I got to thinking (uh oh! We all know that's dangerous!) and decided that BOTH girls needed an elf. That way when they are adults and want to pass the tradition on to their children, they will each have one. I went to Target and got most of the stuff for our breakfast. I swear that store has it all. And I wanted it ALL! LOL I got paper straws, Santa Cups, Santa Cocoa, a cupcake decorating kit, plates. I think it was more fun than shopping for Christmas gifts.
Last night I set everything up. This morning I got up and made the special treats. The white donuts were made with the cupcake kit. It came with candy canes and North Pole sticker signs. I sprinkled the sugar that was meant for the cupcakes on the tray to look like snow. The Reindeer Donuts were just chocolate donuts with a red M&M for the nose and pretzel antlers. Let me tell ya, those antlers were a pain in the booty! You go through a lot of pretzels trying to break them into the right shape! HAHA!
I left Arrington's elf in the box for the event. Princess Jingle brought her now that Arrington is old enough to have her own elf. Let's be honest. The more elves you have the more fun it can be! The breakfast was a HUGE SUCCESS! The girls have been talking about it all morning long. Arrington keeps going to the table to look at her elf. Kassidy remembers all the stuff her elf did last year and keeps guessing what the elves are going to do this time. If you are on the fence about the elf on the shelf, my opinion is: GO FOR IT! What are you waiting for? It's so much fun for the kids (ok ok, it's fun for the adults too!). And it will create life long memories and traditions that can be handed down for generations to come.
