Looking for an elf

[Boringbitch]

Hi, does anyone know where I can buy an elf soft toy/ornament please?
I want to do the 'elf on the shelf' this year but struggling to find an elf that doesn't cost nearly £30! Found a couple on amazon but estimated delivery is up to 6 weeks.

Any help appreciated.
Thanks

[Floggingmolly]

The Book Depository one is a sinister looking bugger The stuff of nightmares...

[tanya1312]

Lol I have 2 of the original ones and 2 peppermint gund elves xx

[ygritte]

Tanya - one of our elves did a runner last year Where did you get yours from, as I've been looking all year?

[tanya1312]

The original ones I got from Aliexpress they don't come with the book though but a lot cheaper. My peppermint elves came from bigfatballoons but don't think they make them anymore you might be able to track them down on ebay/amazon. Bigfatballoons has got another cute elf on there though. Card factory are doing elves and so do sainsburys, lots of other company's make elves too. Hope that helps x

[PedantMarina]

I love the knee-hugger vintage ones. It's only clicked recently (I'm 50 now, BTW) that my grandma (who raised me) had one of these. She didn't use it as a "training tool", though, just decoration. Certainly I don't remember elf being up before the rest of the deccies, or getting up to any hijinks!

[PedantMarina]

Here's a retro pattern, if anybody's interested... (hope that worked: on the phone)

[CoffeeChocolateWine]

Thanks for explaining. I'm sold...sounds great fun! My DC are 5 and 2...I reckon they'd love it!

[AcheyJakey]

I'm now thinking about an elf to go with these elf letters I've bought. I'm so excited and just can't wait for dec 1st!

[ygritte]

Thanks Tanya. I think the only peppermint gund elf available is about 4x the size of our original ones......maybe i can suggest to DD that he just grew up at the north pole (exponentially!)

[Guitargirl]

at ygritte

[tanya1312]

ygritte
m.ebay.co.uk/itm/281463266055?nav=SEARCH

m.ebay.co.uk/itm/281463266921?nav=SEARCH

Don't know if these are right size or not x

[AcheyJakey]

Tanya1312
They look quite sweet! Prefer the boy I think.

[tanya1312]

I have both and added a tulle skirt(headband) to girl x

[Waitingonasunnyday]

Mumofmartinandlaura, are you involved with the website you linked to? You say how great it was for your kids but it's only just launched so how can your children have done it already?

[mumtoone1]

waitingonasunnyday I did wonder that too...