Discipline for the Holidays...

Featured today is Elvis, more affectionately known as our "elf" from Elf on the Shelf, aka the way my 4 year old will get through this Holiday season unharmed and without his present count being in the red as a result of bad behavior. It. really. works. Just move him somewhere different every morning and have your child search for him. He goes back to the North Pole every night and reports to Santa on the status of all the children he's watching( it comes with a book that is much more detailed). We've definitely been experiencing some "growing pains" the past few weeks and it's been hard not to break Elvis out before my son went trick or treating. I'm hoping to make it to Thanksgiving...but I'm also a realist, Elvis may be showing up any time. You get to name your elf, and when we did this last year we also found out our boy loves The King. Who knew? This is a really fun tradition and you can buy them anywhere now. What are your favorite holiday traditions ( or threats about Santa skipping your house this year)?