Elf on the Shelf Ideas: The Joke is on Mommy
Elf on the Shelf took over our printer. And the well thought out joke turned on me.
I’ve seen some pretty hilarious Elf on the Shelf ideas that involved the printer. I knew I wanted to do one, but I had to keep it kid friendly.
So, I gathered up some picture of the boys from different ages and put them on the printer.
I put Elf on there face down.
Magically a copy was made for each of the kids and I left them on the floor for them to discover.
I knew they would think this was fun and get a real kick out of it.
YOU CAN LEAVE ALL OF THE PAPERS BEHIND WITH ELF SITTING NEXT TO THEM.
But look close in the lefthand corner of the image.
Is that a… dog paw?
Did the dog have something to do with this?
The kids found the pictures and thought it was hilarious.
And after the dog did this to Elf, I figured this was even more appropriate. The dog is totally out to get Elf!
Well, apparently the joke is on me. As the day went on one of my boys, his name to be left unsaid, snuck in and made his own copies with Elf on the Shelf.
He promises he did this without touching Elf.
He removed all of the pictures and swapped them out replacing them with a necklace his cousin Gracie left here.
Then he put a mail flyer on the printer with his picture.
A little clue as to which child did this lies in the picture of the little boy on the horse.
But the culprit took the guess work out of it. He wrote his name on a sheet of paper and made a copy of that too.
Guilty as charged.
He left all the papers behind.
My husband was annoyed that we used so much paper and toner.
I can’t blame him.
What a fun idea!
We had fun with it Jackie! Thanks for stopping by.
That is fun! We had ours sitting on the printer cutting out a Santa printable last week. Big hit. 🙂 This is our first year having an elf, it’s fun. 🙂
Isn’t Elf on the Shelf fun? I have just as much fun as the kids. And now what we have a dog, he is even getting on board with the fun!
Thanks for stopping by. Love the idea of the Santa printable at the printer with Elf!
Hi Crystal,
I’m a writer for SheKnows.com and I’m putting together a slide show featuring unique Elf on the Shelf ideas for the upcoming holiday season. I came across this photo on your blog and I would love your permission to include one of your photos in my slideshow. This is the post I’m referring to and specifically would like to use an image of the Elf in the printer.
https://crystalandcomp.com/elf-on-the-shelf-ideas-the-joke-is-on-mommy/
If you’re willing to let me use the image, I will attribute photo credit to you as well as link back to your site, so new readers can check out your great blog. We will share the slide show across our social media channels as well.
Thanks for your consideration,
Megan Zander
I would love that! Thanks for asking. Look forward to seeing it!