Day 5 - Megablock Mansion

The elves built themselves a McMansion with our Megablock collection. The construction and all the extra blocks provided hours of morning fun for the minis.

Day 4 - Treats!!!!

The elves kindly and generously created and brought some treats for the minis to enjoy on Day 4. Tootie was quite thrilled to see Candy Cane in the tree...with candy canes! The irony was lost, but the parental units got a good chuckle.

Mr. Doo was aghast that Ginger had dared to make such a mess with her baking. But he was obviously thrilled that some of that mess was within his reach. He took full advantage and ate as many Smarties as he could before Mamashunga cleaned it up.

Day 3 - Sewing Extravaganza

The naughty elves got into Mamashunga's sewing machine last night. Everybody knows that you aren't allowed to touch the sewing machine, so this is big news. On the plus side, they made a few things for Tootie that the Mamashunga has been procrastinating on, so that was quite helpful.

The elves made a "snack bag" for Tootie's lunch kit and some cloth napkins. They managed to find the left-over material from when the Mamashunga made her lunch bag because it all coordinates nicely! Way to go elves!

P.S. I posted a tutorial on how to make cloth napkins on the "Tutorials" page. It is super easy. And now Tootie's lunch will be more environmentally friendly!

Day 2 - Gone Fishin'

The elves kicked back and relaxed last night. They each had their own hand-crafted fishing pole, and were casting into a giant pool of goldfish. The fishing was pretty good, as they each had a couple of fish in their buckets beside them.

Day 1 - Where's Waldo??

The elves played their version of "Where's Waldo" this morning.

They also brought some Christmas ornaments for the minis to colour and add to their trees. Tootie got right to work!

And finally, the elves added a little Christmas flair to Tootie's lunch. Some Christmas tree picks on her ham and cheese mini pitas!

O Christmas Tree

This past weekend, we journeyed to a local Christmas Tree Farm. It came highly recommended from good friends of ours, and we weren't disappointed.

We were prepared to wander amongst rows of trees in an effort to find the perfect tree, but in the end it wasn't necessary. Papashunga found an excellent tree that had been cut that morning. No trudging required! The downside? No tractor ride for Mr. Doo. As a peace offering, we did pay for a horse-drawn sleigh ride. He loved every second of it! As we waited for the ride to start, Mr. Doo shouted repeatedly "Giddy-up!". And finally, he had results! At which point, he informed me "The horsey is giddy-upping!". So flippin' cute!

An interesting sign, I think maybe she was hoping to be recruited?

We spent a cozy morning decorating the tree and the minis also have their own trees in their rooms. They had lots of fun loading on decorations on all three trees.

Meet Candy Cane and Ginger

The elf on the shelf has returned! And he brought a friend! We have named his friend Ginger and have decided that she is a girl, based mostly on the fancy skirt that she was wearing.

The elves brought a delicious and decidedly un-nutritious breakfast comprised of brownies, powdered donuts, marshmallows, candy canes and hot chocolate. Being a Mamashunga talented in the art of persuasion, I managed to sneak in some eggs, sausages, toast, yogurt and berries too.

The elves also brought festive socks and Santa hats which the minis promptly put on. Tootie was over the moon excited at the prospect of having marshmallows for breakfast and Mr. Doo simply got to work chowing down.

The elves selected a book for us to read tonight. Which also happens to be Mamashunga's favourite Christmas movie. Funny how that works.

We have some very excited minis on our hands! December is going to be a fun month!