How to Say Goodbye to Your Elf on the Shelf – Forever
That first year, you think this is a great idea. You will have a lot of fun hiding this little scarecrow (little scarecrow? Scarecrow?) All over the house. Children will get so much joy when they learn what new evil their elf has gotten into overnight.
But after two or three weeks of Elf on the Shelf passion, you’re just … over it. And when you put together your Christmas decor, you think, “Lord, next year I have to do it again.”
Maybe not. Maybe there is a way to gradually abandon your elf when you’ve just finished, when you can’t get through another evening: “Where the hell am I going to shove Elvy today ?” These tips can also work if your kids are getting too old for Alvy and her magic.
Here are some ideas to get this elf off the shelf – for good.
George wants a new job
Christie Haynes, an Illinois mom, shared on Facebook how and why she fired family elf George. She wrote:
I forgot to move it more times than I can even count, and cropped it several times, trying to stealthily move it after the kids were already awake. My pastor’s sermon today was all about the coming of the season to be a period of PEACEFUL sensations, and dear little George didn’t quite fit into that category for me.
So she prepared a letter for her kids from Big Guy himself, in which Santa explains that George only had one Christmas wish this year: to be a real toy in the Hines’ house. Santa explained that, just like humans, some elves love their jobs – they enjoy flying to the North Pole every night and they enjoy returning to their families every morning. But George, he just wanted to spend all his time with Haynes’s daughters, Amelia, Evelyn and Lauren.
Jupiter’s Girl Has Reached Age Limit
On Christmas Day, receive a letter from your elf explaining that this is the last year they will spend with your family, because now that your child is X years old, it is time for an elf to work full time in the North Pole.
Allison Andrews used this technique when it was time for her family’s elf, Jupiter, to leave. She couldn’t just make Jupiter disappear because, as she wrote in The Good Home Environment :
The fact is that the elf gave my daughter so much joy. I decided that Jupiter needed to come out with a little more sense.
Andrews ‘letter is long: Jupiter pleads with Sydney, Andrews’ daughter, to be kind and caring. The elf thanks Sydney for always being so attentive, leaves notes and treats for Jupiter. She tells Syd to share, forgive and be curious, and she says that she will no longer have her elven powers after she returns to the North Pole tonight. Jupiter writes:
You can touch me and nothing happens. In fact, I would love to hug after all this time.
Buddy hooked
On all of your elf’s back and forth travels to the North Pole, what if he falls in love and gets married? Tell your kids that it’s time for Buddy to plan his wedding, and after he gets married, he wants to settle down and have kids.
Naughty Holly
What if Holly was too mischievous during all her exploits? I mean, how would Santa – or any other boss – feel about all these poker games with Barbie, the nights she spent hanging from the chandelier, the time she got into flour and mess up the kitchen. ?
So tell your kids that Santa has a new job for Holly to look after her.