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Magic Elf Seeds... delivered by our Elf on the Shelf

Our Elf on the Shelf ("Elfie") arrived on December 1, and he brought a special gift for the boys... Magic Elf Seeds.  {Tiny cookie decorations in the shape of Christmas trees.} What is more exciting this time of year than a little Christmas magic???


Our sweet Elf on the Shelf also brought this letter from Santa -- directly from the North Pole. Isn't it darling? (You can find some fun stationary here.)


The letter contained this poem (which you are welcome to use, but please don't reprint it without written consent from me):
Plant in sugar,
Sprinkle with snow,
Wait for the magic,
And see what will grow. *(copyright East Coast Mommy)

 Of course, we followed the instructions in Santa's letter, and we planted our seeds in sugar (and sprinkled them with icing sugar aka "snow"). 


And look what happened while we were sleeping.  They grew into cookie pops!


Don't you just love the magic of Christmas with little ones?  I am treasuring these years with my sweet little boys.  I hope Elfie brings Magic Elf Seeds next year!

♥
Gina (aka East Coast Mommy)


PS (You can find more fantastic Christmas ideas here.)

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55 comments:

  1. Anonymous2 December 2011 at 07:46

    Oh Gina, thank you for always having such great ideas. I am not a "creative" Mommy and really appiciate all the wonderful ideas you share with the world. We just picked up an Elf on the Shelf and he will make his first appearance tomorrow morning. I'm sure our Elf (no name yet) will be as sweet and thoughtful as Elfie.

    Take care,
    Aldona

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  2. Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas2 December 2011 at 17:40

    oh, I LOVE that idea!!!!! Thanks for visiting & sharing with me! What a busy little elf you have! Thanks for the stationary tip - will def be using that down the road!

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  3. Heather @ Marine Corps Nomads2 December 2011 at 22:02

    Oh my! What a cute idea.

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  4. Teena in Toronto3 December 2011 at 11:52

    It's a Christmas miracle :)

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  5. cowbaygirl3 December 2011 at 13:28

    Love this!

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  6. Ashley3 December 2011 at 17:34

    so cute!

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  7. Jamie3 December 2011 at 23:15

    Can't wait to do this one!
    http://jamieslay.blogspot.com

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  8. Michelle {Daydream Believers}4 December 2011 at 11:03

    This is ADORABLE! :) Thank you for sharing!

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  9. Unknown5 December 2011 at 13:12

    What an adorable idea!! It's times like this I wish I had little ones...Thanks for sharing at my "25 Days of Christmas" Linky Party :-)


    www.mydailyphotojourney.blogspot.com/
    www.facebook.com/MyCrazyBeautifulLife.13
    www.pinterest.com/denyse13/

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  10. Pam5 December 2011 at 23:18

    This is adorable! I'll bet the look on your boys faces was like my son when he planted a jelly bean to grow a jelly bean tree. Love it!

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  11. Jerri at Simply Sweet Home7 December 2011 at 01:03

    What a cute idea!

    I'd love for you to link up this week at my Friday Favorites party!

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  12. Lindy@Itsy Bitsy Paper7 December 2011 at 08:06

    Thank you so much for sharing this brilliant idea on my FB Page the other day! Our Elf brought us Magic Seeds and Magic Sugar too. A BIG hit at our house so thank you.

    http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2011/12/more-elf-on-shelf.html

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  13. PlayDrMom7 December 2011 at 09:40

    Great idea!

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  14. Veronika7 December 2011 at 16:14

    Stopping by from Come Together Kids Blog-
    Love this idea!! So cute and fun!

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  15. Lindsi B9 December 2011 at 11:01

    This is such a WONDERFUL idea!!!! I'm so glad you posted this on TJ! Would you please share this with my readers for Fun Stuff Fridays linky party? http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-3.html

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  16. Erin9 December 2011 at 14:38

    Ahhh! This is so cool!!!!! I can't wait to do this with my kids. Thank you so much!

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  17. Allie11 December 2011 at 10:51

    Oh my goodness. I found this on Pinterest through a friend. This is awesome. I don't have any kids yet, but I teach kindergarten and Izzy the elf is quite the celebrity in our room. I may have to do this. My kids would die. :)

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  18. Julie13 December 2011 at 17:37

    I LOVE THIS! Just saw it on Pinterest and I will definitely be adding this to the Elf's lineup!

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  19. Jo-Lyn's Cup Cakes N' Candies16 December 2011 at 11:31

    I am going to share this on my blog cause it's just so darn cute! Going to share the photo's, too, but I'll be sure to give you credit!! ;)

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  20. Jo-Lyn's Cup Cakes N' Candies16 December 2011 at 13:21

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  21. Catherine at Design Editor20 December 2011 at 14:03

    Love, love how you used this-thanks!

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  22. Shannon Brennan2 January 2012 at 14:31

    What an adorable idea! Definitely adding that to my "To Do" list for next year! Thank you for joining the Elf on Shelf Link Party at Counting on Me!

    http://counting-on-me.blogspot.com/2011/12/elf-on-shelf-link-party.html

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  23. Bulk Vegetable Seeds26 January 2012 at 06:24

    Great post.Thanks for sharing such a useful information with us.

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  24. Christine15 February 2012 at 13:07

    Soooooo CREATIVE!!!! You guys must have been amazed that morning! :)

    Would you PLEASE link this up on my blog?
    http://thediydreamer.blogspot.com/2012/02/from-dream-to-reality-linky-party-3.html

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  25. Andie Jaye9 March 2012 at 01:00

    what a darling idea for kiddos! i love it!

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  26. Anonymous6 November 2012 at 23:00

    What were the "elf seeds" or the green thing u put in the magic sugar?

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    1. East Coast Mommy7 November 2012 at 09:16

      They were tiny cookie/cake decorations in the shape of Christmas trees. :-)

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  27. Webkinz Girl8 November 2012 at 16:09

    like trees

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  28. TAloha1912 November 2012 at 04:05

    How did you get the cookies to stay on the sticks?

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  29. Kelly24 November 2012 at 00:34

    Love this idea! This is going to be our first FULL year with Melodie and I'm going to use this idea for when Melodie arrives in a few days :) I would like to know what the trick is to getting them to stay on the sticks?

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  30. Heather Gerald26 November 2012 at 23:35

    Yes,I would love to k now the same thing... What did you use for the sticks that would cook in the oven with the cookies??

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    1. Anonymous26 November 2012 at 23:38

      Yes,I would love to know the same thing... What did you use for the sticks that would cook in the oven with the cookies??

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    2. Heather gerald26 November 2012 at 23:39

      hm_marie85@yahoo.com
      Sorry i am not sure how to do a lot of this.

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    3. East Coast Mommy27 November 2012 at 08:14

      I just used "sucker sticks". They were fine in the oven because the cookie baking time was short. I have done it a couple of times. Just keep an eye on them. :-)

      Gina

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  31. Anonymous29 November 2012 at 10:55

    Santa's letter says "sprinkle with snow"...did you do that? I live in Texas and don't have snow...maybe we could use powdered sugar that the elf brings or something...

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    1. East Coast Mommy29 November 2012 at 11:07

      That's what we did. :-)

      If you look, you'll see a little bag of powdered sugar in the picture.

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  32. Anonymous13 December 2012 at 12:19

    Would you give detailed info on what to do for the elf seeds.. I would love to do this.. Thank you for such clever ideas... Email address is pchgrl64@rocketmail.com

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  33. Kimberly Buczinski 13 December 2012 at 20:17

    I just love, love, love this idea! I am definitely going to do something like this for my little girl this Christmas! I would like your permission to feature this idea on my blog. (With a link to your site of course.) I just started blogging now that I am recovering from thyroid cancer. Check out my blog at http://mylifeoverflowingks.blogspot.com/

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    1. East Coast Mommy13 December 2012 at 20:37

      Thanks so much, Kimberly. It is one of my favorite ideas. :-)

      You are more than welcome to feature it. You can use one picture, a teaser line, and link back to my site.

      Good luck with your blog!

      Gina

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  34. Donna Moeller24 December 2012 at 00:23

    My kids loved this!! Thank you for a great idea. I found the "elf seeds" at Michael's.

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  35. Kristi27 January 2013 at 17:38

    I normally don't like the Elf on a Shelf ideas I've seen, but this is way too cute! Such a fun idea!

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  36. Anonymous24 October 2013 at 15:18

    OMG too cute! Would love to do this with our little guy ~ thanks for sharing this idea.

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    1. East Coast Mommy24 October 2013 at 15:30

      Thank YOU for taking the time to leave such a sweet comment. :-)

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  37. Anonymous9 November 2013 at 00:31

    Have you done the reindeer food? Take a paper bag put 1/2 cup oatmeal and some glitter have the kids go out after dark and sprinkle the Deer food on the ground. In the morning when they go out to see if the deer food was eaten all that is there is the glitter! Magic for the little ones. Merry Christmas.

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    1. East Coast Mommy9 November 2013 at 11:33

      It is one of our Christmas Eve traditions... except we use colored sugar instead of glitter because it is safer for the birds. :-) http://eastcoastmommyblog.blogspot.ca/2012/12/christmas-eve-traditions.html

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  38. Unknown10 November 2013 at 21:59

    How do we get consent for the poem

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    1. East Coast Mommy11 November 2013 at 07:16

      You are welcome to use it for personal use. Is there something else you wanted to for?

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  39. Anonymous28 November 2013 at 01:43

    What a great idea! Looking forward to making Magic Elf Seeds with my family again this Christmas! Elfie xo
    http://elfiejasinski.blogspot.com.au/

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  40. Anonymous1 December 2013 at 21:57

    Thank You for posting your creative idea. We started elf on the shelf last year and the kids loved it. Tonight, "Jerry" will be bringing some magic elf seeds with him :) Melissa S. (I also live on the east coast!)

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  41. Anonymous22 December 2013 at 17:32

    Can u use like lemon head breath mints

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  42. Erin15 November 2014 at 09:55

    Hi!!! I would love to use your poem and some of your ideas for Elf on the Shelf!! I am a newbie at this, so all of your creative ideas and wonderful! Have a wonderful holiday!!

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  43. Angela Bailey26 November 2014 at 06:27

    Gina, I normally don't ever write on someones comment section but I just HAD to on yours! This has been one of the most creative idea I've seen yet! I am of course doing this tomorrow morning for our son and I must say I already know how he is going to react when he sees this. He is absolutely going to love it and do his little happy dance. Thank you so much for this very creative and special new addition for our Teasey the Elf to do!

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    1. East Coast Mommy26 November 2014 at 07:43

      Thanks so much for taking the time to write such a lovely note. It is definitely one of my favorite ideas... and one of my most popular blog posts. I wish I could be there to see your son's reaction. Say hi to Teasey the Elf for me! :-)

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  44. Unknown27 November 2016 at 15:52

    I would like to use your poem for personal use for my twins

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