Saturday, June 17, 2017
Christmas Tree Pancakes Books Candle the Elf
Since this past weekend was December 1st and the start of the Advent Season, I had some fun things in store for the girls.
When they woke up on Saturday morning, I made them Christmas Tree Pancakes.
I just added green food coloring to the pancake batter & made various size pancakes.
Added a star marshmallow on top & sprinkled with red sprinkles (ornaments) and powdered sugar (snow)
Super easy & Super fun.
Saturday night I wrapped up all of the girls Christmas books.
I did this last year & it was so fun.
I keep all our Christmas books hidden in a closet all year long, so it is exciting to see which one gets opened up.
Each night of Advent they get to unwrap a book to read.
We happen to have 24 Christmas books (gotta love being a teacher & getting discounted books!)
But, you could also check some out at the library & wrap those up!
When we got home from church on Sunday, we discovered that Candle our Elf had arrived!
(He is the one who also delivered all the wrapped Christmas books)
The last 2 years, we have done Elf on a Shelf, but our Elf doesn't arrive until the first Sunday in Advent.
Candle the Elf brings them their Christmas jammies each year so that they can wear them all December long.
Here are their 2012 Christmas jammies....It's my first time NOT having matching jammies...the girls jammies came in a 2 pack for the price of one, so since they are basically the same size, that was a no brainer!
Candle also brought them each a Veggie Tales movie to get them in the Christmas season & to remind them about the true meaning of Christmas...the birth of Christ.
We do Elf on the Shelf slightly different in our house. Our elf does not "watch" the girls and report back to Santa. That is just not our style. Our Elf just likes to move around each night & the girls look forward to finding his new hiding spots. It is the first thing they do each morning.
And, on the first night? I TOTALLY forgot to move the Elf.
And, on the first night? I TOTALLY forgot to move the Elf.
FAIL.
What can I say? I am sleep deprived with a baby who doesn't like his crib, I am sure there will be many more nights I forget to move Candle.
Oh yeah, and Kate decided she wants a girl Elf instead of a boy Elf.
Guess I need to make Candle a skirt for next year.
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