It seems our elves will be arriving several days earlier than originally planned. While I was sitting here going over my elf plans and assigning dates to activities and mischief, I realized that we are going to be gone for an entire week right in the middle of all this. The elves will go with us, however, I won't be able to do what I had planned in someone else's house. So, I had to go back and reconfigure all my plans and double up. It worked out pretty good though.
I had planned on Edwyn and Ellie arriving on December 1st, however, now they will be arriving November 28th. Their method of arrival will be with a fully decorated table-top tree in my son's room with the elves sleeping underneath in their boxes with a note from Santa for DS to discover upon waking Wednesday morning. Tomorrow I have to really clean up his room, there's still clutter from our recent move, and make room for this small tree. I was hoping that they would arrive with the Chicken Soup for the Soul book but I don't think it's even shipped yet so that's out of the question.
Anyway, I could use a little help. One of the days we are going to be making snowflakes and hopefully reading a snowflake book, if I can find one at the library. The next day I want DS to wake up to the front room decorated like the North Pole. So far I plan to hang snowflakes (ones we've made and some store bought ones) from the ceiling and throw cotton balls everywhere to look like the elves had a snowball fight. But i'm at a loss as to what else to do. Any ideas? The room is fairly big and our Christmas tree is in there, along with a fireplace, piano, couch, loveseat, and big chair with ottoman.
Here's some pics from when we first moved in:
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o92/ ... C04323.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o92/ ... C04322.jpg
Now the Christmas tree is in between the chair and loveseat, in front of the window. Stockings are hung from the fireplace as well.
I'm not looking for anything expensive or fancy, just simple and cheap.
I had planned on Edwyn and Ellie arriving on December 1st, however, now they will be arriving November 28th. Their method of arrival will be with a fully decorated table-top tree in my son's room with the elves sleeping underneath in their boxes with a note from Santa for DS to discover upon waking Wednesday morning. Tomorrow I have to really clean up his room, there's still clutter from our recent move, and make room for this small tree. I was hoping that they would arrive with the Chicken Soup for the Soul book but I don't think it's even shipped yet so that's out of the question.
Anyway, I could use a little help. One of the days we are going to be making snowflakes and hopefully reading a snowflake book, if I can find one at the library. The next day I want DS to wake up to the front room decorated like the North Pole. So far I plan to hang snowflakes (ones we've made and some store bought ones) from the ceiling and throw cotton balls everywhere to look like the elves had a snowball fight. But i'm at a loss as to what else to do. Any ideas? The room is fairly big and our Christmas tree is in there, along with a fireplace, piano, couch, loveseat, and big chair with ottoman.
Here's some pics from when we first moved in:
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o92/ ... C04323.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o92/ ... C04322.jpg
Now the Christmas tree is in between the chair and loveseat, in front of the window. Stockings are hung from the fireplace as well.
I'm not looking for anything expensive or fancy, just simple and cheap.
