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    50 Elf on the Shelf Ideas #elfontheshelf

    Published: Nov 18, 2014 · Modified: Dec 5, 2019 by Kerri Jablonski · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    50 Elf on the Shelf Ideas

    It's time for elf shenanigans! Are you as excited as I am?

    If you don't have at least one christmas elf living at your house, it's likely that you live under a rock or living in denial. That's okay too!

    I put this list together of elf on the shelf ideas, and I'd love to hear about your ideas as well. What sort of fun things do you at your house? Do they get into the junk mail? Feed the cat? Make cocoa? open presents? Let me know!

    My kids love seeing their elves each morning, but after several years at this, I do need some new stunts! I have three elves now (good grief right?) so I think it's time to up my game. Just how much trouble can multiple elves get into?

    Make sure you follow me on Instagram to see my new ideas!

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    Kerri Jablonski is a Seattle Mom Blogger. She lives with her 3 kids (2008, 2010, 2013), her husband and cats. Two of her children have Autism. Kerri enjoys cooking, travel, movies and spending time with her family.

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    1. Mother of 3

      November 17, 2017 at 3:57 pm

      Our elf once used dry erase markers and painted mustaches on all the family photos in the hallway. Another time he used pipe cleaners to turn some mini trucks into reindeer for his sleigh but the one my boys still talk about years later was the time he crashed while driving one of their RC cars. He was so sore he couldn't even move the next day and was hugging out box of band aids.

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    1. 500+ Adventures of Elf on the Shelf - Call Me PMc says:
      November 6, 2013 at 3:08 pm

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    2. Bazinga: An Open Letter to Sheldon, Our Damn Elf on the Shelf | ladybug and lulu says:
      December 11, 2014 at 5:51 pm

      […] Mom isn’t that creative or crafty, now can I?  And don’t remind me about the Pinterest list of 50 days of Elf on the Shelf activities I pinned on our Glitter Christmas board … I know.  And I just don’t have time, energy, or the […]

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    3. The Elf on the Shelf Guide - I am the Maven® says:
      December 9, 2016 at 2:57 pm

      […] The elves in our lives are always up to something. They find elf trouble often. Here’s a list of 50 things of Elf on the Shelf activities! […]

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