Our favourite Elf on the Shelf ideas and pics

Have you ever heard of ELF ON THE SHELF?

For those of you who have a little Elf on your Shelf at home, you (and of course the kids) are no doubt in love with him or her. For those who’ve never heard of Elf on the Shelf, here’s a quick little intro.

The Elf on the Shelf®: A Christmas Tradition is a cleverly rhymed children’s book explaining the story of Santa’s scout elves, who are sent to be Santa’s eyes and ears at children’s homes around the world! When you adopt your own scout elf, you receive a little Elf and learn the tale of Santa’s finest helpers.

Your little Elf becomes Santa’s eyes and ears in your home – moving around the house every day to keep an eye on the kids in order to report back to Santa.

For years now families have been enjoying having their Elf on the Shelf and it’s become a tradition in itself to let the Elf on the Shelf have a little fun and surprise the kids each morning with what they’ve been up to!

The Elf on the Shelf is getting a little bit game – sometimes naughty, mostly nice but of course always on the lookout for what the kids are up to!

Share a photo of your Elf on the Shelf in the comments below – we’d love to see what they get up to while the kids are sleeping.

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25 Comments

- - hmp88 said
  - 02 Jan 2016
    11:28 am
Some of these ideas are genius!

- - bernadette2388 said
  - 23 Dec 2015
    5:40 pm
taking a ride in the cupcake ferris wheel

- - bernadette2388 said
  - 22 Dec 2015
    5:06 pm
passed out under the bourbon barrell

- - april83 said
  - 22 Dec 2015
    4:03 pm
Decorated the tree with toilet paper

- - bernadette2388 said
  - 17 Dec 2015
    8:17 pm
unwrapped a present

- - mom119776 said
  - 13 Dec 2015
    9:23 pm
Love the idea of elf on the shelf and all the little adventures you see photos of.

- - mom94125 said
  - 03 Dec 2015
    7:20 pm
yeah i heard about this last year.

i saw a funny pic today of a bad elf on the shelf who was pee-writing his name into the snow. lol.

- - mom165971 said
  - 02 Dec 2015
    10:42 am
I don’t have an elf on a shelf, I’d certainly love one though!!

- - tammykilby said
  - 01 Dec 2015
    6:21 am
Love elf on the shelf, I wish I would of done this with my kids when they were younger.

- - mom61924 said
  - 28 Nov 2015
    9:48 am
I need one how cool

- - mom168639 said
  - 28 Nov 2015
    12:56 am
My daughter. Suzette has blessed me with 2 beautiful grandbabies Alana 5yrs and Ashton 20months. I love watching their excrement when Loopy their elf on the shelf returns. I hope you enjoy seeing the picture of Loopy’s return! Merry Christmas from my house to yours…. QUEENOFKIDS and Proud Nana
- cherz replied
  
  02 Jan 2016 , 8:46 pm
  OH this one is sooo cute ….# powderedchocsnowelf…te he.
  LoVe it.
- - taynik46 said
  - 24 Nov 2015
    4:09 pm
Ha I was just thinking last night that I dont recall where I safely put our elf Mimi ( I’m not even sure that was her name lol! – hope i find her in time – thanks for compiling this helpful guide it’s just what I need this year

- - mom90758 said
  - 24 Nov 2015
    3:11 pm
For me this is a completely new tradition. It looks like fun!
- mom93821 replied
  
  25 Nov 2015 , 4:18 am
  It is enormous fun – enjoy it!
  - mom90758 replied
    
    25 Nov 2015 , 11:01 am
    
    Eh! Eh! I should win this elf somewhere now!
- - mom165081 said
  - 24 Nov 2015
    3:04 pm
I have looked at them, but they are so expensive that I had to leave one in store for someone else shelf. Very cute though.
- mom134803 replied
  
  14 Dec 2015 , 10:33 am
  It doesn’t have to be that expensive. I saw them on ebay for $6 + free postage !
- - cherz said
  - 24 Nov 2015
    2:16 pm
Our resident elf is sneaking around class rooms and peeking over books at school …teachers need extra eyes at this time of year. te he.

- - mom74640 said
  - 24 Nov 2015
    10:28 am
Lke it

- - mom57808 said
  - 24 Nov 2015
    10:27 am
these elves are so cute , just wish that I could afford to buy about 12 of them and put them all over the house at Christmas

- - mom93821 said
  - 24 Nov 2015
    7:49 am
Love elf on the shelf -good giggle for each day!

- - mom81879 said
  - 24 Nov 2015
    6:58 am
I’ve never heard of them, but I’m googling right now! Some of those pics of what they get up to are hilarious! If only I could be so creative!

- - mum4107 said
  - 24 Nov 2015
    6:12 am
I have one new. This will be the first time I use it. Can’t wait