For an early Christmas gift, Meg and Jon gave us "The Elf on the Shelf" Kit which contains the elf and a beautifully illustrated story to go with it. The Elf watches the family members during the day. At night he supposedly goes to the North pole to report to Santa how the children are behaving . It is during this time that he is hidden nightly somewhere in the house. In the morning, it is a lot of fun to find him and to see the creative ways he has been hidden.
Worth pondering is the marvelous good fortune some lucky family is experiencing after ingeniously marketing their very own family tradition. They must be millionaires because this fun game has really caught on with folks across the nation. It is a simple concept and a new tradition that can be enjoyed by each member of the family. The older ones hide him, a new and different place each night and the younger ones try to find him. I am wondering if there is anything fun that we do that could be worth a million bucks if marketed well!
