When Elf on the Shelf became popular, my kids were already teenagers. I wanted to add a little kid-like fun back into my house but without the stress of having to remember to move this little bugger every single night. We named him Gregory, and he was deemed a naughty elf.
I knew with our sense-of-humor, we could all really have some fun with him! It was just as much fun for me each evening to think of new ideas for him.
I also couldn’t quite get our Elf to move and stay in certain poses. So he had a little operation to take his hands apart, remove his hat and I put some wire in his arms and legs. It made things so much easier once that was done.
These are all my photos. And I know you may have saw one of them floating around Facebook, Instagram and other blogs. But I assure you, this is my photo that I took. I made the mistake of not watermarking my photo before it went viral. Lesson learned there for sure!
Arrival
Our elf always made quite an arrival!
Horror Movies
We are a horror movie loving family! And it was so easy to incorporate those movies into Gregory’s shenanigans. Below we have Silence Of The Lambs, Misery, Saw and The Shining.
Comedy Movies
As much as we love horror movies, we also love to laugh and laugh a lot! Below we have Elf and Anchorman.
TV Shows
I always tried to incorporate whatever shows we had been recently obsessed with. This was one of our favorites, Honey Boo Boo, from the season where they got Glitzy the pig.
Local Happenings
This particular year we happened to have a lot of Amish moving into our area.
Bathroom Humor
For most kids, bathroom humor is really funny. So these ideas could be appropriate for more than just teenagers.
Naughtiness
Just generally being naughty is a good idea. Attempting to pull the tree down would also be a good idea for little kids. Again, I don’t think I could have achieved this without putting the bendable wire in his arms and legs.
Stalking
There is something incredibly creepy at the thought of your elf stalking you.
Stealing
Random Fun Ideas
One morning the stuffies of the house trapped our elf and told him to go home. And one of the Barbies was educating our elf on how he should be acting.
Having an elf has been so much fun for not only our teenagers but for me as well. I’m sure you’ll find just as much fun in your house!
Do you have an elf with teenagers? Comment below what ideas you’ve done!
I have been doing them for my adult son. This is the last year as I have ran out of ideas. I took pictures of each 9 years I think was that I have been doing, going to put them in a file for him. too.