Aunt Linda’s View from the Cottage

Rachel and I designed the Elf Toy of the Month™ primarily to encourage bonding between you and your geographically separated grandchild or other family member. We want to make it clear to your grandchild that you and the elves are both sending the gifts.

With our Twelve Month package, our first contact with your grandchild begins with a personalized certificate, announcing that he or she can look forward to receiving the Elf Toy of the Month each month for a year thanks to you and the Glimmer Glen Elves™. Both your grandchild’s name and the your name are on this personalized announcement certificate. This begins to build up your grandchild’s anticipation.

The first gift arrives with the Elfery Letters Scroll™ containing letters from the elf and human characters your grandchild will meet in the Elfery Storybooks™. The letters makes it easy to “jump into” the story, regardless of the month. There is no beginning or ending month to the stories.

With every month’s gift is a unique personalized gift card that is addressed to your grandchild and reminding him or her that it is you and the elves who are sending the gift. The card encourages your grandchild to thank you for the gift. Most likely this will be by phone, but these days, it could also be by webcam.

In my next post, I’ll talk about the kind of conversation you might want to have with your grandchild about the toy and story they received that month.