Coming up with enough Elf on the Shelf setup ideas to get your family through more than three weeks of December can become near torture if you're not feeling up to crafting elaborate scenes for the elf, let alone setting an alarm to move the damn thing at all. Although there are definitely ways to keep Elf on the Shelf simple [1], we're suckers for the creative and hilarious setups [2] we find on Instagram.
Take a peek at some of our favorite setups from 2019 (so far) and 2018 to get a bit of inspiration for what to do with your kids' elf [3] (maybe it'll be doing yoga [4]?).
Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
You've Got an Elf Friend in Me
Baby Shark (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo)
"Elf Toast" For Breakfast
Jingle Bells, Batman Smells
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Apples
You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Links:
[1] https://www.popsugar.com/moms/Simple-Elf-Shelf-Ideas-45545446/
[2] https://www.popsugar.com/moms/Funny-Elf-Shelf-Ideas-42771546
[3] https://www.popsugar.com/family/Elf-Shelf-Cheat-Sheet-44312454
[4] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Healthy-Elf-Shelf-Ideas-36204788
[5] https://www.popsugar.com/family/ihop-elf-on-shelf-menu-46841294
[6] https://www.popsugar.com/family/WowWee-Pinkfong-Baby-Shark-Plush-Song-Dolls-45545863