
I think this is awesome!
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