The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition - Boy Scout Elf with Blue Eyes - Includes Artfully Illustrated Storybook, Keepsake Box and Official Adoption Certificate

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Your Scout Elf can’t talk, but they are always listening! They love to hear from you and are always listening. Feel free to share your Christmas list, hopes, and dreams! Santa requires the help of all Scout Elves on this important date and in preparation for the following Christmas. Elf on the Shelf Rules Printable

Each night the elves travel home to the North Pole so they can report in to Santa. Will their child be on the naughty or nice list? With the help of their magic, they return each morning and find a new place to sit and watch. It’s important that the children don’t touch their Elf or he will lose his magic. Elf on the Shelf is a great way to get children excited about the magical holiday season. With these Elf on the Shelf rules, you can have a fun, safe holiday season with Elf on the Shelf. Enjoy! This activity sees parents, grandparents, family members and guardians wake up extra early every morning (or at night after the kids have gone to bed) to place the Elf in a different area or room of the house, usually up to some sort of mischief. It's a firm favourite in many households as the nearly month-long event sees kids race around the house looking for their Scout Elf each morning. Scout Elves have been known to get into some mischief. Here are some silly ideas for Elf on the Shelf. Official Elf on the Shelf RulesThe Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 American picture book for children, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and nice. It describes elves visiting children from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season. The Elf on the Shelf comes in a keepsake box that features a hardbound picture book and a small scout elf. The story was inspired by a family tradition started by Carol Aebersold for her twin daughters, Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts, in Georgia. [1] Plot [ edit ] The Atlantic columnist Kate Tuttle calls The Elf on the Shelf "a marketing juggernaut dressed up as a tradition", whose purpose is "to spy on kids". She argues that one shouldn't "bully [one's] child into thinking that good behavior equals gifts." [9] Writing for Psychology Today, David Kyle Johnston calls it a "dangerous parental crutch", with much the same reasoning as what he terms the " Santa lie". [10]

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Choose from either a boy or a girl miniature replica of the Traditional Elf on the Shelf to make the hunt for where Elf is hiding each morning even more fun! Elves lose their magic when touched by humans. Santa advises that no family member should ever touch an Elf on the Shelf. A super cute miniature version of the original size Elf on the Shelf with moveable arms, legs & head! This set will bring excitement every morning in December and guarantee hours of Elf on the Shelf fun! I cannot support the idea of extrinsic motivations for moral development. If children are being decent, kind, generous citizens just because a tiny humanoid is watching their every move, then they're not thinking critically about their actions and their effects on others. Children don't internalize the value of altruistic behaviors from this book; they are left with no need to be good for the sake of being good. Instead, children are presented with an insincere meritocracy as tempering their otherwise irresponsible and sociopathic tendencies. This book is a disservice to children for insisting that they are incapable of compassion and responsibility, and a disservice to parents for assuming that they cannot imbue their children with any sense of personal accountability.

Each night in December open up a little carriage in the train to reveal a miniature Elf on the Shelf surprise including 10 adorable mini figures and mini themed Elf accessories that can all be placed onto the playset mat to create a mini Elf on the Shelf Christmas scene! All of us have enjoyed [The Elf on the Shelf] tradition, no matter how old or young we are,” Malarkey tells TODAY.com. “When my kids wake up, I cannot wait to show them my elf masterpieces and all the creative trouble that will ensue.” I want my kids to behave ALL year, not just Dec 1 to 25 or whatever. I love Christmas, seeing family, visiting, having Christmas dinners, touching base with relatives I don't get to see often, and just having a good time and relaxing around this time. To me, this is the most enjoyable aspect about Christmas. This is what I want to reinforce in my children, not behaving merely to get more gifts because they think some elf/Santa is watching them. Good behavior should be its own reward, and if you need to use a toy (and the threat of constant surveillance) to improve your children's behavior, something is very wrong here.First, read the book, The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition . This will explain everything you need to know about this Christmas tradition, including the Elf on the Shelf rules. Santa’s Instructions for Elf on the Shelf Clothes: Simply place the Claus Couture Collection elf clothing where your Scout Elf™ can see it, and he/she will put it on before the nightly flight to the North Pole. Another big part of the Elf on the Shelf tradition, and especially in the age of social media, is to share photos of the hilarious antics Scout Elves have been getting up to in the home. Plus, it gives families more genius Elf ideas because you have to get really creative.

Elf on the Shelf has been visiting our family for many years now. It’s a fun holiday tradition that brings extra magic into the home.a b c Hank Stuever (November 24, 2011). "CBS's 'Elf on the Shelf': Unwarranted Christmas surveillance techniques". The Washington Post . Retrieved August 25, 2013. [ dead link] The Elf on the Shelf was written in 2004 by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell. Bell suggested they write a book about an old tradition of an elf sent from Santa who came to watch over children at Christmas time. [2] Aebersold's other daughter, Christa Pitts, was recruited by the family to share her expertise in sales and marketing. Together, the trio devoted the next three years to promoting their self-published book and attending book signings and trade shows. The Advent Train is perfectly sized for your Elf on the Shelf to ride along with a special spot for your Scout Elf in the driver's seat!