I thought maybe this year I'd try the elf thing with my husband for fun. We're both going to be far away from our families at Christmas and it might be a fun little way to add some magic to the holidays.
I got to thinking that instead of an actual elf it would be cute if the elf just managed to lose his hat a lot and in odd places (inside the freezer, inside a lunchbox, etc.). Maybe sometimes there's be a small gift underneath it. Then I got to thinking about making some kind of cardboard cut outs of feet that I could press into the snow or some flour on the kitchen counter when *surprise* the elf made breakfast or Christmas cookies while we were sleeping.
So much for my attempt at creativity. I did a search to see what kind of pattern I could find for a hat and someone else is already selling them: http://www.elfhats.com/elfhats/mainpages/Page2.htm
I think I'll still make my own pattern and make a hat just the size I want it. May have to make a couple extras in case the elf decides to have a couple of his friends over.
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I got to thinking that instead of an actual elf it would be cute if the elf just managed to lose his hat a lot and in odd places (inside the freezer, inside a lunchbox, etc.). Maybe sometimes there's be a small gift underneath it. Then I got to thinking about making some kind of cardboard cut outs of feet that I could press into the snow or some flour on the kitchen counter when *surprise* the elf made breakfast or Christmas cookies while we were sleeping.
So much for my attempt at creativity. I did a search to see what kind of pattern I could find for a hat and someone else is already selling them: http://www.elfhats.com/elfhats/mainpages/Page2.htm
I think I'll still make my own pattern and make a hat just the size I want it. May have to make a couple extras in case the elf decides to have a couple of his friends over.
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