Elf on the Shelf is a widely popular Christmas tradition these days. It involves hiding an elf around your house starting the day after Thanksgiving. Every night while the children sleep, the elf moves.
The children will find the elf in a new place around the house each morning. The elf is supposed to watch over your children until Christmas Eve.
That’s when he goes back to the North Pole to tell Santa whether the children have been naughty or nice. Lots of people name their elf or elves. They even come up with fun ways to display their elves for their children, partner, or roommates to find the next day. People come up with the most adorable scenes for their elves. And some people come up with scenes that are pretty twisted.
Here are 65 hilariously creative Elf on the Shelf ideas that are both naughty and nice:
We have a stinky elf in our jars. One who wants you to smell his farts. Ewww… grosssssss!
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Elsa came across the Elf on the Shelf and felt threatened. So she froze him. He’s not going anywhere for a while.
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This elf is out for a day of leisure. He’s gone golfing. Golfing with mini marshmallows.
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This is what happens when you ask your older son to house sit. You come home to find your elf being held hostage. Over an open flame.
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5) Mr. Potato Head vs. Elf
This is the ultimate battle. It’s Mr. Potato Head vs. Elf on a Shelf. They are in an epic snowball showdown.
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The Elf on the Shelf is pretty magical. So magical that he poops chocolate. Directly onto cookies.
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This Elf on a Shelf is being naughty. He’s photocopying pictures of his fanny. He thinks it’s funny.
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This Elf on a Shelf idea is based on a meme. The one with that little girl who has that scary smile while a house burns in the background. Except this is a gingerbread house on fire.
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The Elf on a Shelf likes to pull pranks. He covered the toilet in wrapping paper. You might want to have a second bathroom in your house if you’re going to pull this prank to avoid accidents.
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10) Sleeping With the Fishes
The Elf on a Shelf opened his mouth when he shouldn’t have. Now he’s sleeping with the fishes. He seems fine with it though.
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This Elf of a Shelf needs help. He’s a pyromaniac. He burnt down Cheryl’s She-Shed.
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We’ve got two lunatics on the loose. Beetlejuice and Pee-wee Herman. They’re throwing the Elf into the furnace.
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Since the Elf on the Shelf is magic, he’s probably delicious. Well, as least that’s what T-Rex thinks. He’s making a snack out of him.
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This is so adorable! It’s a rock climbing wall. But instead of rocks, elves climb up gift bows.
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It’s Taco Tuesday and these elves are super excited about it. They even rolled themselves up in some tortillas. Just don’t eat them!
This Elf got himself all caught up. A big scary spider caught him in his web. Now he needs help.
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This elf is really talented. He likes to draw. And he’s very good at it.
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Elves go potty just like we do. Apparently, they use toilet paper too. They just poop candy.
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Common Core homework is no fun. And it’s given this elf a headache. And some agita.
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This elf is not a fan of Frosty. So he decided to destory Frosty. Bye, bye Frosty!
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This elf has gone toilet papering. Also known as TP-ing. He TP-ed the Christmas tree.
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These elves are holding the carrots captive. Ones already being shredded. He doesn’t look happy about it.
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23) Powdered Sugar Angels
This is Buddy and Poppy. They are making snow angels. Well, powdered sugar angels. And they made quite the mess in the process.
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This elf pea’d himself. He really likes peas. Now he’s covered in them.
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This elf is taking a nice dip in a hot tub. He even added some bubbles to his bath. And brought his rubber duckie.
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26) Freddy’s Wrecking Ball
This is Freddy. He came in like a wrecking ball. Just like Miley Cyrus.
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Everyone loves Nutella. Even this elf. He’s eating it out of the mini Nutella jar with a spoon.
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This elf got himself into a lot of trouble. He’s stuck in a baloon. Now he needs help getting out.
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This elf is on a mission. He wants those M&Ms. And he’s going to get them, even if he has to do them
Mission Impossible style.
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OMG, this elf is crazy. He’s giving away free viewings. But the other unsuspecting elves aren’t looking at Uranus.
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These elves have been working hard watching over the kids for Santa. Now they want their pay. They want what they’re due.
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This elf also has a circus act. He likes to tight rope walk. I have no idea how they got this elf to balance like that. It looks like maybe his hands are tied to the balloon and that plane thingy.
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This is a clever one. This elf is auditioning for
The Voice. It’s the North Pole edition.
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These cookies were horrible. They make Jack throw up. DO NOT give these to Santa.
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Freddy is causing some trouble. He decided to write all over his child’s face with a marker. She’s going to wake up and be really mad.
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This elf is no match for Dark Vader. He’s currently locked in the Force Grip. Hopefully Santa will come save him.
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Who locked out Freddy? He’s been freezing outside all night. He’s from the North Pole, but he still doesn’t like to be locked out.
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This is an X-rated Elf on the Shelf idea. This elf is having a good time. And so are those Barbies.
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Joansie and Davie have a real good sense of humor. They took a pair of underpants from everyone in the house and decorated the tree with them. They left a funny note too.