Elf on the Shelf Idea – Magic Seeds

Elf on the Shelf Idea - Magic Seeds - Living Locurto

If you have an Elf on the Shelf, he’s probably a pretty fun little guy! Our elf, Peter, delivered a great present to us a few weeks ago and I wanted to share it with you!

Remember when I told you our elf brought me a disk with Santa’s stationery? This is when he did that, along with some magic seeds!!

Elf on the Shelf Idea - Magic Seeds via Amy Locurto

This is what his letter said… (You might want to show your elf. Tell him to copy this text and insert it into Santa’s Stationery if he wants to do the same thing!)

Dear____________,

YOUR ELF’s NAME HERE  has told me you have been very good! He was so excited to get back to your house that he wanted to bring you a present. Because you have been behaving nicely, I told him he could take you some of his magic elf seeds.

These seeds are very special and you must be EXTRA good for them to grow!

* * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * *

Follow these instructions carefully:

Plant your seeds in a big bowl of sugar. Then sprinkle with salt, a little each day.
Please take note, if you sprinkle too much they will just fade away.

Be extra good and very patient for the magic to work on the seeds.
For if you misbehave, you might break the magic. I hope you will do good deeds.

If you follow these directions and behave just right.
You should get something special in two short nights.

* * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * *

If you keep being good, I will bring you both a special present on Christmas Eve.

Love,
Santa

Elf on the Shelf Idea - Magic Seeds via Amy Locurto

 

We waited two nights. (Oh, that was HARD!)  Then look at what grew that afternoon…

WOW! Magic cookies!

Elf on the Shelf Idea - Magic Seeds for Cookies - Living Locurto

 

This HAD to be magic from the North Pole, because there is no way Mommy could make such beautiful gingerbread cookies!!

Elf on the Shelf Idea - Magic Seeds for Cookies

I have been looking around the internet and saw someone’s elf do this, so maybe our Peter is friends with their elf?

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If you are looking for more fun ideas to show your elf, check out these 25 fun and easy ideas in my free “Elf Posing Guide“.

This free printable e-book includes 25 cute photos sent in by Living Locurto readers.

Elf on the Shelf Book of Poses

What has your elf been up to? I’d love to hear in the comment section here. Maybe we can all give our elf a few new ideas!

 


About Amy Locurto

Amy is a creative mom of two and graphic designer. When she's not working on Living Locurto, she's busy designing Printable Party Supplies and working on I Heart Faces, her photography blog. Find Amy on Facebook, Google+., and Pinterest.

Comments

  1. Just found your site and I LOVE IT! TY for the downloads which are beyond adorable. Thank you again and blessings for a new year! XO

  2. Our Rudolph the elf had a pool party for all the other toys in the bathroom sink, my kids loved it!

  3. Our Toby cut open one of the old pillows on our son’s bed and pulled the stuffing out, scattering it around the room. He was holding a sign that said “Let it Snow”. It was a pillow that needed to be replaced anyway.

  4. Elf magic will be coming over for 2 family’s this year…

  5. I just can’t believe how classy they look. They’re awesome! Thanks for sharing all these wonderful things. I just hope I could get them all done before Christmas.

    Jarrod

  6. Fun idea, right? Thanks for linking back to my post.

    Our “Elfie” said to say hit to Peter. {wink}

  7. love this! our elf just couldn’t stand it anymore, and he ate a big hole in one of my son’s gingerbread houses. (the more easy-going of my children, who thought it was hilarious, thank goodness!!) http://fullplatecookinglessons.blogspot.com/search/label/elf%27s%20antics

  8. Amy, you have the free download for the Cookie Party on the right side bar of this Post. I have tried to to download it a couple of times (even updating Adobe Acrobat) but it will never open. The Comments on that Post have other people who can’t get it to download also. Please advise what I can do to download this before it is no longer free.

  9. That is soooo cute! Thanks for sharing! ;)

  10. Kristin Stooksberry says:

    Our elf Buddy, tied Woody (Toy Story) up in red ribbon and stole his Cowboy hat!! :)

  11. Too precious. Our little Elf, Jingles gets into everything. What a cute idea you have here.

  12. Last night our Elf Will tp’d our Christmas Tree!! Wrapped toilet paper all the way around it! Kids thought it was a hoot. The night before Will taped a whole bunch of pictures of himself on our tv and wrote “you are watching Will t.v.! By far the best fun we have in the mornings before school. Wish I would have thought of Elf on the Shelf. :)

  13. I LOOOOVE this!! Doing it tonight!!

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