Cutesy the Elf December 2024 - Last days

Cutesy was busy during his last few days with us for the 2024 holiday season. Every year, he tries to trick Boogs into believing he has brought some kind of tasty treat. This year, he brought a Kinder Joy chocolate egg. 

Boogs was very suspicious when he opened it up and looked at the chocolate egg. 

He tried to take a bite but was worried he might break a bracket off of his braces. 

He decided to cut it and see what was inside. 

Cutesy had brought him a true chocolate covered egg. It was a real boiled egg, with the shell on, covered in chocolate! It made Boogs laugh.

Cutesy pulled out the old box of perler beads and brought new Christmas templates for a fun craft.

Cutesy sweetly sat on a chair with The Polar Express book. His sign invited Boogs to sit with him. Cutesy had hidden a whoppie cushion under the chair cushion. Boogs did not fall for it.

Cutesy rummaged around in a box of junk Boogs had shoved in a corner. He found these keyboard and gunk cleaners from year's past and decided to give them again.

Cutesy left behind a new game before he returned to the North Pole.

You can see all of Cutesy's adventures on his Cutesy the Elf Pinterest board.

Cutesy the Elf December 2024 - Day 14 - 19

Cutesy the Elf is doing his best to bring joy to our December mornings. Here is what he has been up to lately:

Boogs is taking film classes in college so Cutesy brought him his own clapboard.

Cutesy and Purple Minion played against each other in the Foosball Championship Tournament Game. It looks like Cutesy was beating Purple Minion 7 to 3. Not sure who finally won the came.

Cutesy took some Garfield socks out of a gift bag I had from a White Elephant gift exchange. Cutesy thought the socks were cute. Boogs did not.

Cutesy made a special snack for Boogs with a Christmas tree cake and hot chocolate with a peppermint spoon. I think Boogs ate this for breakfast.

Cutesy left a challenge for Boogs to make uncooked spaghetti noodles hold the weight of some yearbooks.

That Purple Minion likes to cause trouble. He put dynamite on top of one of Boogs' gifts under the Christmas tree. Purple Minion was holding a lighter right next to the fuse. Cutesy was sitting in blast shelter to protect himself. Boogs was able to get to the dynamite before it exploded. It turns out the dynamite tube held microwaveable Porky Poppers pork rinds not TNT. Boogs microwaved the contents of the tube and he said the puffed up pork rinds tasted pretty good. 

Cutesy was hiding way up high in a stealthy spot this morning. It took a while for Boogs to find him.

When Boogs pulled him down from his hiding spot, he saw that Cutesy had Elf mints for him. The movie Elf is Cutesy's favorite movie.

It is hard to believe there are only four more sleeps until Christmas day. Wow, this month has flown by so fast! 

You can see all of Cutesy's adventures on his Cutesy the Elf Pinterest board.

Cutesy the Elf December 2024 - Day 12,13

 
Cutesy usually brings soap for Boogs each year. This year he hid 6 mini bars of soap around the house.

Boogs had to follow the clues to find all of the bars of soap. He had walked past the bars of soap many times throughout the day before he found Cutesy's note.

I received a roll of El Arroyo toilet paper at my work's white elephant gift exchange. Cutesy must have swiped it to give to Boogs. El Arroyo is a Tex-Mex restaurant in Austin that is famous for its funny marquee sign messages.

You can see all of Cutesy's adventures on his Cutesy the Elf Pinterest board.

Cutesy the Elf December 2024 - Day 8, 9, 10, 11

Cutesy was busy this week. He spent some time creating a 6 ft tall balloon Santa to block Boogs' door. Cutesy finds a new way to block Boogs' door every year during the holiday season.

I think Cutesy used this template to put the balloon Santa together.

Cutesy found a tiny little record player. It came with three records - 70s Funk, Jazz Band, Classic Rock

Cutesy brought a can of spam that was really a secret safe for Boogs to hide his valuables.

Every year, Cutesy brings a gingerbread house for Boogs to decorate. This year he brought a normal gingerbread house. In the past he has showed up with a haunted house, a chicken coop, and a tiny mini gingerbread house.

You can see all of Cutesy's adventures on his Cutesy the Elf Pinterest board.

Cutesy the Elf December 2024 - Day 4, 5, 6, 7

Cutesy the Elf certainly got up to mischief this week. I caught him covering a tube of anchovy paste with a Colgate Merry Christmas toothpaste logo.

He made it look so realistic. Cutesy was laughing about the trick he was about to leave for Boogs.

Boogs saw the message and holiday toothpaste and thought it was sweet of Cutesy to leave him holiday toothpaste. He thought it would taste like peppermint. Boogs almost put some on his toothbrush. He came into my craft room to tell me there was something wrong with the toothpaste. I asked if he thought it smelled fishy. Then he knew that Cutesy was up to no good.

Every year, Cutesy brings back the same Santa decorations for Boogs' bathroom.

This year, he brought a cute little Christmas tree soap dispenser to add to the decor.

Cutesy left Boogs a book of advice. To entice Boogs to read the book, Cutesy put a $2 bill at the beginning of each chapter.

Cutesy was playing a new Catan dice game with a few of his friends.

You can see all of Cutesy's adventures on his Cutesy the Elf Pinterest board.

Cutesy the Elf Dec 2024 - Days 1, 2, 3

Cutesy the Elf is visiting for the 14th year in a row. Cutesy brings back holiday traditions each year.

Day 1 - Returned with an Advent Nutcracker to count down to Christmas Day. 

Day 2 - Every year, Cutesy brings back a little tree for Boogs with a new ornament. This year's ornament was a skiing snowman.

Day 3 - Every year, Cutesy brings Boogs a new pair of pajamas. This year he brought a onesie Santa suit.

Yay, the suit fit perfectly. Boogs has repeatedly said that the Christmas/holiday season would not be the same without Cutesy visiting and bringing joy, nonsense, and mischief.

You can see some of the things Cutesy has done while visiting our house over the past 14 years. Check out   Cutesy the Elf's Pinterest board.

Elf Antics with Cutesy the Elf 2023 - December 22nd, 23rd, 24th

Dec. 22nd - Cutesy was up to more mischief this day. He went into Boogs' sock drawer and took one sock from each pair to make a swing. He hung the sock swing on the dining room light fixture.

We were so happy for December 22nd to get here. We had a half day at school and then we were able to finally begin our Christmas Break. My school's holiday spirit theme for the last day was Ugly Sweater Day. I had an ugly sweater that I have worn in the past. This year, I added a green tulle layer to it to make it extra ugly. I love these spirit days. Boogs just rolls his eyes at me and says, "I know to expect this from you."  I think he is glad that he no longer goes to my school.

Dec. 23rd - Cutesy was a little thief this morning. He must have gone through my school bag and taken one of the gifts a student gave me. Cutesy had a bag of popcorn, a box of Sour Patch candy, and a RedBox movie gift code for Boogs. I think Cutesy might be running out of ideas since this is his 13th year to visit us.

Dec. 24th - Wow! Cutesy was feeling pretty fancy this day. He brought Boogs a box of crackers and some spray cheese to make little Christmas trees on those crackers. He also left the rest of the Festive Trivia Quiz Cards he had not given to Boogs, yet. I wonder how many Boogs will get correct.

We are certainly going to be sad to see Cutesy head back to the North Pole this year. He told me this might be his last year with us since Boogs will be an 18-year-old grown up at Christmas time next year. I suppose we will have to wait and see.

Merry Christmas! May your holidays be filled with joy and laughter.

If you would like to see over 250 of Cutesy's past adventures, you can see them HERE or click on the "elf" label at the end of this post.

Elf Antics with Cutesy the Elf 2023 - December 17th - 21st

Dec. 17 - Cutesy was ready for a day of pampering with Boogs. He brought a Bro Face Mask, eye mask, and some peppermint foot soak. Sounds like a good day to me.

Dec. 18th - Cutesy went old school this day by bringing in paper versions of Tetris and PacMan. He put little button candies on the PacMan page for Boogs to eat. The quote on the sign is from an 80s movie - War Games. Boogs remembered the name of the movie the quote came from. I have made him watch many of my favorite 80s movies.

Dec. 19th - Cutesy was concerned about all of the candy buttons Boogs had eaten so he showed up with a 3D printed Yoda toothpaste cap. It looks like Yoda will vomit the toothpaste onto your toothbrush. Eww!

Dec. 20th - Cutesy was hiding in the curio cabinet with an origami kit and a sign that says, "Can you make a reindeer for me?"

Dec. 21 - Cutesy set up a hunt for Boogs. He hid six Ferrero Rocher chocolates in the living room. Boogs easily found five but needed help finding the one placed on the Christmas tree topper.

My elementary school has been embracing the holiday with themed spirit days. I had a lot of fun dressing up for Whoville Day.

My partner teacher joined in the fun. We took our picture with a green screen and then put ourselves in Whoville.

If you would like to see over 250 of Cutesy's past adventures, you can see them HERE or click on the "elf" label at the end of this post.

Elf Antics with Cutesy the Elf 2023 - December 14th, 15th, 16th,

Dec. 14th - Cutesy made us laugh this morning. He was not too pleased with the teenage boy funky smell so he brought along some soap on a rope to help clear the air. Honestly, Boogs does not stink. I think Cutesy was just up to some nonsense.

Dec. 15th - Cutesy must have gone through the kitchen cabinets. He was doing his yoga practice on my silicone baking mat. Cutesy brought a yoga mat for Boogs to use to join him. Cutesy found the Elf Yoga poses sheet HERE.

Dec. 16th - Cutesy built a little wall to hide behind this morning. Boogs walked by his hiding spot four times before noticing the black paper wall.

Cutesy wanted to watch his favorite movie - Elf.

We are having so much fun with Cutesy this year. Each day is a new surprise. I can't believe Christmas will be here in less than 10 days.

If you would like to see over 250 of Cutesy's past adventures, you can see them HERE or click on the "elf" label at the end of this post.