Elf on the Shelf

Ok.....here is a new tradition for those of you with really young kids!  Have you heard of Elf on the Shelf??  I had never heard of it until last week.  If your kids ever ask you how Santa knows if they've been good or bad, it's all because of the Elf on the Shelf.  A little Elf visits your home and sits on a shelf to "watch" the kids and then report back to Santa at night.  Our kids named our new Elf friend "Buddy Greenhat"  They are not allowed to touch him, but they may talk to him. Each night he disappears to go back to the North Pole.  Each morning, it is a race to see who can find the new spot where "Buddy" has decided to perch himself for the day.  We are having great fun with this one.  Go to elfontheshelf.com to check it out!!