View our elf antics by year or the gallery below. Pages by year tell you where I found some items & occasionally how I did something if necessary!
Elf on the Shelf ideas
2023 Elf on the Shelf
Really having fun with it this year. Doing everything I can to use items I already have. This Christmas Carousel was put together with no new items!!
Similar nutcrackers
Similar reindeer
Let me know if you like it! I would love to see your version!
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Free?! Christmas Elf Printable (s)
I did try selling some printables on etsy, possibly I wanted too much, maybe not enough. I didn’t think about a $1 per each was too much especially with etsy charging .20 cents per listing. I am toying with the idea of giving them out for free, so I will post one today to see how well received this idea is. If you wanted to send a thank you in the form of picture of what you’ve used & with your elf I would enjoy that! Come back here to see what new ones I add. Please let me know if there is anything you would like to see!
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Official Elf on the shelf mini story books
Official Elf on the Shelf Holiday Hang Glider
Official Elf on the Shelf Snowman Fun Cut Out
Official Elf on the Shelf Scout Elf Charades
Official Elf on the Shelf Festive Faux Lights
Official Elf on the Shelf Elf Insider Magazine
2023 Elf on the shelf.
So, obligatory blurb. We do Elf on the shelf in our house. I try not to go too overboard with it, but I wired them & it simplified it by a million. I don’t want to be up crying or stressing over an elf during Christmas. Ours for the most part just add some holiday magic!
Now for the pictures!
I did go a bit overboard on effort on this one but I’ve wanted to do this for years before Elf on the Shelf. I did something very similar with cotton balls 6 years ago. Just wanted to bring more sparkle!!
How to Wire your elf
I have found some of the best tutorials for you out there! I found this dating back to 2011! If you find it sooner than that please let me know! I would be happy to include that history.
2014 blog from Stitched by Crystal (this it the tutorial I followed)
http://www.stitchedbycrystal.com/2014/12/tutorial-add-wire-to-elf-on-shelf.html
2013 video from Life She Has
2011 blog from Dirty Diaper Laundry https://dirtydiaperlaundry.com/hack-your-elf-on-the-shelf-tutorial/
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2022 Elf on the Shelf
Santa’s Soccer Star Elves : World Cup
https://amzn.to/3EnaVwV snowballs
https://amzn.to/3OixJ5F nesting gift boxes
https://amzn.to/3TMLlXP square nesting boxes
https://amzn.to/3hWQbEM round gift boxes
https://amzn.to/3hX5sWb string lights
https://amzn.to/3tKLTmq winter festive sting lights light up
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Cityscape Family Photos
We had a wonderful little photoshoot in downtown Manhattan, KS. We lucked out with a an excellent photographer last year. We knew with a new baby we needed to get pictures to have with him. It wouldn’t feel right having adding pictures to our new home and excluding our newest addition!
Elf on the shelf
2021 Elf antics. Our Elf keeps it pretty clean & writes notes or clues, our son’s favorite part. Duke could just write a note everyday and he would be over the moon.
Link to my etsy where I am selling printables for you to use as I create them. Including printables for 2021 elf antics we did and some I plan for this year.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PrettiesandPennies
I should probably also mention we have a 9 month old. So things have to stay off of the floor for the most part.
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Halloween 2020
Oh, man am I stir crazy! I have already decorated for Halloween!
It started as just decorating for fall. I swear. Elliott saw the halloween decorations in the totes and was ecstatic. Basically, I couldn’t bring myself to stop him. Dane had left and I had promised we weren’t putting out Halloween decor. Graciously, when Dane saw the excitement Elliott had showing him all the things ELLIOTT had put out, he couldn’t squash it either. Although, moving from a small house to a larger house they were pitiful. It started a monster in me and here are the ‘current’ results. 🙂
Links to purchase coming soon until later tonight enjoy the eye candy!
Halloween over the years.
Halloween Trunk-or-Treat 2018. Elliott was still not into costumes. In fact tears happened, a lot whenever we attempted. I brain stormed costumes that would just be clothes. This red hoodie was off the charts success! He would still wear it if it still fit. I’ve considered buying another because how perfect is it that his name is also Elliott. He loves his E.T. doll too. Money well spent this year.
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