Elf on the Potty

We have begun the Elf on the Shelf tradition and, even though I think it is a little bit over Alex’s head, he still loves looking for his elf in the morning. This year, we have had a lot of potty themed elf shenanigans, considering that we are in the midst of potty training Alex.

My mom actually sent me this idea and I decided that, in honor of Alex using the potty for the first time that day, we would embrace his excitement over his accomplishment and let him celebrate the elf doing the same.

For the peanut blossoms, I actually used one of the peanut butter cookie bags you can find in any grocery store (sometimes, I just don’t have time for made-from-scratch, so I settle for semi-homemade). I did not put any chocolate kiss on two of the peanut butter cookies. 

Alex helped to make the dough. 

  

Then, the elf did his work during the night. Alex loved that the elf was doing what he was learning to do in the potty. Our elf has been an excellent way to make potty training more fun!

Other mischievous nighttime endeavors our elf has gotten up to: 

He went fishing in honor of a visit from Alex's Papa (who is an avid fisherman).

He built a recliner and lamp from several sets of blocks.

He was reading orange and blue books in honor of a visit an aunt, who attends Syracuse University. 

He decorated his own little Christmas tree.

He roasted marshmallows one night. 

In honor of our first snowfall, he made a snow angel
(the snow was made from a mixture of flour, sugar and white sprinkles). 

We burned a few sugar cookies and the elf blamed these on Alex.
His hat and apron were made out of two paper towels--it took me about five minutes to make!

The elf also blamed Alex for his drawings on the mirror. 

We are loving this tradition and hope that Alex loves it more with each year.