Kids have Elf on the Shelf. That's the stuffed toy,
which mysteriously is moved around the house during the Christmas season, and
made to do harmless and funny antics to bring laughter to children anticipating
the arrival of Santa.
It came to me that adults working in an office building could have their version of Hide the Stuffie. All you need is some smallish form of stuffed Santa, elf, reindeer, teddy, etc., that you have tucked away with the Christmas decorations or in the corner of your child's room. Just don't borrow the child's favorite toy lest you spoil his or her chances with Santa because they are unwilling to
share and throw a tantrum.
Add a copy of my
letter below, filling in the blanks to personalize it for your particular
office. Email the letter to everybody in
the place and see how they respond. With delight, I hope. The idea is to get all
your coworkers in the holiday mood!
TO: Our Team of (add silly adjective here) Employees
It has come to our attention that a male has been spotted hiding in various areas of our ____________ building!!!
DESCRIPTION: (example) 12 inches tall, wearing a red suit and hat, with a full tummy, black boots and a felt beard
Should you discover this character in your office, please email all staff so they know his where-abouts. Then pass him along, IN SECRET, to some other unsuspecting person’s desk drawer, closet, file cabinet, etc., to be found. We have heard this little fella is one of Santa’s helpers and his job is to completely make it around our building and report who is naughty and nice to the Big Guy! Just to be clear, everybody be on your best behavior or he’ll rat you out!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
By the way, this
idea could be for just about any holiday as long as the stuffed item or any
item you decide to hide is in keeping with your particular occasion. Enjoy!
***** The Goodbye Lie Diaries *****
Late 1800s
City of Fernandina on Amelia Island, Florida
Aunt Noreen writes:
You mean to tell me you would enter someone's office, uninvited? I have never heard of such poor manners. Why, a person might be tempted to snoop and that would be
most unseemly!
Peeper writes:
Noreena, only you kin turn a good-intentioned game like Jane Marie's
atalkin' 'bout, into some kinda
nosy-poke bad thing, faster than a goose can empty its bee-hind. I think it's a fine i-dee and I'll be tellin'
Miss Ella real quick ta do it in her Aqua Verde office. Hey, she can maybe start the game off by hidin'
one a yur handkerchiefs ya keep aleavin' behind, just sos ya have ta come back
over ta Dunnigan Manor ta sample my sugar tarts. No. We
will find somethin' more fittin' 'cause
yur handkerchiefs is too heavy-laid with perfume. Tell the truth, Noreena. Do ya wear so much scent ta cover yur
natural body odor, being too lazy ta take a bath like us cleanliness is next to
Godliness kind of folks? My, oh my, how I like ta insult ya. Makes my day every time!
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Grandmother Peeper and Aunt Noreen are fussing next door neighbors who never quit squabbling. They are both beloved favorites of readers in The Goodbye Lie series.
