tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59531833507187167882024-03-18T22:55:27.220-04:00Holiday MemoriesI'm always looking for new things for Christmas. Whether it's crafts, decorating tips or new traditions I always like to explore. This is very importing for my family so I can make new memories for all of us.Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318709420500964657noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953183350718716788.post-47503408741628354232016-12-17T09:53:00.001-05:002016-12-17T09:53:40.606-05:0010 Easy Elf On The Shelf Ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm always trying to find new ideas for my little elves to do. After 5 years, I feel I have exhausted on ideas! But luckily, with the internet, a clever husband and just last minute uh ha's we're having another successful year! Here are 10 of my favorite Elf Moments from this year!</div>
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<b>Movie night</b>! Grab a bag of microwave popcorn, some popcorn boxes and a movie to advertise that it'll be movie night tonight! We watched the Grinch, and added the Grinch stuffie to the set up to make it more fun!</div>
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<b>Make your own Christmas Cards</b>! I had these on hand, but if not, go to your local craft store for blank cards and envelopes, stickers, scrapbook paper and glue sticks and have your elves display all the items so the children can make some homemade Christmas cards for family and friends!</div>
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<b>Give them an Elf</b>! My kids get upset because they can't touch the elves. So the elves gave them each their own stuff elf so they can hold on to them and sleep with them every night! It was a big hit!</div>
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<b>Paper Elves</b>! Grab some paper, fold it accordion style, draw half of an elf body on the folded side, cut it out and open it up and you have a hand to hand of elves! It was a cute decoration that the elves made for our home!</div>
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<b>Elf Refueling Station</b>! Elves love Cocoa! I have some empty cocoa k-cups that I saved and some paper straws and placed the little elves next to the Keurig for a cocoa station. This could be done next to teapot and elves drinking cocoa out of an empty cocoa packet.</div>
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<b>Empty Out The Pantry</b>! Those little elves love making messes! This was easy, and I was able to "clean" out the pantry. Just pull everything out of the pantry or cabinets and place the items on the table or counter top. My kids found this to be hysterical! </div>
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<b>Snowball Fight</b>! How easy is this?! Crinkle paper into balls and place them around the living room or area you plan on placing the elves with a sign that says Snowball Fight Anyone? We actually took the crinkle up paper and had a "snowball fight" with the kids! They had a lot of fun!</div>
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<b>Elf Igloo</b>! It's been really cold here where we live! So it felt appropriate to set up some toilet paper rolls in a shape of an igloo to represent to cold weather we have been dealing with for the elves to feel at home (North Pole). Note: If you have cats, cover it with a blanket so they don't destroy the igloo!</div>
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<b>Green Light</b>! Elves love Christmas lights! So we bought some green lights from Walmart and replaced all our lights with the green ones. The elves left a note that said to turn on all the lights to see what they did! The kids loved the green lights!!! <br />
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<b>Minion Banana's</b>! We watched the trailer for the new Despicable Me 3 movie that comes out next year, the kids were very excited! Which made me think of the Minion Banana faces! I told the kids the Elves were excited about the new Despicable Me 3 movie too!!
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I told the kids, be prepared, it's been a while since we've seen the elves, hopefully they didn't forget to come. So the kids walked in, took their coats and boots off and ran into the living room. They were looking high and low and finally I hear "there they are!"<br />
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Here they were in the fireplace and chimney I made. One of them got stuck coming down the chimney. The kids thought it was hilarious!<br />
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I have always wanted to make a cardboard chimney for the holidays. A real one would be better, but since I don't live in a place where that can be allowed that's not going to happen, I thought for years how great it would be to have a fake one. Well, I could got buy one for like $400. Nope, not what I want to spend. So one day while I was surfing Pinterest, I came a cross a pin that excited me. It was showing you how to make your own cardboard fireplace. I loved it! I said that's it, I'm going to make one this year!<br />
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So today I did! Unfortunately, the pin does not link a source but I will link the pin that shows the images on how to create one: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/497014508851561224/<br />
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This is how mine came out! I'm very excited. I ended up using a lightweight vinyl brick roll. It was easy to put on and I just cut off the extra that I didn't need and secured it with strapping tape. For the inside of the chimney I used black card stock. For the top, I had some left over wainscoting that I used for my daughter room, so I secured it to the top of the chimney as a shelf. It was pretty easy to do and now I have a fireplace for our stockings to hang. <br />
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Our elves decided to get the fruit involved in watching the kids!</div>
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The elves gave the boys a BIG surprise this morning.</div>
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A big tube of Tootise Rolls, A yard tube of liquish and a giant </div>
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Holy Moly they said!</div>
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This morning the kids found a gift from Santa!</div>
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Tristan reading the tag!</div>
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After the boys opened the gift, they found this inside!</div>
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They were laughing historically!</div>
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It was these really cool mason jar cups!</div>
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These little guys are inside a soda bottle!</div>
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Need some inspiration? click <a href="http://holidaymemories-angie.blogspot.com/search/label/Elf%20On%20The%20Shelf">here</a> to see all that our little elves have been up to!</div>
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Jayden getting a closer look at the elf that's stuck in the balloon!</div>
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Don't worry, neither elf got hurt doing this!</div>
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So after a great meal and time with the family, we headed home. The excitement was high as we were driving home. As soon as we drove in the driveway, the kids were ready to bolt out of the van.<br />
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Here is what we saw once we got inside, and in the living room....<br />
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The boys screamed as they spotted the elves!</div>
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Well, I'm no pro on parties, but I just hosted my first Christmas Cookie Decorating Party for the kids and it was a huge success! The kids all had a blast and I've already had request to do another one next year! Wow!<br />
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First I invited 11 kids. I didn't want to be to overwhelm with to many kids, and this number worked perfectly! Then I decided what were we going to do. Well, I first was thinking, how are we going to do the frosting? If I have the bags, it could get very messy on the hands, and I have 3 autistic boys who are very sensitive to certain textures. So, then I decided, how about the clear condiment containers. That would work great!!<br />
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Then I saw some cute chef hat and aprons for kids, and thought, wow, that would be so cute for the kids to use. The kids all jump aboard, even the older kids with the hat and aprons. Loved it!</div>
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I made my own cookies with this recipe:</div>
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Then I made my own frosting with this recipe:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Beat butter for a few minutes with a mixer with the paddle attachment on medium speed. Add 3 cups of powdered sugar and turn your mixer on the lowest speed (so the sugar </span>doesn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> blow everywhere) until the sugar has been incorporated with the butter. Increase mixer speed to medium and add vanilla extract, salt, and 2 tablespoons of milk/cream and beat for 3 minutes. If your frosting needs a more stiff consistency, add remaining sugar. If your frosting needs to be thinned out, add remaining milk 1 tablespoons at a time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Use whatever food coloring you want. I also made my own colored sugar, and all you have to do for that is place desired amount of sugar in a zip lock bag, add food coloring, zip shut and shake. That's it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also bought some cute gingerbread boxes, so the kids can put their decorated cookies in it to bring home. I almost forgot the wax paper, cut up in about 5x5 </span>squares<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to put between the cookies in the box.<iframe bordercolor="#000000" frameborder="0" height="320" hspace="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adi/N7433.148119.BLOGGEREN/B6693992.321;sz=320x320;ord=[timestamp]?;lid=41000613802464054;pid=646711;usg=AFHzDLsNHuQo7NaAFS93hNCUCXcLnifViA;adurl=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.surlatable.com%252Fproduct%252FPRO-646711%252F;pubid=602679;imgsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlatable.com%2Fimages%2Fcustomers%2Fc1079%2FPRO-646711%2Fgenerated%2FPRO-646711_Default_1_430x430.jpg;width=320;height=320" vspace="0" width="320"></iframe></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We all had fun, and it went by fast. Oh, before I forget, we also had hot cocoa that I put in the </span>crock pot<span style="font-family: inherit;"> about an hour before the party. I used milk and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004A76B4S/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=holidmemor-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004A76B4S">Lake Champlain Hot Chocolate Mixes</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=holidmemor-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004A76B4S" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. Served on the side with marshmallows. It was a big hit!</span><br />
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I don't think our elves like my icicles.</div>
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They tried to take them down this morning!</div>
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Brayden yelled, "There they are!"</div>
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Tristan said, "I saw them last night, when I got up to get a tissue."</div>
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See you tomorrow!</div>
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