is everyone ready for elves?

[yummy-mummy-amy]

hi,

is everyone ready for elves to arrive?

i think i am, i'm waiting for their passports to be posted from a lady on another site as i have no ink, i have the chocolates, i have craft kits - hand puppets, magnets, stmaper set, i have the candyland game, i have 1 fancy dress outfit (need to get few more), got advent calendars, got music instruments (they are going to make a band!), got cd made with elf songs (and few xmas 1s)

 

[Colleen in PA]

Not even close! I need to sit down and map out what will happen on each day, but I DO have my little elf "gifts" lined up! This will be our first year, so I'm hoping it goes smoothly! DH thinks I'm crazy!

 

[yummy-mummy-amy]

Not even close! I need to sit down and map out what will happen on each day, but I DO have my little elf "gifts" lined up! This will be our first year, so I'm hoping it goes smoothly! DH thinks I'm crazy!

i have made a list of 32 items - this gives me some playing room incase something goes wrong/missing/doesnt arrive on time. OH thought i was mad the 1st year, but he is the 1 that made berties website.

 

[MrsSoup]

I am nowhere near ready but I need to start preparing. Things have just been crazy around here and probably will continue to be until at least after Thanksgiving. I need to gather the elves and hide them and make up an excuse as to why they are gone. Our elves stay out all year as toys and then they disappear right before December so Santa can train them. They come back on December 1st with a letter from Santa and they are filled with Santa's magic that brings them to life at night.

 

[momiilu]

ummmmmm not really I need to get on that!!

 

[leshiahatch]

i have made a list of 32 items - this gives me some playing room incase something goes wrong/missing/doesnt arrive on time. OH thought i was mad the 1st year, but he is the 1 that made berties website.

I can only come up with 15. Can you share yours please.

Thanks,
Leshia

 

[PossumOz]

I'm not ready yet ... and I don't have long. School term finished on the 10th December so Elwyn will only be here for a short time.
Need to make his passport and maybe a sleigh licence or travel permit and organise what he is bringing with him. I hope I'll be ready in time.

Carol
South Australia

 

[momiilu]

Here is my list for our 2010 Elfcapades I still have a few to fill in!

Saturday 11/27 Elves arrive with advent calendars
Sunday 11/28 Go Jingle The neighbors and spread the joy of magic Elves
Monday 11/29________________________________________________
Tuesday 11/30 Leave a paper chain count down with activities
Wednesday 12/1 Christmas Scavanger Hunt (mall or Hobby Lobby)
Thursday 12/2________________________________________________
Friday 12/3 Stack up cans for food shelf
Saturday 12/4 CandyCane Hunt-elfcapade day (Kid's have to follow clues, you can read about this day last year in this post http://magicalholidayhome.com/forum/showpost.php?p=120865&postcount=17)
Sunday 12/5 Watching Christmas movies/popcorn party
Monday 12/6_________________________________________________
Tuesday 12/7 Camp out under the tree
Wednesday 12/8 Decorate the bathroom
Thursday 12/9 Found coloring Christmas pictures
Friday 12/10 Playing in ingredients for making cookies
Saturday 12/11 Bring Ornaments to make/decorate
Sunday 12/12 Decorate the kids school stuff, with Christmas Stickers
Monday 12/13 Decorate the Truck
Tuesday 12/14 Sledding down the banister/swinging from the chandalere
Wednesday 12/15 Replace the kids shoes/hats with Elf hats & shoes
Thursday 12/16 Decorate with candy canes and snowflakes
Friday 12/17 Paint everyone's toe nails in their sleep
Saturday 12/18 Leave a nte and CD telling kids to go caroling/look at lights
Sunday 12/19 Hot cocoa/tea party with stuffed friends
Monday 12/20 Found having a Dance Party with Christmas music blaring.
Tuesday 12/21 _______________________________________________
Wednesday 12/22_____________________________________________
Thursday 12/23 Bring kids new PJ's
Friday 12/24 Leave the kids a scrapbook of Elfcapades

 

[yummy-mummy-amy]

hi,

there are loads of ideas on bertie website, but the list for this year -

elf mischief

bring advent calenders, put tree up
Watch a xmas dvd with toys
Be found on face book, talking to other elves
HIDE SOMEWHERE
Play candy land game
Go and meet jingle-jangle
Arrive back with jingle-jangle and chocolates!
Go and see aunties horses???
Leave to take jingle-jangle home
Dress up in fancy dress clothes like boys do
Have a camp out with tent and camp fire
Put kids pants and nappies on xmas tree
Leave hand puppet kits
Eat some chocolate elves
Be ill - ice pack on head, thermometer near by and a note asking for peppermint tik-taks 1 a day for 3days - too much chocolate!!! (have female dressed as nurse!)
Treasure hunt with ??? as prize (not sure what)
Go fishing in fish tank
Snowball fight with toys
Leave notes in lunchboxes
Build with lego
Play on football table
Write on mirror in mums lipstick BUT leave her a new 1!
Set up a profile on wii fit
Play on ds’s
Write my name in cheerios on worktop
XMAS EVE - COVER LOUNGE DOORWAY IN WRAPPING PAPER!!!
Make red and green pancake mix and have pancakes for tea
Blow up loads of red/green/white/xmas balloons and cover floor with them
Exchange kids hats and shoes for elf ones
Be found with mum/dad phone and a text to santa
Dye toilet water red/green
Make snow angels in fake snow


can be altered as i need to - not set days apart from 1st and xmas eve!