In our house, the 12 days of Christmas are celebrated with the visit of a sneaky, secret elf. He comes late at night and leaves a little present to be found the next morning. The little elf loves books, so each night he wraps a few up, adds a note, and leaves them somewhere around the house for GM.
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Today, being the first day, GM was very surprised to find a gift leaning against the fridge when he went to get some juice.
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It didn't take him long to hightail it to the couch and tear off the wrapping paper. Inside, he found 3 new book, CareBears Christmas, Puppies, and Animal Families . Plus, some special velvet Christmas stickers.
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I'm sure he'll be just as excited tomorrow when he discovers the elf has returned.
4 comments:
That is such a great little tradition. I love it that an elf leaves the present.
What a great little tradition!! I might have to "steal" that from you guys next year. :)
I can't imagine the looks on my kids faces knowing a sneaky elf was on the loose.
I love this idea! How cool!
BTW, left you an award on my site!
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What a cute idea! I may do this next year! I'll have to tell my kids about it and tell them that he only comes when you've been SUPER good all year!
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