Last December, I found myself staring down the holiday season with the usual mix of excitement and mild panic. There’s the magic we all want to create—the twinkle lights, the cookies, the festive traditions—but then there’s the real stuff. The lunch packing. The laundry. The endless to-do lists. Somewhere in the middle of it all, I still wanted to make December feel special for my kids. I just didn’t want to lose my mind (or my sleep) doing it.
That’s when I stumbled on something that made a bigger difference than I expected: an Elf Kit. And before you roll your eyes, hear me out.
I’ve done the “wing it” approach with our elf in the past—just moving it from one shelf to another and hoping for the best. But I’d worry my kids would come home from school talking about their friends’ elves doing all these incredible, creative things. So I started searching Pinterest and blogs, planning scenes in advance. Still, more than once, I’d jolt awake at midnight realizing I’d forgotten to move the elf or set anything up.
Then last year, I tried the Elf Kit from Your Best Elf—and for the first time, the experience felt joyful.
It wasn’t just 24 days of elf shenanigans. It included bonus days, which came in clutch during our chaotic December schedule. Everything came thoughtfully organized with ready-to-go scenes, detailed instructions, and creative ideas to expand on each setup. My kids lit up with laughter, and it gave us a reason to slow down together every morning.
This kit didn’t just take the stress out of the nightly “what now?” dilemma—it turned our elf tradition into something meaningful. Fun, easy, and full of Christmas magic.
We built little traditions we didn’t even see coming. A mini baking session when the elf showed up with an apron and chef hat for each kid. A basketball game we played together after school, and a portable mini pickle ball set we took to our cousins at Christmas all thanks to one of the elf’s setups. My kids still talk about that games—and not because the elf set it up, but because we played it together.
Looking back, the elf kit wasn’t just about being “on top of it.” It helped me connect with my kids in the middle of an otherwise chaotic season. It gave me a framework so I could stop overthinking and start enjoying. I had more time to actually be with them—without staying up late crafting elaborate setups or scrambling for ideas.
If you’re the kind of mom who wants to make the holidays special, but you’re also juggling a million things, this might be the support you didn’t know you needed. It helped me turn a December full of stress into one full of magical memory making moments—ones I hope my kids will remember long after the elf has made its final farewell.
Because at the end of the day, it’s not about the elf. It’s about the traditions we build and the memories we make along the way.
