Creep creepin’

A few days in to Elf on the Shelf and I have already managed to creep my kid out...

I almost forgot to move our Elf on the Shelf the other night (have since added a reminder on my phone) sooo in the morning I did the best I could and his hiding spot ended up being on top of the refrigerator. Needless to say... he didn’t stay there all day.

After lunch that day my five-year old son came running upstairs and asked who was the last one in the refrigerator because Buddy was on the floor AND he was hat-less. I asked if he touched him... you know... going along with the whole magic thing and the look in his eyes. He was mortified I would even THINK such a thing. I said he must have tried to sneak to another spot while we were all upstairs (it was the best I could come up with on the fly)...

My son then confessed he was creeped out that Buddy had attempted to move mid-day - breaking Elf protocol- and then started asking all the “who, what, when, where, and why’s”... ! While I sat there sweating...

Needless to say Buddy had to choose a safer spot the next day (literally almost locked away)... and write a letter to my son making sure all was right with the world... My son is extremely inquisitive so we clearly have to be on our A-game if we intend to keep this going until Christmas. That said... have you had any Elf slip ups?? Let me know below!!