A card from Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
Magical Beings (Kids)
By holding this card, you hold the CPE required to keep your child’s dreams and imagination alive. When it comes to the Tooth Fairy, Elf on the Shelf, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Mensch on a Bench, Saint Patrick’s Day leprechauns, the Switch Witch, or any other magical being that you introduce into your family, believing in the unbelievable disappears quickly. Put in the time and effort today to make the Magic come to life.
Holding this card means owning all three
Conception
You celebrate holidays
Planning
- Determining which being to introduce (e.g., Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Elf on the Shelf, Mensch on a Bench, Saint Patrick’s Day leprechauns, Switch Witch)
- Preparing a plan for each being introduced
- Setting alarm
- Having magical being talks (real v. not real)
Execution
- Purchasing the magical being supplies
- Executing plan
Suggested Minimum Standard of Care
Does your kid believe in the chosen magical being until a reasonable age?
A starting point. You and your partner agree the real standard together, and the holder meets it without reminders.
Holding it well
- The holder owns all of it: noticing, planning and doing. No “just tell me what to do.”
- Agree the Minimum Standard of Care together, then let the holder meet it their way.
- Not working? Bring it to the weekly check-in and re-deal it. Don’t take it back mid-week.
Put this card on your table
Deal it, agree its standard, and see who holds what. Free.