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Year after year, children and adults alike are baffled by the mystery of how Santa really knows who’s been naughty or nice. After much urging by the elves and Mrs. Claus, Santa has allowed his biggest secret to be revealed in The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition . Touted as “The best thing since The Night Before Christmas” this gift set includes a light skin, blue eyed North Pole pixie-elf, hardbound children’s book and keepsake box. Children can register their elf online and receive a special response from Santa.
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Elf On The Shelf. How does Santa know if you
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103 of 107 people found the following review helpful
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This is a tradition that will carry on for generations!
HOW IT WORKS:
The kit comes with an elf doll and a book. The book explains that Santa has sent an elf to watch over the children and the elf reports back to Santa each night. The kids get to decide the name for the elf together - this is a touch decision! You read through the book with your child, it explains all the rules, then each night you move the elf to a new spot. One of the rules is that the children cannot touch him - this is a great rule because although he's a sturdy doll, I think he might get loved out much too quickly if they were allowed! The author was so thoughtful to think of all these helpful rules.
Rules:
* The children cannot touch the elf or he will lose his magic
* The elf can listen to what the children tell him, but cannot talk back, that's Santa's law.
* The elf flies back to the North Pole each night and tells Santa what he has seen - when he comes back he goes to a new spot in the house.
The kids start searching for the elf immediately when they wake up! Knowing Santa is watching has definitely motivated them to be a behave a bit better! This cute little tradition makes the Christmas season more fun. It's a very special tradition in our house. I love that the book has an old fashioned feel to it, the illustrations are wonderful.
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* Your children will ask you every night from Halloween to Thankgiving when the elf is coming back!
* You have to remember to move the elf every night! Sometimes this is a bit of a challenge for us. :) However, our elf does sometimes just get comfy in the spot he's in, so he must have decided to come back to the same spot.
HOW IT WORKS:
The kit comes with an elf doll and a book. The book explains that Santa has sent an elf to watch over the children and the elf reports back to Santa each night. The kids get to decide the name for the elf together - this is a touch decision! You read through the book with your child, it explains all the rules, then each night you move the elf to a new spot. One of the rules is that the children cannot touch him - this is a great rule because although he's a sturdy doll, I think he might get loved out much too quickly if they were allowed! The author was so thoughtful to think of all these helpful rules.
Rules:
* The children cannot touch the elf or he will lose his magic
* The elf can listen to what the children tell him, but cannot talk back, that's Santa's law.
* The elf flies back to the North Pole each night and tells Santa what he has seen - when he comes back he goes to a new spot in the house.
The kids start searching for the elf immediately when they wake up! Knowing Santa is watching has definitely motivated them to be a behave a bit better! This cute little tradition makes the Christmas season more fun. It's a very special tradition in our house. I love that the book has an old fashioned feel to it, the illustrations are wonderful.
CONS:
* Your children will ask you every night from Halloween to Thankgiving when the elf is coming back!
* You have to remember to move the elf every night! Sometimes this is a bit of a challenge for us. :) However, our elf does sometimes just get comfy in the spot he's in, so he must have decided to come back to the same spot.
111 of 121 people found the following review helpful
My kids just received this Thanksgiving day as a gift and I am now ordering them for every child I know. It is such a cute idea. Santa sends the elf to watch the children and then the elf reports to Santa every night and comes back to a different spot in the house. My kids wake up with a running start to see who can find the elf first. The kids must name the elf and they really enjoyed that as well. It is such a nice tradition to help make the Christmas Season even more fun and special. I know it will be with our family for a very long time.
48 of 54 people found the following review helpful
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After hearing from friends and reading reviews how great this was, we bit the bullet and got it. I cannot say enough about how cute this was for our two boys (age 6 and 3). They bolted downstairs every morning to find the elf, and the oldest cried when he touched it accidentally because he thought it would lose its magic. The story and elf was the sweetest thing. Note, however, that parents have to remember to move the elf around every night, or come up with creative excuses for why the elf decided to come back from the North Pole into the same spot! :-).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
AWESOME
This is the best thing for Christmas in a long time. Kids just love it we named ours BUDDY what i did was also buy the elf skirt and I registered it twice on the elf website once... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Debra Cox
Elf On A Shelf GREAT FOR KIDS Holiday imagination!
The Elf On the Shelf is a big Christmas "Holiday" Season Item. Our "Chippie", named from the tv version, moves around our home each day. Read more
Published 2 months ago by ssooxx2011
Elf knows best
Book and Elf arrived from Amazon in excellent condition. The local stores were sold out and awaiting shipments. The directions for where to place the Elf were very clear. Read more
Published 2 months ago by sabby
Adorable
It is great for children under 9. Our grankids called the elf "Bob" and every morning they looked for "Bob". The behavior also improved. Wonderful idea!!!!!!
Published 2 months ago by Gisele Hallee
Family Traditions
Elf on a Shelf was one of the geatest purchases I have ever made for my Granchildren....They actually learned the concept of how Santa is notified if their behavior is not meeting... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Joan Lee
Elf on a shelf
It is fun for children to have traditions at christmas, what a fun way for them to let santa know that they have been good, and that they believe
Published 3 months ago by Tammy
Great shipping Great toy
This toy was at a good price with free shipping. I was delighted with it. My grandchildren are going to enjoy the elf on the self for years to come. Read more
Published 3 months ago by sj2012
Christmas Gift
I have heard so many good things about this toy so I bought it to give as a gift and to be given and used for Christmas 2012
Published 3 months ago by Lael Thelander
blue eyed elf on a shelf pixie elf.
Love the blue eyed pixie-elf. Very cute. Got a skirt to make it a female. My daughter has wanted an elf on the shelf for a long time and was excited to receive this as a gift.
Published 3 months ago by mean tina
More Educational
I don't really think of this as a toy but an educational item. The Elf On The Shelf is just that. It will not be played with. Read more
Published 3 months ago by LindaPNY
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