Can someone explain Elf on the Shelf

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acornsandnuts · 02/12/2016 08:43

I'm an old gimmer with older teenagers so this concept passed me by. However, Facebook feeds have more and more posts with the elf in different 'hilarious' situations.

Why? What is the point?

Genuine question. I can't get my head around them.

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Costacoffeeplease · 02/12/2016 08:45

No idea, they're creepy little fuckers, thankfully I've only seen a couple of 'hilarious mischief' posts on my fb feed

Why would anyone be bothered?

Greengager · 02/12/2016 08:48

The elf is in different poses around the house every morning and reports the children's behaviour back to santa.

It creeps me out. Really does not get why people would do this to their kids!

iklboo · 02/12/2016 08:51

We do a fun version with a cuddly elf. Elf in washing machine, elf drinking gin, elf with hangover ( DS is 11)

MorrisZapp · 02/12/2016 08:55

The point is to have fun and be silly I guess. They're not compulsory.

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acornsandnuts · 02/12/2016 08:55

Oh so he's a spy for santa. Creeeepyyyyyy. Glad we passed it by then.

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GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 02/12/2016 11:12

It's just another means of persuading people they have to buy yet more tat, so their children won't feel deprived.
I'd never heard of them till on here, ditto Christmas Eve boxes. Are they another American import?

As a kid I was always so unbelievably excited on Christmas Eve anyway, without new PJs or anything else. I was even unbelievably excited on the 23rd, because it was Christmas Eve Eve!

goawaycloud · 02/12/2016 11:15

To create magical memories of Christmas for your lovely children and destroy the sanity of any parent who foolishly introduces it.

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