My wife, Viviane, was really excited to get a Elf on a Shelf for our girls this year. It seems like a fun idea. You basically get a plush elf doll and every night you move the elf around the house doing different silly things. In the morning the kids wake up to find the elf moved around the house someplace. She wanted a story to go with the elf, but we didn’t really feel like buying the version that came with a book. So Viviane wrote a short little story about the elf. It was nice because we were able to incorporate Jesus into the story to a large degree since we are Christians and that’s particularly why we celebrate this holiday. We were also able to talk more about loving one another… than just a nice and naughty list from Santa.
We wanted to share the story with you all. If you like it I have included a pdf version of it for you to share with your family and a set of just black and white images you can print off for your kids to color. See the links below the story.
elf-book-christmas – Here is the PDF version for your e-reader or i-Pad
elf-coloring-book – Here is a PDF of the black and white versions for you to color.
Thank you for checking out the story. I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas and Holiday Season!