When 4-year-old Lily Christiana met Crackles the elf for the first time this Christmas season, she instantly fell in love with him and his nighttime antics.
So when Lily learned Crackles was leaving to return to the North Pole on Christmas Day, she was “heartbroken,” her mother, Brittany Christiana, told Fox News Digital.
“I thought, 'Do I have to go through this every year?' This is the worst moment of Christmas,” said the Granby, Conn., mother of two.
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But Santa seems to have plans for Lily, who is very attached to the elf.
Four-year-old Lily Christiana was surprised with one last gift before the Elf on the Shelf returned to the North Pole. (Brittany Christiana)
Christiana comes up with the idea of having Crackles tell Lily the good news that she can hug Lily once goodbye. (See video at the top of this article).
“Lily was so sweet,” Christiana said.
“She approached Crackles very slowly.”
The book Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition, written by Carol V. Eibersold and Chanda A. Bell, explains that the Elf on the Shelf must never be touched or it loses its magic. It has been. .
“There's only one rule you have to follow. So I'll be back here tomorrow. Don't touch me or my spell might break and Santa won't tell you what I saw.” , you will not listen to everything I know,” the book says. .
“You can't tell him that you said a prayer, or that you helped him bake cookies, or that you swept the stairs.”
“How will he know how good you have been? He may start to think you've forgotten about him.”
Mr. Crackle, the Christiana family's Elf on the Shelf, writes a letter to Lily about Santa's offer to give her one hug. (Brittany Christiana)
Christiana said she came up with the idea to write a letter to Lily after seeing similar ideas online.
“Just for today, you can hug me. Don't forget to hug me!'' The elf said Crackles signed the letter.
“Next year, I'll be back in the blink of an eye, so stay strong and look up at the sky,” the note concludes.
The one-time hug seemed to make Lily happy, and when the hug was over, Lily put Crackles back in the tree, and “he was totally fine,” Christiana said.
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“We were outside the room and I could hear her talking to the elf,” Christiana added of her daughter. “She said, 'Thank you so much Crackles, I love you. I'm bringing you lots of chocolate.'”
The video of Lily Christiana saying a final goodbye to her elf has gone viral on Instagram, with over 8 million views. (Brittany Christiana)
A video of Lily hugging Crackles has been viewed more than 8 million times on Instagram.
It was also discovered by the tycoon himself, who sent the video to Lily.
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Santa Claus (@santa_j_claus) on Instagram has promoted Crackles to the toy design department and is looking forward to returning to the Christiana household next Christmas.
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