Elf Shelf

The week before Christmas, at my sweet daughters school the PTA sets up a little shop called The Elf Shelf. It's not a fund raiser but an opportunity for kids to shop for little presents for their family. My sweet girl has shopped every year but she just buys a little present for herself, never for anybody else. For the last five years, her teachers have tried to talk her into buying a present for her mom or dad but she never does...I don't think she "got it." This year was different.

On Monday she came home with her Elf Shelf list and had marked a few items she had picked out for her mom and dad on her own (according to her teacher.) Tuesday was shopping day, she bought a Mom necklace for me, a small ratchet set for her dad, and a pink ring for herself (smart girl, she knows you have to get a little something for yourself.) I asked her if she wanted to wrap the gifts and put them under the tree. She said no...she was too excited to give out her gifts. So this year was a break through year! Yeah! Next year I think we'll work on the suprise factor.