Help! We need to invent a reason why the bloody elf isn’t here tonight!

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DSS8 has bounded in tonight after school after being at mums all week, excitedly wondering what the elf will get up to here in the morning…elf however is currently at the other side of town at DSS mums. I’d have sent DH to Tesco for a replacement but we’ve demolished half a bottle of Baileys while putting up the Christmas tree tonight!

Anyone have any urgent ideas r.e why elf isn’t here this weekend….

He's gone away for the evening with Barbie and left a note

Our grandchild’s was promoted to area manager this year and a new elf appeared next day ….

Emergency Elf Trickery Planning Meeting in Slough tonight

In hospital with Covid?

Whoever has the elf get them to take a picture of it outside and say it has escaped. Make a game of finding it tomorrow when you are sober and can replace it.

Stormyweatheroutthere · Today 20:54

In hospital with Covid?

Talk about putting a damper on things! Bah, humbug.

He's been recalled by santa to help with an emergency??

SO glad Elf on the shelf wasn't a thing 20+ years ago😂

Make a silly postcard from the elf to DD, saying he's gone to Berlin to get Santa a present from the big Christmas market, and if she's very good he'll bring her back a German Christmas treat. Then return him tomorrow and let her find him with a couple of lebkuchen or a mini stollen

He’s in charge of the Elf Storm Safety Committee. Making sure all the Elves get to their workstations/houses without being swept away by Darragh.

Is the relationship with mum pretty good?

If so I’d leave a trail of mini flour covered footprints across your house and out the door. Get dss looking for him until he’s puzzled.

And then get mum to photograph the elf doing snow angels on dss’s bed….

I don't really get why you can't just tell him that as the elf is still in his mum's then he must be doing mischief there instead.

He’s in the TV - there’s a video on YouTube

I don't do this, but isn't he meant to be in a different position each night?

Maybe just tell him you suspect the elf got confused and ended up in the loft.

Stuck in traffic?

Met a nice girl on Hinge and is probably on his walk of shame as you speak...

Came to say this too.

The elf is over in Europe tonight, helping Saint Nicholas deliver sweets to the children there, but he'll be back soon. For extra authenticity, leave a child's shoe out tonight and it should have some sweets in it by morning! 🍬 🍭 🍫 🍬 🍭 🍫

Letter:
Dear xxx,
You can't find me? Ha ha! That's because I've turned invisible for the weekend! But you might find the naughty things I can still do...

Then pull some toilet roll into a pile or something, little footprints etc.

He's not allowed to travel because of the storm.

All fab ideas!

I think this might be the winner…DH currently wrapping the Xmas tree in toilet roll 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Ours head back to the north pole to recharge their magic on such occasions...they leave a little note to say so

He's been murdered. She will be relieved she doesn't have to properly up your fantasy any longer and it'll get you out of the rest of the month and you'll never have to do it again.

It's his works Christmas Party duh.

went shopping be back soon sign

comes back with festive socks for kids (cheap from bm) and a bag of popcorn for themselves =p

He's broke his leg and will be in hospital for 3 weeks so he won't be back before Christmas. Although I admit I am not an Elf fan because I think it just puts unnecessary pressure on parents who have enough on their plates without Elf, matching Xmas pyjamas, Xmas jumpers, Christmas Eve boxes etc that weren't a thing not long ago but just seem to put pressure on parents and mums in particular. Or maybe Elf went to visit his relative overseas (and decides to not come back) 😄

Elf an' safety gone mad!

Yeah this is festive nice plan