Holly & Casper - our story
Holly & Casper: our story
It's that time of year again: Christmas. Unfortunately for everybody around the world different from what we are used to. Less fun with the family because we are not all allowed to come all together at the same time. And this also means fewer presents to unwrap. Making snowmen will also not be an option this year either. At least we can still enjoy good food, hot chocolate, Netflix and cozy up in your home suit.
Mrs. Boss’ tree has been inside for a while now, on December 6 she changed it from Sinterklaas to Christmas. A tree in which for her are more than 20 years of memories of travels, people, places, moments... Our friends' LEGO Elf Clubhouse has been waiting for weeks to shine and the Rituals Advent Village has also been waiting to make Mrs. Boss a little happy every day since December 1. So the atmosphere has been here at home for a while.
Only on the inside, because outside we have nothing at all. Pretty boring, but well, as Mr. Boss says: “you can't have everything, can you?”
A new tradition starts Besides all these beautiful, warm memories and fun, Mrs. Boss also started a new tradition this year: Elf on the Shelf. As soon as we arrived, she was allowed to give us a name, so since than we are Holly & Casper.
The history of Elf on the Shelf is not that long actualle: an illustrated Christmas children's book by Carol Aebersold was published in 2005, in which we - the scout elves of Santa Claus - play a leading role.
We'll tell the story in a short version: scout elves go to homes where children live and that's where we hide. We watch the children all day long, to see whether they’re nice and don’t do naughty or bad things. When the kids go to sleep, we return to the North Pole to report to Santa. Then we quickly go back to the house to hide (in a different place). So we actually play a game of hide and seek with the family. Because they know we are there, but they can't always see us.
But if you come across one of us somewhere in the house, there are some rules you should follow:
You cannot touch us, because then we will lose our powers.
You can talk to us and we'll listen, but don't expect us to talk back.
We bring letters for Santa to the North Pole.
Be kind! For each other, but also for us.
(story continues after the photo)
Famous North Pole residents Over the years, this has resulted in photos of us in the most surprising situations, which has become a trend mainly thanks to social media. On many timelines worldwide you see one of us passing by (Mrs. Boss already saw us elves in Canada and Australia) and so - thanks to Amazon - the tradition here in The Netherlands started. Of course it's more about the naughty actions we perform than the story itself, but for Mr. Boss every day it is a surprise what we have been up to this time.
Every scene is a lot of fun. Together with Mrs. Boss we look for the best ideas to steal (thanks to Pinterest), we look for the relevant attributes and we prepare everything. We then have to stand in the right place (or sit / lie down / hang), when she takes the photos, makes up the texts and that's it!
Of course it doesn't go that fast, sometimes we really have to think about it and make an effort to find the right stuff (in the right size for us). And all of this we have to do Mr. Boss is not around.
Mrs. Boss also finds it funny to tease Mr. Boss, she says things like "yes, I need that for Casper," when she brings an empty toilet roll, his matchbox cars or a tape measure. Mr. Boss then gets even more curious.
Although she thinks it is very entertaining to do this with us, we also get nice comments via Instagram or Facebook, such as “You bring a lot of followers a smile on their face every day” or “The best Christmas story in years”, Mrs. Boss tells us. These are the reactions we do it for, we are happy to hear others are also enjoying our adventures.
That’s it folks!
Greetings from Holly & Casper (and of course Mrs. Boss)
