Kindness Elf 2015

Evan the Elf made his appearance today! 

At our house, we don't do Santa. Very simply, I don't lie to my children. We can play games and we can pretend, but only when everyone knows we are pretending. I don't find this true for the way people do Santa, not to mention that I feel that he takes away from Jesus. So....the traditional Elf on the Shelf is out for us too. My daughter, "The Princess," asked if we could do some version of the elf though for fun. She knows that its not real, but asked if we could play a game. I did some research and found the kindness elves. Now Evan the Elf is a game we play to spread the love of Jesus throughout the month of December. Last year we only did this for a few days. This year I was a lot more organized. I printed out a blank calendar page and so that I could plan activities for kindness based on our schedule for the month. 

Today's note from Evan said: 

Hello again! I’m your Kindness Elf named Evan.  It’s my job to help you spread Jesus’s love and joy at Christmas. Make a list of all the things you can do to help your Mom this month.  

<3 Evan

Since I'm seven and a half months pregnant, I can use all the help I can get! The Princess found Evan this morning, made the list, and then made biscuits for breakfast! I want The Princess to think about how to serve others as Christ served. Today's activity was a little way to practice that. 

Get your own elf here:
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Stay tuned for more fun....