Elf On The Shelf Ideas

You guys…I cannot get it together with this darn elf. I was super tempted to just tell the kids that the elf got Covid and be done with it, but I was honestly too tired to write a Covid letter from the darn elf. ARGHHH. Like Christmas isn’t stressful enough without this judgmental elf ruining my nights…and when I forget to move him…my mornings too!! BUT Kid 2 thinks it is SOOOOO fun when the Elf does something besides sit in the Christmas tree for 3 days, that it is hard to resist. SOOOO I grabbed some stuff we had on hand…and created a fun Elf On The Shelf, s’mores scene that made the 5 minutes of work TOTALY worth it!!

What you will need:

a skewer (or a toothpick would probably work)
some mini marshmallows
chocolate chips
Golden Grahams, Teddy Grahams, or heck…just plain graham crackers would do
a candle
a few smaller but heavy items that will help to hold your elf in place, but also not obviously look like they are holding your elf in place. Tell me again why they made this Elf On The Shelf with super long floppy arms, no hands, and a body that WILL not sit up on its own despite your best effort and a few mumbled swear words?!?!

Things I learned:

Do NOT waste your time trying to roast the marshmallow…it doesn’t add ANY cuteness factors, the kids wont notice, and it takes more time that you could be sleeping…plus it is not worth losing your fingerprints…ask me how I know…
DO NOT TRY TO LIGHT THE CANDLE TO TAKE A PICTURE!!! Our elf got third degree burns on his stupid NON-hand and will either have to be replaced, get a hand-ectomy, or be strategically placed with his hand always behind his back. Seriously…in the 2 seconds it took to try to light the candle, I almost had a major catastrophe. Can you imagine having to call the fire department and tell them your house is burning down because you tried lighting a candle to make it look like your elf was making s’mores?!?! Don’t do it…not worth it!!
Place chocolate chips around your elf, but make sure they are far enough away so that when kids (or DAD) try to snatch some chocolate throughout the day, they do not accidently touch the dumb Elf On The Shelf and then proceed to have a mental breakdown about not getting presents or only getting peanuts and oranges for Christmas.

There ya have it. The lazy mom’s solution to this darn elf that keeps showing up at our house EVERY year despite my best efforts to phase him out!!! Happy Elf-ing!!! Jessica