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Elf on the Shelf?

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A friend told me I need to get an Elf on the Shelf for when DS gets a little older so I looked into it on Amazon but it looks a little creepy!? I think I would have been scared of it when I was little, am I missing something? Does anyone do this with their kiddos?
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  • ChristineVetChristineVet
    I keep hearing about them, but they seem totally creepy to me too!!!
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  • tobykittytobykitty
    I never did it as a child, so it seems really creepy to me too. 
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  • doublemdoublem
    We're not into Santa much here, so we won't have one, but lots of our friends have an Elf on the Shelf and their kids love them!  IRL they're cute.  I think it's all about how you talk to your kids about it and not making it a "Big Brother Santa is watching youuuuuuuu!" deal.
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  • IkesHawaiian06IkesHawaiian06
    The elf totally creeps me out too. I think someone on here bought it, but I can't remember who. I won't buy one because it scares me! :-)
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  • Seattle_JiLLnSeattle_JiLLn
    I think they're creepy too.  We got one because my mom got it.  Ben thought it was pretty cool last year at almost 4.   I don't really think it's that cool.
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  • JRS72206JRS72206
    We bought one this year. I think it's a cute idea.
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  • kristalovesjaredkristalovesjared member
    The elf may look a little creep, but I think the idea is really fun! I plan on getting one next year when DD is almost 3. I've seen some people get really creative with their elf and their kids get super excited! :)
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  • cmcmillancmcmillan
    We have it. M loves it and talks about "Hughey" all year long. It is really fun every morning to watch his excitment on where he will be, dh and I take turns hiding him  and that is 1/2 the fun.  We got it the xmas M was turning 3, so have done it 2 years. Hughey comes right after T-day, and he looks forward to it every year.
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  • shevaCCshevaCC member

    Many many of my parent friends in the Boston area did this, but with kids ages 3-4 or older. I don't remember their kids being scared of the elf, but loving finding him all kinds of crazy places. I'm hoping to do it in several years once my baby-to-be is at least 3.

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  • dmoreillydmoreilly
    My mom had one from when she was a little girl. We just made it a tree ornament and it blended in with all the other ornaments. I didn't find it as creepy as the one-eyed snowman that was Dad's! Indifferent
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  • Amylynne1542Amylynne1542

    My mom cares for 1 neice and 1 neph and they use it.. and love it. When my neice saw that ours hadn't moved in two visits to our house last year I had to search for an answer.. But DS was only a month old for XMAS so since the baby didn't move much neither did the elf. 

    My sister has 2 kiddos and they are both young, but understood the concept. They looked for him every day and they liked the idea.

    I don't know if we will go all out with ours because I don't know how I feel about the Santa myth.. but.. they are a sweet idea.. I guess all in all you just have to decide if you are in to it.  

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