1) Netflix and Chill

Tis the season for the creepy little dude known as the Elf on the Shelf to invade the homes of millions of children, doing the work of Santa by serving as his eyes and ears and reporting back about the kids behavior.

Slightly weird for kids to know theres a tiny elf hanging out around the house watching their every move, but also stressful for parents because the whole point of the elf is that he hides in a new spot every night, which means the parents have to remember to shove his little elf body somewhere creative for 24 days.

Thats 24 different ideas. Thats exhausting. Thats also why its important to have a few tricks up your sleeve. And spoiler alert: Sometimes it can get a bit “interesting.”

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2) May the Force be with you

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3) Drunk on cookie butter. (Don’t judge. You don’t know their lives.)

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4) At least it wasn’t written in blood.

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5) Oh no! Not a red cup!

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6) Why, it’s the boy wizard getting a little freaky with a paintbrush!

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7) Let it go…
Via: Facebook8) We have you surrounded!

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9) Little Drummer Elf

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10) Goody, goody, gum balls!

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11) Mission: Impossible? Not for this zip-lining hero.

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12) SANTA! OH MY GOD! SANTA’S COMING! I KNOW HIM! I KNOW HIM!

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13) You’re gonna need a bigger boat.

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14) It’s a major award!

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15) Doesn’t he know how hard it is to clean that toothpaste up?

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16) Ladies (and queens) love the bling.

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17) Wear protection…from the sun, of course.

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18) Now you see him. Now you don’t.

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19) Blue and black or white and gold?!?

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20) (Insert creepy whistling while he innocently twiddles his thumbs and bats his eyelids.)

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21) So that’s how they’re made!

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22) Don’t make them hit the button, Buddy Boy.

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23) Go fish.

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24) You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch.

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25) Two days into December and he’s already eaten his way through the month.

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26) That’s not what they mean by “holiday baking.”

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27) Staged! It’s totally staged!

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28) Fa-la-la-la-lager

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29) Santa gets cookies. Elves get donuts…and possibly concussions, depending on how heavy that pastry lid is.

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30) Thanks to Pinterest, they live in a chevron-patterned mason jar.

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31) You can find him in the club…

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32) Enough with that sleigh crap. Let’s pimp out this ride.

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33) Date night!

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34) Jingle my bells, baby.

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35) A different kind of a sack race.

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36) No man left behind!

Just remember, he sees you when you’re sleeping…

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