50+ Elf on the Shelf Ideas To Save Parents This Holiday Season

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Does your family have an Elf on the Shelf tradition? It’s one of those holidays traditions that never seems to get old – until it suddenly does.

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Planning and organizing for the holidays can be stressful. Not to mention coming up with funny things to do with your Elf on the Shelf every night.

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The good news is there are lots of ways to give this funny tradition a new twist.

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Here are 50+ great Elf on the Shelf activities that will give you enough ideas to last the rest of December.

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Exercise Class

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Coloring Elf

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Couch Counting Elf

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Baker Elf

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Get the Full List of 50 Ideas to Save You!

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