{"id":2268,"date":"2013-11-15T10:30:32","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T18:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:35:07","slug":"add-lights-and-glow-tor-your-funny-elf-on-the-shelf-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/add-lights-and-glow-tor-your-funny-elf-on-the-shelf-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Funny Elf on the Shelf Ideas That Will Win Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2268\" class=\"elementor elementor-2268\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a14914b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a14914b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2a7953 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b2a7953\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157dea6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"157dea6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Funny Elf on the Shelf Ideas That Will Win Christmas<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c3191f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16c3191f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cea150 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76cea150\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a846448 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a846448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Attention Christmas fanatics and fellow party people:<\/h2><p>Santa\u2019s favorite elf has arrived and this year, he\u2019s here to help you pull pranks on your spouse.\u00a0 I mean, why should kids get to have all the fun?<\/p><p>If you\u2019re into making memories and having good \u2018ol fashioned fun with your fam, these funny Elf on the Shelf ideas have you covered, friends.\u00a0 This year Blinky, our new Elf on the Shelf, is helping us get in the holiday spirit, with daily surprises! We have a drawer full of light up goodies from past events, so that\u2019ll help us dress up our silly elf scenarios\u2026<\/p><p>For those who don\u2019t know what Elf on the Shelf is, here\u2019s the lowdown: \u00a0 the idea started as a storybook and has become a big trend holiday tradition that families love.\u00a0 Rumor has it Santa sends his elves out into the world to spy on kids and find out who\u2019s \u201cnaughty or nice.\u201d\u00a0 Naturally elves get into mischief, hence the Christmas movie classic, so parents keep up this game of placing their elf doll in wacky scenarios every morning until\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/holiday\/christmas.html\">Christmas<\/a>.\u00a0 When others wake, it\u2019s time to search for that little troublemaker!\u00a0 Starting the day with laughter like this is too fun.<\/p><p>Since we don\u2019t have kiddos, we decided to start a tradition of our own.\u00a0 Husband and I are taking turns each night in December putting Blinky in some wacky scenario, a surprise for the other to wake up to.\u00a0 Like a scavenger hunt on your way to breakfast LOL.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6daa55d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6daa55d5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e9e2d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21e9e2d5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a8ecdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50a8ecdb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4c4b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b4c4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Elf on the Shelf Idea 1:\u00a0 Wrap Up Your Honey\u2019s Toothbrush<\/h2><p>I started our tradition by wrapping my husband\u2019s toothbrush handle with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/76-white-led-string-lights-battery-operated-for-crafty-use-sku-no-11950-wt.html\">White LED String Lights<\/a>, mischievous and festive to give him a good chuckle before work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f6a684 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69f6a684\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1983bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a1983bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This simple Elf on the Shelf idea can be done in a jiffy \u2013 just be sure to wake up first to flip that switch.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8df668 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d8df668\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9350da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9350da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ec50f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77ec50f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c1fd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02c1fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Elf on the Shelf Idea 2:\u00a0 Surprise Ring<\/h2><p>I went to the fridge for some juice and was greeted by a frosty surprise!\u00a0 Aw, Elf, you shouldn\u2019t have.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/themes\/winter-snowflakes\/winter-lights-led-snowflake-ring-sku-no-12038.html\">Winter Lights Snowflake Ring<\/a>\u00a0is actually some pretty nice bling, with its slow color change lights \u2013 I\u2019m wearing this out often thank you very much.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4449fc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4449fc6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fcda1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48fcda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/3-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Elves love the cold but hate the dark, that\u2019s why Elfie took our Snowflake Light Ring into the fridge with him.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1146596 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1146596\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd776f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd776f3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f1a13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12f1a13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e7a33a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e7a33a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Elf on the Shelf Idea 3:\u00a0 Christmas Top<\/h2><p>Running low on ideas or time?\u00a0 Just pop your Elf atop the Christmas tree.\u00a0 If your spouse is tall, they\u2019ll have no problem getting him back.\u00a0 If they\u2019re more on the short side like me, beware of broken ornaments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcefd3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcefd3a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1419fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1419fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/4.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Elfie loves an adventure, that\u2019s why he climbed the tree and knocked down a few ornaments on the way!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e46fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5e46fc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664f7eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"664f7eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cecbfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cecbfc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de6520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6de6520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Elf on the Shelf Idea 4:\u00a0 A Christmas Wand Surprise<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/holiday\/christmas\/led-christmas-toys.html\">Christmas Toys<\/a>\u00a0aren\u2019t just for children, as a matter of fact, we plan on using these cool\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/light-up-toys\/light-up-wands.html\">Light Wands<\/a>\u00a0all December \u2013 got some company Christmas parties to attend plus a night parade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd6b7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bd6b7d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8bf4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e8bf4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Blinky brought us some treats for our upcoming holiday events!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c080f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c080f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38edd1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38edd1b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1d86ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1d86ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e4bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11e4bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Don\u2019t have an Elf on the Shelf?<\/h2><p>\u00a0Get resourceful with other decorative dudes around the house \u2013 check out these alternatives that are just as fun.\u00a0<\/p><p>Meet Gnome MacDonald, magical protector of fiber optic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/light-up-products\/led-party-centerpieces.html\">LED Centerpieces<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83cd54e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83cd54e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fbcda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41fbcda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/7.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Duck &amp; Monkey BFFs. A fine duo and substitute for Santa &amp; his reindeer, delivering Light Up Gifts to all the good little humans of the world.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f40ac34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f40ac34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flashingblinkylights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/5.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mele Kalikimaka! It\u2019s \u201cthe thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day.\u201d<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6acc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f6acc7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b2921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b2921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more funny Elf On The Shelf ideas, meet us over at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/fbldotbz\/funny-elf-on-the-shelf-ideas\/\">Pinterest<\/a>, where the ideas are plentiful, and not just for kids anymore.<\/p><p>Also, please tag us in your Elf on a Shelf adventures!\u00a0 We\u2019d love to see what the little guy is up to in your homes.<\/p><p>Blink on ~<\/p><p>~ Nikki Claus + Elf Cyn<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funny Elf on the Shelf Ideas That Will Win Christmas Attention Christmas fanatics and fellow party people: Santa\u2019s favorite elf has arrived and this year, he\u2019s here to help you pull pranks on your spouse.\u00a0 I mean, why should kids get to have all the fun? 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