Elf on a Shelf. Bah humbug.

Where did this silly Elf come from and why is every mom on Facebook and Pinterest going out of her way to make the jolly mischievous little guy do ridiculous stunts everyday?

I’m not a fan, can you tell? No offense to the many who are…it’s just not for me. I prefer doing a daily advent calendar. I will never say never, but I don’t think the Elf on the Shelf will become a tradition in our home if we have children. Not even a PENGUIN on a SHELF.

I did a little bit of digging and realized Elf on the Shelf only came into the world a few years ago…a woman wrote a book. No one wanted to buy the book so she self-published and BOOM!

The Elf on the Shelf

ELF ON THE SHELF FOR EVERYONE!

Or maybe it just seems like everyone. For every 100 Elf promoters on Social Media I run across maybe one like myself…

NOW HERE’S THE ENTIRE REASON WHY I STARTED THIS POST.

My dear friend Kristen sent me this link. And it is good….so, so good.

Leg dropping elves. (Or the real meaning of Christmas.) A Christmas SCL Classic.

Elf on the Shelf: “Wait, the drummer boy wasn’t at the birth of Christ either. Why isn’t he getting the bum rush?”

Shepherd 1: “Because Jesus is funky and loves a good beat. Plus, every superhero needs a theme song.”

Maybe I should write a book (or borrow a few words from a Book) and include the Swaddled Baby Jesus who watches you ALL YEAR ROUND to make sure kids across the land are being good?

Nyah, the Baby Jesus doesn’t sell.

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