Life at Cloverhill

Christmas Holidays

The Elf on the Shelf

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Ever heard of “The Elf on the Shelf”? I caught wind of this idea last year and I think its one of the cutest things I’ve seen in a long time. The idea is that every day from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, each family’s scout elf watches over the children and then every night goes back to the North Pole to report back to Santa about whether they’re being naughty or nice. Before the family wakes up each morning, the elf flies back and hides in a new spot in the house.

 

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Sometimes he is somewhere just watching over the family….but more times than not he’s been up to something mischievous. Here are some of my favourite situations that this little elf gets himself into (and some super creative parents behind it too)!

 

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Making snowflake paper chains with other toys.

 

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Icing Sugar Snow Angels

 

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Feeding the family pooch

 

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Catching up on his knitting

 

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Relaxing at the beach/sandbox.

 

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Replacing all the photos in the house with pictures of himself

 

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Tea time with a friendly stuffed toy

 

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Turning the milk green

 

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A competitive game of scrabble with the Hulk.
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Freshening up in the shower.

 

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Making a snowman out of marshmallows

 

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Painting the little kids’ noses red and then leaving them a note to look in the mirror.

 

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A “snowball” (mini marshmallow) fight

 

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Putting more mini marshmallows to good use in some hot cocoa.

 

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Graffiting the walls

 

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Having a nap under the Christmas tree

 

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Playing “Guess Who” with Santa

 

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Nipping into the freezer for a treat

 

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Replacing all the stockings with the family’s “unmentionables”

 

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Doodling on all the family photos

 

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Shredding toilet paper all over the bathroom floor

 

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Getting caught up in all the toilet paper

 

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Watching some Christmas specials from the comfort of the bed

 

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Looking out at the horizon with a telescope

 

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Making a mess in the pantry

 

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Bringing back a letter from Santa about how good the kids are being.

 

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Or writing his own letter to them about how naughty they’ve been

 

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He can even write the tiniest of letters

 

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Going fishing for goldfish crackers

 

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Getting caught nipping into the chocolate chips

 

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 Reading his favourite Christmas books

 

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A dinner date with Barbie

 

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And he may even get to excited to wait to open the presents on Christmas.

 

How cute is that idea, right?

 

“The Elf on the Shelf” book is becoming so popular that its even been turned into an animated film by Hallmark this year.

 

There is also this cute video about “Christmas Training Camp” for the Elves.


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