20 Parents Whose ‘Elf On The Shelf’ Scheme Went Hilariously Wrong

The Christmas elf is sent by Santa to observe the kids so that they can report to Santa if the kid is nice or naughty. Although this tradition is exciting for the children, the parents also find creative ways to execute the story properly, and it sometimes ends up in hilarious situations too.

#1 Found In The Wild

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#2 Ran Out Of Wrapping Paper & Decided The Elf Had To Leave With A Bang

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#3 Peek A Boo

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#4 I Need To Post My Other Ones, But This Is Today’s

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#5 Not Sure If This Has Been Posted Yet

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#6 Not My Work. Seen In A Craft Group But Thought It Was A Great Idea!

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#7 Martha And Snoop Dogg

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#8 I Used A Wrapping Paper Roll And A Glue Gun

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#9 One Of Our Favorites So Far

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#10 Kisses From Heaven. My Daughter Said This Was Her Favorite Thing Her Elf Has Ever Done!

Image source: Chelsea Mayhew

#11 Our Elves Tonight Ironing Out The Wrinkles

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#12 Left My Husband In Charge! He Did Good He Gets A Point!

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#13 Elf On The Shelf About To Make A Big Mistake

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#14 Naughty Elf

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#15 Tonight’s Was Probably My Favorite

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#16 Chippy Made Brown-E’s For The Boys Tonight!

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#17 Pivot

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#18 Times Are Tough, A Quarter Is A Quarter

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#19 Grinch Is At It Again With What He Calls Holiday Spirit

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#20 I Added Some Guest Stars This Year

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