Elfy Escapades - Ideas and Inspiration for Hiding and Hi Jinks with your Elf On The Shelf

[NoHunIntended]

Further to the which elf to get thread here, this is a thread for the collating of ideas: where to place your elf, what mischief your elf gets up to, gifts your elf may bring, activities your elf may promote, etc. Please share your ideas, and any related thoughts.

Some links from the other thread;

• Pinterest board
• Wolfe blog
• BabyCentre
• Complicated Mama
• TeriToday.

50 days to go, so we can use the next 25 days as a trial run for the next 25 (seeing as most people are thinking of starting on the 1st December)! :)
Ho ho ho, and happy elfy adventures.

Brillianr

Brilliant even

You are just too excited, aren't you! :)

It would seem so

getting on new thread!!!

Should we start with how we plan our elf to arrive? Mine's coming on the 25th November. I loved the idea on the previous thread of him coming on a reindeer. Anyone know where I can buy a really inexpensive reindeer (have already blown my advent budget on the elf!)?

Have already mentioned to the DCs that he's coming and have just printed out his adoption certificate from elfontheshelf.com to put on the fridge... may as well start building up the excitement and frenzy nice and early . Showed the DCs the video with the song on youtube yesterday and I can see that "the elf on the shelf is watching YOU" is going to become a catchphrase in our house

Oh my goodness, I LOVE the idea of him coming in on a reindeer! :) TKMaxx may be a good bet. I have this soft toy reindeer already: Keel Plush. He'd work.

And awww, I am melting at the adoption certificate! Gorgeous idea!

More authentic-looking reindeer: Nordic.

They sell soft cheap reindeers in the poundshop near me so it might be worth checking that out

Don't have a printer so will have to forgo the adoption certificate

I think I am going to steal the zipwire idea and have him dangling off a candycane (ambitious)

Will any elf do or does it have to be a special one?

Think any elf will do, I just picked mine up cheaply from ebay.

Alfie is going to give ds a 3ft tree, to decorate and keep in his bedroom!
Love the zipwire!! Also thought about getting some of those crayons that you can get for the bath and 'colour in the bathroom'! Not sure how impressed dh will be though, he already thinks ive lost the plot!!

Is it to early to change my name to something more christmassy??

Stuff it!!!!

Can I join in??? My Elf arrived yesterday and I am so excited!! Loved the idea of green wee that was on the other thread and snow angels in icing sugar!

I think that mine will be on the breakfast table on 1st December.

Thanks for the reindeer ideas! Wow HoHun that secong link you posted is one top quality reindeer... I think in reality though I will be following Simpson's recommendation and checking out the pound shop!

Love the idea of bath crayons BlondeBatgirl!

How about having him arrive on a lindt chocolate reindeer? Hmmm... proportions might not be exactly right but don't know if that really matters. But would it be a bit macabre for the DCs to eat the reindeer upon which the elf arrives?

PMSL at the DC eating the reindeer that the elf arrived on

Hi everyone, have you see the You tube story with illustrations:

much better than the Dad reading the story to his 2 kids.. zooks!

Elf in a rocket!!

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Our elf is arriving on 26th November (the day we are putting up the decorations) he will arrive with an offering of chocolates for the Christmas tree.

LOVE the idea of elf colouring the bath, will have to do that!

Felix, wonderful video, thank you for that brilliant find.

Ok, my suggestion for today is for your elf to bring your child a present of this gorgeous little book: Baby Elf's Christmas - aimed at very young DC I'd say, two-ish or under.

Paperchase often have good reindeers

Another idea is him opening presents under the tree! Dh is currently singing elf song, dds very excited that an elf will be visiting!

Alfie is currently stashing lego to make his lego house and car!!
I have also dug out some elf sized biscuit cutters for him to do some baking!

Our elf arrived today! He is going to be called Jimmy - DD seems to find this hilarious. She wasn't keen on him when we were watching the videos so hopefully will enjoy him once he's out!

The reindeer sounds like a great idea, might do that if i can find one. I was thinking of getting a small sack and leaving it at the front door with elf, book and advent calendat in for DD to open on 1st December. I was going to attach the letter from Santa and BIRth certificate from website to it.

I think I will enjoy this more than DD, needananswer I also can't get the elf song out of my head - DH thinks I have lost it!