A Special Message for Adult Humans

• ​​A Letter to Santa!  Before the arrival, get together as a family and write a letter to Santa volunteering to baby elf-sit a SnowPixie giving reasons why your home is the right place for a wee baby elf during the weeks leading up to Christmas. In subsequent years, before the day of arrival, you may want to consider sending a letter to Santa about your readiness to welcome back the baby elf.  Your SnowPixie will return annually until you determine that it is old enough to take on responsibilities in the North Pole.​

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• The Arrival!  Timing of the arrival is up to you based on your schedule.  The weekend after Thanksgiving may be a nice time to shift your family focus onto Christmas, but don’t feel obligated to a specific day.  Choose a time that works best for you. 

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• ​Hello, My Name Is...   As with any guest in your home, introductions should be made.  The SnowPixie Care Package includes a birth certificate with the SnowPixie's name and a Personality Card.  After reading those together as a family, introduce yourselves (with your name and something you like about Christmas) to the wee baby elf. When your SnowPixie returns to your home in future years for the Christmas season, allow for a proper greeting by name and tell your baby elf why you are happy to have the SnowPixie back with you and about all the fun you have planned for the coming Christmas season.

 

• A Letter from Santa!  After the “arrival,” first read the letter from Santa (included in the Care Package) to your child to help them understand how to care for a SnowPixie.  You will also find ideas for care in the "Journey of the SnowPixies" book (included in the single SnowPixies Care Package - you might want to add this first book to your order of a Twins Care Package since it comes with the second book, "The Journey of Jingle and Bell"). 

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• Get Mobile!  We know from experience that it is impossible for a child to not touch the baby elf, but keep in mind it is not a toy and it is best to discourage handling the baby to help foster personal identity for the SnowPixie.  All for good reason, of course, because you don’t want to risk injuring the little elf!  However, you should encourage your child to carry the baby around in the crib so the SnowPixie can experience all of your family fun at Christmas!  You will want the SnowPixie to be involved with your child in your Christmas activities, not just a staring spectator stuck on a shelf somewhere.​​

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• Talk to Me!  SnowPixies don’t speak but they are good listeners, so encourage your child to talk to them and keep them around family activities to listen, watch and learn how your family celebrates Christmas. 

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• No Place Like A Home for the Holiday!  Some SnowPixie families have sent pictures of tiny houses made for their SnowPixie (you can find some pictures in the Snowpxies Family Album).  This is an opportunity for children to use their imagination and creativity, while giving the SnowPixie a warm welcome. They can use materials or props from around the home to make the SnowPixie a little home, or maybe even try to design or recreate the North Pole Nursery! This is something the whole family can work on together while listening to festive music. Just have fun with it and help your SnowPixie adjust to their stay in your home with a space of their own for the holiday!

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• Set up a Nativity Scene!  Setting out a Bethlehem nativity scene somewhere in your home can be a meaningful Christmas tradition for families. This display will serve as an important reminder of the reason for the season.  Involve your little SnowPixie by allowing it to watch as the pieces are set up.  While that is being done, ask your child to explain to the SnowPixie what each figure represents.  Nativity scenes can be quite elaborate (and expensive!).  But in keeping with our desire for simplicity and involvement of your child, stores like Hobby Lobby have nativity scenes made of wood that your child can customize with paint or markers for less than $10.  Here is a link if you are interested:  

https://www.hobbylobby.com/christmas-decorations/christmas-crafts/christmas-craft-supplies/wood-nativity-scene/p/80816758?msclkid=823ed6e9e4661b2f00e8b02547f2e1e1&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping-Catch%20All&utm_term=4579603371106944&utm_content=Catch%20All

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• Read to Me!  Everyone loves a good story, including SnowPixies, so read to them.  This is a good way to encourage your child to read, or have your child pick out a book and you read to both of them!  Be sure to include the SnowPixie books along with other favorite Christmas books.  Also read the story of the first Christmas with the birth of Jesus found in Luke 2 (verses 1-20).

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• Time for Bed!  Use your SnowPixie to build a bedtime routine with consistent activities at bedtime.  Help your child understand that by doing this they are helping the baby SnowPixie be secure and relaxed for the night.  That is what baby elf-sitters do!

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• Gratitude Garland!  There are several ways to make a Christmas Gratitude Garland for your home.  It could be as simple as a paper chain made from strips of red and green paper.  Or you could use some colored paper to cut out seasonal shapes like Christmas trees, stars, snowmen, bells, etc., and use miniature clothes pins to hang them from a piece of twine or a ribbon.  The important thing is that every night in the weeks leading up to Christmas, each family member announces and writes on the paper something they are grateful for along with their name.  Then it gets added to the chain or string. Be sure your SnowPixie is there to hear all the expressions of appreciation!

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• Christmas Kitchen!  SnowPixies love the smell of fresh baked Christmas cookies and look forward to their Christmas Cookie Decorating class at the School of Elf Etiquette.  You can help them prepare by bringing the SnowPixie in the crib to watch you and your child bake and decorate Christmas cookies. They will love it!

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• Share the Love!  With your new batch of Christmas treats, continue the outward focus by packaging and delivering cookies with your child and SnowPixie to a neighbor or family member to spread some Christmas cheer!

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• Sparkle!  Taking your SnowPixie with your family to see the light displays in your neighborhood will bring back memories of the North Pole for the baby! 

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• Movie Night!  Set up some Christmas movie nights with holiday favorites selected by different family members to watch together.  Gather your festive snacks and your SnowPixie , dim the lights and start the show!

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• Candy Cane Hide & Seek!  Candy canes are everywhere in stores before Christmas.  How about using a box to play a game of hide and seek with candy canes?  Give each family member a handful to hide in different assigned sections of your house.  Then regroup and start hunting for candy canes (but not for the ones you hid!).  Make sure someone carries the SnowPixie!

 

• Who Likes Trivia?  If you would like to play some SnowPixie Trivia as a family with your child and SnowPixie, questions based on the book, Journey of the SnowPixies, can be found by clicking here.  Get together with some hot chocolate and peppermint bark and test your collective knowledge!​​

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• Let it Snow!  In the song “Snow,” Big Crosby and company ask, “What is Christmas with no snow?”  So, what happens when SnowPixies travel to homes where there is no snow?  We say, no problem!  You can make a white Christmas for your SnowPixie by making white paper snowflakes to decorate your home. This fun and nostalgic craft is kid-friendly.  Grab some white paper and scissors and go to this website to find some easy ways to create a snow flurry in your house.  Your SnowPixie will love watching the snowflakes form!  Here is a link to a tutorial by Debbie Chapman on How to Make Paper Snowflakes:   https://onelittleproject.com/how-to-make-paper-snowflakes/

 

• A Captive Audience!  Your child can sing Christmas songs or even put on a Christmas show for the SnowPixie.  It will love the performance!  Some baby elf sitters have taken their SnowPixie along to see Christmas stage performances like the Nutcracker.

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• Thank You!  If you want to recognize the responsibility taken on by your child, get a small gift and have the Nanny Elf leave it during the night by the SnowPixie crib with a thank you note for the good care being given to the baby elf.

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• Attend a Christmas Eve Service!  Recognize the Reason for the Christmas Season by attending a Christmas Eve church service with your family. The familiar Christmas carols, holiday décor and the candlelight message of love, peace, and hope in the fulfillment of the promise of God’s indescribable gift of Jesus as the light of the world will bring joy and lasting memories.  And you may want to consider having your child bring the SnowPixie in the crib to also learn from this experience!

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• Treats for Everyone!  Everyone loves treats, and Santa is no exception. On Christmas Eve, leave out some cookies and milk for Santa along with some carrots or candy canes for the reindeer.  You can get cookies from the store, or better yet, use the ones you made and decorated! Perhaps your child can decorate a special cookie for Santa.

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• ​Not "Goodbye" but "See You Later!"  To help the Nanny Elf easily find the wee baby elf to return to the North Pole, don’t forget to place your SnowPixie in its crib under the Christmas Tree before going to bed on Christmas Eve.  If your child wants to send a note or drawing back with their SnowPixie as a reminder of the time with your family, just put it in the crib. This will be something your SnowPixie will enjoy looking at and showing to friends back in the North Pole!  A nice way to close out the adventure in baby elf sitting would be to leave a thank you note under your Christmas tree addressed to your child from the Nanny Elf expressing appreciation for taking such good care of the little SnowPixie for Santa with a promise to return next year!

 

​Now your SnowPixie is ready to store away until the next Christmas season when it will once again return to receive loving care from your family so Santa and the toy making elves can prepare for Christmas Day!  

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​​Simple...right?  Enjoy!

 

​​P.S.  Just a few more comments to share based on past experience:

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• If you have any pictures or stories you want to share about your adventures in baby elf sitting, please send them to us at Contact@weebabyelves.com. You can find stories and pictures from other elf sitting families on the Pixie-Grams Page.

 

• If the baby is damaged (i.e. becomes a chew toy for your dog…), you can replace the SnowPixie without buying an entire Care Package.  A replacement package can be found in the Shop.​

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• If you want to continue the SnowPixie fun and involvement for your child throughout the year, check out membership in the Baby Elf Sitters Club by clicking this link to the SnowPixies BESC Page.   ​​

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