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[CHRISTMAS 2021] The Elf on the Shelf Thread 🎁🎄📸

lewys-gp — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 13:20:22 GMT

Better late than never!

The Elf on the Shelf thread is here. I'm sure we all know the story of these naughty little elves by now, but if you don't:

The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition is a 2005 children's picture book, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, and illustrated by Coë Steinwart. The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme, that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and nice. It describes elves visiting children from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, after which they return to the North Pole until the next holiday season.

Each December, many children wake up every morning to find that elves have caused riots overnight in their homes! It's something which my sister is doing for my two nephews. So, she's kindly offered to supply me with photos each day of what the elves have gotten up to 😆.

If you're or someone you know is doing The Elf on the Shelf this year, please join me in sharing the photos below as the month goes on...

I will not be including any photos apart from the Elves and their crime scenes. Important to not share somebody's face/personal details (e.g. my nephews), for example, without their permission.

I hope you enjoy the updates! I'm looking forward to everybody else's too.

Re: [CHRISTMAS 2021] The Elf on the Shelf Thread 🎁🎄📸

lewys-gp — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 13:22:28 GMT

1st December!

I tried to bring you a snowman but it melted.

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lewys-gp — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 13:24:29 GMT

2nd December

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lewys-gp — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 13:25:25 GMT

3rd December

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RafaC — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:17:15 GMT

Love it @lewys-gp! I wasn't aware of this tradition and I found it to be quite funny, I guess I'd have enjoyed it a lot as a kid! Thanks for sharing and also for the explanatory info on what it's about

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lewys-gp — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:54:48 GMT

December 5th 🍫

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lewys-gp — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:55:36 GMT

December 6th

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lewys-gp — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:55:59 GMT

No problem, @RafaC! Glad you like it.

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RunrigForever — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:30:10 GMT

Love the photos @lewys-gp

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lewys-gp — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:24:34 GMT

Glad you like them, @RunrigForever!

December 7th

Decorating the hallway

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TallTrees — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:44:53 GMT

Hey @lewys-gp

Such a sweet little series 💕 of events with the naughty Elves.

I like the photos thanks for the story.

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Cleoriff — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 18:52:44 GMT

I had never heard of this tradition @lewys-gp. Now I have joined the story later, I get it. It's lovely and I expect your sister's children are really excited to find out what the elf will be doing next. Thanks for sharing it.

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TallTrees — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:15:12 GMT

Nor have I @Cleoriff

Very nice little stories which you can do yourself.

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Cleoriff — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:35:28 GMT

@TallTrees wrote:
Nor have I @Cleoriff
Very nice little stories which you can do yourself.

Yes @TallTrees. All you need is a toy elf and a vivid imagination. (the vivid imagination could be you (and a few others) with the One Sentence Stories) 😂

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TallTrees — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 21:30:41 GMT

😅😆😅 @Cleoriff

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Bambino — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:08:09 GMT

The posts in this thread seem to have faded, so I thought I'd add one.

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Cleoriff — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 18:39:57 GMT

Excellent @Bambino 😂

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TallTrees — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 18:00:20 GMT

Fabulous @Bambino

The likeness is amazing

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lewys-gp — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:07:56 GMT

Thank you, @Bambino 😂😂.

My sister has been letting the side down recently, so I've had to neglect the thread, unfortunately. However, she did send some photos across last night. So, I'll upload them in a bit 😁.

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lewys-gp — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:03:33 GMT

As promised, I return with more photos...

You can see my sister must have been struggling with ideas, as the elves left for a few days 😂. But, fortunately, they did return.