Elf on the shelf for your littles?

My daughter is 2 is she to young to start doing elf on the shelf this Christmas season? I definitely wanna do it with her. I just don’t know if she’s going to understand it. Thoughts ?

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Hi!👋🏽 I had the same thoughts and was thinking of waiting until she’s four. But she’s also my first child so it’ll be nice to hear from other moms. But instead of the elf I was thinking of doing other things like the reindeer footprints and advent calendar 📅 and having her wear Christmas 🎄 theme PJs all month of December or at least the week leading up to it. Any other traditions that anyone is doing to build on the Christmas 🎄 magic?

I was thinking of getting an elf on a shelf. I have a 3 1/2 & 2 y.o. and I think they'd get the concept. Even if your little didn't quite get it she might just enjoy having a little elf there until you l she does. We make ornaments, wear matching pjs and take family photos as a little tradition.

I do the elf on the shelf for my 2 and 4yr old… but my elf doesn’t do crazy things.
It just hides in different spots. It makes sure you’re being good. And reports back to Santa if you’re screaming or crying.

Sometimes it’s on the top of my tree, or on top of my curtain rod. Just different spots around my house. It’s my daughter‘s favorite thing is to find where the elf is hiding.

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