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Leave Your Elf on its Shelf and Use the Shepherd’s Treasure Instead!

November 18, 2016 by Laura 99 Comments

This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

I’m not sure I’ll be able to put into words how much I love this. I’ll do my best though. :)

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Our kids were already pretty big by the time Elf on the Shelf became a thing, so we never got one for our family. It’s a fun idea, sure, but can I tell you about something that is about a million times better?

The Shepherd’s Treasure

You must check out The Shepherd’s Treasure as a new Christmas tradition for your family!!! I don’t even care that most of my kids are over 6-feet tall. This is the coolest and I want to at least enjoy the idea of it with them as we prepare for the Christmas season.

THIS is something that will point your family toward Jesus. It’s not about “being good” and having an elf report your behavior to Santa. (I’m not knocking that idea, just saying that I love this Shepherd’s Treasure idea so much more!)

Instead of an elf, your family can take part in the adventure of a shepherd boy on a journey. Who is he in search of? Jesus, of course.

There is a beautiful picture book, created by Stephanie Parker, that comes in The Shepherd’s Treasure set. It’s perfect to read with your family as you start your Jesus-seeking adventure with your shepherd this December. Each night, the shepherd can be moved so that your kids can discover him in the morning. He’ll provide your family with a new card to read, which offers scripture and service ideas or activities to read and participate in.

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Did I tell you I love this? I really, really love this.

Take a look at this video for more information:

Stephanie, the creator of The Shepherd’s Treasure is providing us all with a discount code HeavenlyHomemakers which gets us all a $10 discount on The Shepherd’s Treasure Book/Doll Set with Advent Cards! That is a HUGE discount considering the entire set of high quality products is such a reasonable price. What a fantastic opportunity for all of us!

I’m thankful for wonderful options like this for families to help us enjoy fun Christmas traditions while keeping Jesus as the center of our celebrations.

Want to win The Shepherd’s Treasure complete box set for your family? Enter to win in the Rafflecopter below. I’ll draw a random winner on Monday, November 21.

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Comments

  1. Jane J. says

    November 18, 2016 at 5:40 am

    This looks great. Thanks so much for bringing things like this to our attention, Laura.

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  2. NicoleW says

    November 18, 2016 at 6:27 am

    I saw this the other day and totally wanted it. I would love to win one since I know I can’t afford it this year!

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  3. Katie M says

    November 18, 2016 at 6:31 am

    I love this idea! I have often thought that it would be great to have an alternative like this to share with my kids! Thanks Laura! :)

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  4. Bethany says

    November 18, 2016 at 7:15 am

    What a great idea! My kids would love this!

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  5. Pearl says

    November 18, 2016 at 7:16 am

    My boys would have so much fun with this!!!

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  6. Julie says

    November 18, 2016 at 7:41 am

    Love this idea!

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  7. Kathie says

    November 18, 2016 at 7:52 am

    Sounds like a neat idea for Christmas!

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  8. Tosha Kelly says

    November 18, 2016 at 7:58 am

    Love this idea for my 3 year old! Thank you for making this product known. What a beautiful idea!

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    • Kimberly says

      November 18, 2016 at 9:14 am

      That’s exactly what I wanted to say, Tosha! We are are SO excited to learn about this alternative. :-)

      Reply
  9. Laura says

    November 18, 2016 at 8:11 am

    I had no idea this existed. I LOVE it!

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  10. Tammy Maddox says

    November 18, 2016 at 8:42 am

    I absolutely love this! Weve always done the Elf on the shelf, this is such a better alternative!!

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  11. Jess says

    November 18, 2016 at 8:58 am

    I have 4 kids ages 6-13 so this would still be great for years in our home!

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  12. Kristen Saunders says

    November 18, 2016 at 9:03 am

    I love this! We used Star from Afar last year, but I think my girls would love this Shepherd even more.

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  13. Kim Kelly says

    November 18, 2016 at 9:07 am

    I’d never heard of this. How cute and fun!!

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  14. Heather says

    November 18, 2016 at 9:09 am

    What a great idea! I would love to do this with my kids!

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  15. Kimi says

    November 18, 2016 at 9:56 am

    What a fun idea! We currently love using The Advent book, but this could be another intentional Christmas tradition to point us towards the true meaning of Christmas!

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  16. Kim says

    November 18, 2016 at 10:04 am

    What a beautiful tradition to start with your family!

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  17. Melissa says

    November 18, 2016 at 10:41 am

    What a neat idea!

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  18. emcknits says

    November 18, 2016 at 11:26 am

    What a great idea! Thanks for the chance to win.

    Reply
  19. Hannah says

    November 18, 2016 at 11:32 am

    I’ve never been a big fan of the Elf. This looks awesome! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  20. Jessica says

    November 18, 2016 at 11:51 am

    Thanks for sharing. I’ve never been excited about Elf on a Shelf, but this is something I could see us doing!

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  21. Elizabeth says

    November 18, 2016 at 11:59 am

    I LOVE this! My son’s friends and cousins do elf on the shelf and have so much fun with it. I have been uncomfortable with the message it might send, but I love the fun they have with it. I am so excited that there is a great alternative that is purposeful!

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  22. Janna Fowler says

    November 18, 2016 at 12:03 pm

    What a great idea!! I have always thought the Elf thing was a little creepy….this is a neat alternative!!

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  23. Tricia says

    November 18, 2016 at 12:05 pm

    Love this!

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  24. Katrina says

    November 18, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    This looks fabulous! I have never understood the elf on the shelf. Seems like he is left doing naughty things but the kids are supposed to be good, doesn’t make sense to me.

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  25. Heidi C says

    November 18, 2016 at 12:08 pm

    Yeah! I love this!
    We haven’t done elf on the shelf , but The Shepherd’s Treasure is something I feel is more up our alley!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  26. Meredith says

    November 18, 2016 at 12:29 pm

    What an awesome idea, thanks for the suggestion!

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  27. Janey L. says

    November 18, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    That looks very interesting! Thanks!

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  28. Kristen says

    November 18, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    I’ve resisted “elf in the shelf” because of it being very un-Christ-centered. Also because Santa is not a big thing in our house. But then I felt bad because “all the cool moms are doing it”. This is an amazing alternative!

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  29. Hannah says

    November 18, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    I love this idea! Not a fan of elf on the shelf but this is great!

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  30. Heather says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:07 pm

    Thank you for sharing! I’ve been looking for something like this!

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  31. Angie says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:08 pm

    Wow, what a neat, neat idea! Thanks for sharing with us!

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  32. Ashley says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    I love this idea. I never liked the elf on the shelf’s naughtiness.

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  33. Carly says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    I love this! 100x better than elf on the shelf!

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  34. Amber says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:19 pm

    I love this idea!

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  35. Anna says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:20 pm

    This is a great idea!!

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  36. Sahirah says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:25 pm

    Would love to win this! Always trying to find ways to make Jesus the center of Christmas ????

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  37. Nicole Kellar says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    This looks like fun!

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  38. Tiffany Stegall says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    How precious! Although I wanted to, I never could get into the spirit of elf on the shelf. What a great, fun alternative!

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  39. Sarah says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    I love advent calendars for the same reason, but they’re always filled with sugary sweets. I love that this one will give us one focus verse for the day and lots of ideas of how to apply it. Great idea. I’d love to win one for the fam!!!

    <3

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  40. Joann Noll says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    My little ones would love this. I love how it’s a Jesus centered alternative to Elf on the Shelf!!!!

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  41. Lauren Hill says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    Awesome idea!

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  42. Pam D says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    What a great idea. Thanks so much for the giveaway!

    Reply
  43. Marilyn says

    November 18, 2016 at 1:59 pm

    Love this giveaway!!

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  44. Erin Simpson says

    November 18, 2016 at 2:04 pm

    What a great idea!

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  45. Jeanie says

    November 18, 2016 at 2:33 pm

    Love that is Christ centered instead of an elf.

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  46. PAM JOHNSON says

    November 18, 2016 at 2:35 pm

    What a wonderful idea! I would love to win this to share with my 3 littles. Thank you!

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  47. Rae says

    November 18, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    I like this idea!

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  48. Heidi Hawkins says

    November 18, 2016 at 2:40 pm

    Brilliant Idea! I’d LOVE to win this!

    Reply
  49. Tara G. says

    November 18, 2016 at 2:54 pm

    This would be fun!

    Reply
  50. Rebekah Beasley says

    November 18, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    Thank you for the giveaway! I have been looking for a new advent!

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  51. Jessica says

    November 18, 2016 at 3:16 pm

    What a great idea! Thanks Laura!

    Reply
  52. Karen says

    November 18, 2016 at 3:39 pm

    Cool! I would love this. We used to do the Advent book series by Arnold Ytreeide (Jotham’s Journey is the first one).

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    • Shannon says

      November 18, 2016 at 4:41 pm

      We did those too! They were awesome!

      Reply
  53. Esther P. says

    November 18, 2016 at 4:00 pm

    Love this idea. I don’t have littles anymore, but would still be inspiring :)

    Reply
  54. Shannon says

    November 18, 2016 at 4:40 pm

    Love it!!????????

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  55. Jill says

    November 18, 2016 at 4:58 pm

    This would best much fun to do with the kids!

    Reply
  56. Melissa says

    November 18, 2016 at 5:09 pm

    My 3 little girls would just love this!

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  57. Sue D says

    November 18, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    I am so glad someone came up with an alternative to the elf on the shelf.

    Reply
  58. Peggy says

    November 18, 2016 at 6:08 pm

    Looks like fun! Was thinking about getting my son an elf, this looks like a great alternative.

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  59. Alicia says

    November 18, 2016 at 6:22 pm

    Laura! I’m so interested in this! I love the fun of it! And the heart!!!

    Reply
  60. Alyssa says

    November 18, 2016 at 6:40 pm

    I can’t wait to get one for my kids!

    Reply
  61. Jessica says

    November 18, 2016 at 6:43 pm

    What a great way to point kids and families to Christ during this Christmas season!

    Reply
  62. Courtney Williams says

    November 18, 2016 at 6:55 pm

    Love this so much!

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  63. Laura says

    November 18, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    This looks like such a cute idea! My oldest is almost 5 and we haven’t started the Elf tradition yet because I just wasn’t quite sure it totally represented Christmas the way we wanted our children to see it. I can’t wait to try this out instead!

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  64. Nicole says

    November 18, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    Just ordered mine!!! So excited!

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  65. Patricia R. says

    November 18, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    I love this idea. I have a nine year old grandson that lives with me and I think this is a great idea to keep Jesus as the center of Christmas.

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  66. KristenW says

    November 18, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    This would be so much fun!

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  67. Monica says

    November 18, 2016 at 10:43 pm

    I love this idea!

    Reply
  68. Kierlee shaver says

    November 18, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    Love it!

    Reply
  69. Missy says

    November 18, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    So cute!

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  70. Amanda says

    November 19, 2016 at 1:37 am

    My littles would thoroughly enjoy this!

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  71. Elise says

    November 19, 2016 at 3:48 am

    Cute!!!!

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  72. Demecia Lee says

    November 19, 2016 at 5:05 am

    Thank you for sharing this, Laura. It would be such a blessing for our family.

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  73. Leah Kelly says

    November 19, 2016 at 6:33 am

    My boys keep asking to do Elf on the Shelf and I refuse every year even though it is the popular thing. They ask why and I tell them that we put our faith first and Christmas is about Christ. This would be such a great way to add to our home and our Christmas.

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  74. Heather says

    November 19, 2016 at 7:29 am

    This is such a cool idea! Love it!!

    Reply
  75. Alexa says

    November 19, 2016 at 8:07 am

    Our family has chosen not to do santa. I think this would make a great alternative!

    Reply
  76. Lori says

    November 19, 2016 at 8:07 am

    I would love to win this! Thank you!

    Reply
  77. Stephanie says

    November 19, 2016 at 8:20 am

    What a great idea and neat product!

    Reply
  78. R says

    November 19, 2016 at 11:14 am

    Thanks for sharing this. I prefer this to the elf, and I think that my kids would really enjoy it.

    Reply
  79. Linda Barnes says

    November 19, 2016 at 12:15 pm

    I love and this idea! It is so very important to teach our children (and grandchildren) the true meaning of Christmas! Can’t wait to add this to our family’s Christmas tradition.

    Reply
  80. Cynthia Schultz says

    November 19, 2016 at 12:24 pm

    I would love to win this for my little nephews.

    Reply
  81. Karen Kunte says

    November 19, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    What a great idea!

    Reply
  82. Linda says

    November 19, 2016 at 6:26 pm

    Brilliant! I love this so much!

    Reply
  83. Amanda N. says

    November 19, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    This sounds like a wonderful alternative to the Elf on the Shelf!

    Reply
  84. Annette says

    November 19, 2016 at 11:25 pm

    This would be a great gift for my cousin’s child for when he visits me and wants to watch TV.

    Reply
  85. Lynn says

    November 19, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    What a neat idea! My kids would love this!

    Reply
  86. Kristin says

    November 19, 2016 at 11:39 pm

    So much fun!

    Reply
  87. Lauren McCray says

    November 20, 2016 at 6:36 am

    Neat idea! Thanks for the giveaway :)

    Reply
  88. Lydia says

    November 20, 2016 at 8:16 am

    Would love another reason to keep Christ in the season.

    Reply
  89. Staci says

    November 20, 2016 at 2:33 pm

    I have tried to think of a Christian elf on the shelf idea for a while. Excited to see someone did and hope it is a hit. Looks wonderful.

    Reply
  90. Tiffany says

    November 20, 2016 at 3:24 pm

    What a fun idea to promote reason for season!

    Reply
  91. Chelsea says

    November 20, 2016 at 4:42 pm

    How fun!! I love this alternative.

    Reply
  92. Kristin Dvorsky says

    November 20, 2016 at 4:47 pm

    Great idea!

    Reply
  93. Sarah says

    November 20, 2016 at 5:33 pm

    I love this idea! What Christmas is really about!

    Reply
  94. Corinne says

    November 20, 2016 at 6:46 pm

    This is fantastic! I’ve been thinking about elf on the shelf but was torn. This is a great alternative.

    Reply
  95. Charlotte says

    November 20, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    I’m so excited for our family to do this together this Christmas!

    Reply
  96. Nena says

    November 20, 2016 at 7:09 pm

    THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!! :)

    Reply
  97. Starla Jimenez says

    December 21, 2016 at 3:29 pm

    How cute. I love this alternative to the Elf on the Shelf. Great idea. We are enjoying Melk the Christmas Monkey this year. http://bit.ly/2hTbp27

    Reply

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