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This is a thing I have never thought of while I was younger and kid free. Did not make any sense for me to get random things in case I would forget about an ocassion I needed a little gift or I´d have no time left to get anything. Now many years and three kids later this makes a hundred percent sense to me. There are tons of tiny ocassions you need to have a little something at home like….

– when a tooth fell out and the tooth fairy comes the same night

– when you need a little bribery (for family photos or things like this)

– a birthday party that was sneaking up on you cause your kid forgot the invitation 

– when you didn´t count twice and only had 21 things for your kids advent calendar 🙂

– when you suddenly realized the dinner invitation was today and you have no minute left to leave the house and get a thing

What kind of gifts to keep in your Gift Closet 

For the kids:

– I do like to keep little LOL dolls, little Barbie dolls, Schleich animals or little surprise boxes for my girls

– Small games, coloring or scratch books, trendy items like unicorn, mermaid or Gabby´s Dollhouse pieces

For the grown-ups:

– gift cards, cholcolates a nice bottle of wine (we can drink it ourselves if we don´t end up using it)

What kind of gift wrapping makes sense to keep in your Gift Closet

– Cards

– Wrapping Paper

– Gift Bags

– Bows and gift ribbon

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Happy 1rst of December, the holiday countdown has finally started and also our two elves have moved back in, temporarily of course. Not only do they keep an eye on the girl´s behaviour, they also can be found in a new spot every day and make quite the shenannigans themselves. 

I know that having 24 ideas all by yourself is hard. We had days we jumped out of the bed in the morning cause we forgot to change the elves´spot and I try to avoid these stressful mornings now and plan ahead. 

Today I am sharing our last 23 ideas what to do with your elf/elves so you can start joyfully into your day by children 01who are looking for the elves everywhere with great anticipation what the naughty ones might have done. 

Elf on the Shelf Ideas

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I love the Christmas Vacation movie – it is the best Christmas movie ever. It is festive, funny, traditional and the characters act great together. Two of them alyways remind me of family members. I can laugh so much over and over. 

Clark Griswold wants to have the perfect Christmas festivity but however you will call it life comes in his way. This many people in one house during the holidays and chaos is going to happen. 

Nevertheless I think the decor trends have all come back the last two years under the nostalgia theme. 

How to decorate your home like the Griswolds did for Family Christmas…

– lots of lights outside plus the Santa and Reindeer figurines on the lawn

– a nostalgic advent calendar filled with pictures

– wodden pyramid

– authentic elk eggnog mugs

– Christmas tree decor – Popcorn garlands and muliticolor stringlights and lots of tinsel, few nonmatching ornaments like gingerbread men and snowflakes and DIY ornaments

– lots of real poinsettias throughout the whole home (be cautious cause they are poisonous for children and pets)

– needlepoint stockings and a garland above the fire place

– bottle brush trees