Christmas Fairy in the Air: An Elf on the Shelf Alternative

Sadly, because so many boys and girls have been good this year, your children’s elf is being conscripted into toy construction duty by Santa. Luckily, here to suppress high jinks from the high emotions of your children is The Fairy in the Air. Unlike the elf, it doesn’t report bad behavior to Santa. It hangs in your house to hear the good things your children have done each day. Children report each good deed, kindness, or politeness to the fairy.

As a counselor, I truly believe that putting...