Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Elf on the Shelf

Our Elf on the Shelf is not quite like everyone else. We like to call him Elvis: the Advent Elf (Our first year of having Elvis). He brings us a Bible verse for each day, and some questions to ponder. Last year we did something special with him. We told a Christmas story throughout the month with the way we displayed Elvis. The fun part was that the kids had no idea that we were doing this.

elf on the shelf book

When January came around, we surprised them with a new story book that told the adventures of Elvis. He went from being the sad elf who was searching for something in his life to the end of the story where he found Jesus. We affectionately named the book, "Twas the Night Before Christmas". (If you click on the link, it brings you to a website to purchase the book. HOWEVER, you can preview and read the entire thing for free.)  You can also click on the photos below to read a larger copy. The kids loved it! They remembered all the crazy silly things that Elvis did the previous month and now saw the story come alive. It was wonderful to be able to surprise my children with this book. I made sure to incorporate each of them into Elvis' book. They each in their own way added to how he found Jesus.


I thought this Christmas it would be fun to share the book I wrote. You can view it in pictures. In order to read the book, you might need to view the photos at their full size. In each photo of Elvis you will see him holding an envelope with a number on it. Inside each envelope was his Bible verses he shared. You can access my Bible verses at the link I posted in the first paragraph. Enjoy as Elvis learns that joy comes from deep within where Jesus lives!

elf on the shelf

elf on the shelf climbing Christmas tree

elf on the shelf light bulb

elf on the shelf hanging in closet

elf on the shelf hanging over pot

elf on the shelf sick

elf on the shelf weight lifting

elf on the shelf tying up Darth vader

elf on the shelf in jail

elf on the shelf

elf on the shelf reading stealing money

elf on the shelf beach

elf on the shelf Adidas clothes

elf on the shelf doll house

elf on the shelf nativity

elf on the shelf minion bananas

elf on the shelf music concert

elf on the shelf coloring

elf on the shelf racing the grinch

elf on the shelf eating spaghetti

elf on the shelf watching its a wonderful life

elf on the shelf fixing a car

elf on the shelf overeating and drinking

elf on the shelf jesus stocking

elf on the shelf at Christmas tree





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