We have discovered my daughters new elf (posted over in projects) is not naughty but just mischievous! She has been up to all kinds of antics as one would assume including getting into makeup but the one thing none of us expected is her disappearing in our local hardware store.

My daughter had Lucy elf safely tucked away in a little bag and somewhere between the cafeteria and the playground she went wandering. My daughter was understandably upset and Staff were awesome helping with the elf hunt, they even checked the security cameras and could see her but said it didn't look like there would be good news. After an hour of searching (we had only been there 2mins when it happened) I prepared my daughter that we would have to leave without her elf as she was probably up to important elf business for Santa.

We left with a very disappointed little girl who didn't sleep at all. Well happy to report at 8.30 the next morning we received a call from the hardware store to say elf Lucy had been found in the garden section and was now having breakfast at the cafeteria!
It was so hot when we turned up to pick her up she was in the drinks fridge! Lucy even posed for a few photos for staff during her stay. I suspect they enjoyed a little elf mischief this Christmas season! Now One happy little girl and one elf back under supervision!
A couple of pics of her stay at the hardware store, on the sleepy pic she looks like the princess and the pea!