One way to get parents talking is to ask them how they feel about Elf on the Shelf. The idea is parents buy a book and doll called Elf on the Shelf, and then move it around their house in the days leading up to Christmas for their kids to find. Chelsea and Matt Hightower of Overland Park, Missouri were doing just that with their three elves: Jingle, Belle, and Magic. The day before the incident, the elves had been set up inside the refrigerator, so they were moved into the toaster oven along with a sign reading, “It’s A Lot Toastier In Here!” and they sat around a toasted bun, wrapped in paper towel blankets. Chelsea left the house and soon got a call from her husband saying he accidentally cooked the elves in the toaster oven. Chelsea managed to find identical replacement elves, and they told their kids the elves were taken to an “Elfspital” where they recovered from their injuries. After they shared photos of “the incident” on Facebook people were highly amused, and C
Here’s something to make you smile. Teens of Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania, have been installing dozens of inflatable snowmen that stand 18-feet tall throughout the town. As of Friday (December 18th) there were nearly 40 Frosty the Snowman inflatables installed in Highland Meadows, a single family home development in Monaca, Pennsylvania. The massive decorations were placed in various front yards since Thanksgiving. The identity of the teens is unclear, but they reportedly wear Buddy the Elf and reindeer costumes and play Christmas music from a van while they install their decorations. Recent social media posts show the community has attracted lines of cars at night, checking out all the giant snowmen.