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My son is too old for Elf on the Shelf pranks, but I do it every year anyway. I think I have more fun with it than he does

The first Christmas I tried the Elf on the Shelf trend, my son was already 6. It was during the pandemic, and I thought it might cheer us both up. I had a friend who was doing it with her kids, and it ...
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I Helped Turn The Elf On The Shelf Into A Global Phenomenon. I Never Thought It Would End Up Like This.

I found The Elf on the Shelf the way you find a roommate or a used futon — through a Craigslist ad. “Marketing assistant,” it read. $15 an hour. I was 23, freshly out of college and just desperate ...
New York Post

Even The Elf on the Shelf’s own creators know the trend stresses parents out — but they want to help

That little red Elf on the Shelf can be a pain in the neck for parents during the festive season. Amid all the holiday hubbub — the shopping, the schlepping and gift-stashing — the last thing ...
Miami Herald

‘Elf on the Shelf’ co-founders respond to parents who think tradition is ‘stressful’

Boca Raton, FL USA - November 16, 2024: A close-up of Santaverse the Elf on the Shelf a Christmas tradition decoration on a shelf with prices inside a store. Anatoliy Tesouro / Shutterstock.com What ...
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My son is too old for Elf on the Shelf pranks, but I do it every year anyway. I think I have more fun with it than he does.

I've been doing the Elf on the Shelf pranks for my son for years, and he's always known it's me. I don't even use the trademark Elf — I have a little gnome that works just as well. I enjoy it more ...