{"id":18420,"date":"2013-10-23T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=18420"},"modified":"2013-10-26T17:02:31","modified_gmt":"2013-10-26T21:02:31","slug":"24-days-of-elf-on-the-shelf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2013\/10\/24-days-of-elf-on-the-shelf\/","title":{"rendered":"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Nikki shares 24 days of Elf on the Shelf ideas.<\/h2>\n<p>This year will be our family&#8217;s third year to welcome our little Elf, Buddy, on December 1st. I have so much fun coming up with ideas for Buddy every day before Christmas and I thought I&#8217;d share what he got up to around here last year for you here. Some of these ideas are my own, and some I found on Pinterest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 1<\/strong> &#8211; Buddy showed up that morning with a &#8220;North Pole Breakfast&#8221; and a note from Santa. Yes I went way overboard with the sugary treats. My kids didn&#8217;t eat but a few bites of a doughnut I think but it sure looked cute!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.01.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18421\" title=\"12.01.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.01.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.01.12-1-of-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.01.12-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.01.12-1-of-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 2<\/strong> &#8211; The kids woke up to find Buddy watching his own movie, snacking on popcorn and juice. He even signed the DVD case for them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.02.12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18422\" title=\"12.02.12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.02.12.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.02.12.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.02.12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.02.12-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 3<\/strong> &#8211; My kids love A Charlie Brown Christmas so I picked up these little figurines for them and had Buddy trapped inside the box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.03.12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18423\" title=\"12.03.12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.03.12.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.03.12.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.03.12-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.03.12-600x408.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 4<\/strong> &#8211; We woke up to find Buddy playing with all the Angry Bird toys. My kids LOVED this one. They thought it was so funny that they were playing together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.04.12-1-of-1-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18424\" title=\"12.04.12 (1 of 1)-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.04.12-1-of-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.04.12-1-of-1-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.04.12-1-of-1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.04.12-1-of-1-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 5<\/strong> &#8211; Buddy brought Christmas Snacks &#8211; I found the cute stick on labels for the fruit punch at the Dollar Store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.05.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18427\" title=\"12.05.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.05.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.05.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.05.12-1-of-1-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 6<\/strong> &#8211; Buddy tried to do a little decorating with tinsel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.06.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18429\" title=\"12.06.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.06.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.06.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.06.12-1-of-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 7<\/strong> &#8211; We woke up to a toy parade with Buddy leading the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.07.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18430\" title=\"12.07.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.07.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.07.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.07.12-1-of-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 8<\/strong> &#8211; My daughter Ella&#8217;s Birthday is December 10 and so the day of her party she woke up to find Buddy in her room with a bunch of balloons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.08.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18431\" title=\"12.08.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.08.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.08.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.08.12-1-of-1-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 9<\/strong> &#8211; Video letters from Santa on the iPad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.09.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18432\" title=\"12.09.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.09.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.09.12-1-of-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.09.12-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.09.12-1-of-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 10<\/strong> &#8211; This day Buddy had a note from Santa with a warning to behave since they&#8217;d had a bad day the day before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.10.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18433\" title=\"12.10.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.10.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.10.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.10.12-1-of-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 11<\/strong> &#8211; I found this adorable Charlie Brown Tree at Hallmark so the kids found Buddy with it on this morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.11.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18434\" title=\"12.11.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.11.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.11.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.11.12-1-of-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 12<\/strong> &#8211; I found this cute printout through Pinterest and filled a cheap glass Christmas tree with Hershey Kisses<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.12.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18435\" title=\"12.12.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.12.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.12.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.12.12-1-of-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 13<\/strong> &#8211; Some days I get too busy and forget about Buddy til the last minute&#8230;so this day was a quick idea &#8211; we found him watching a movie with Cinderella.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.13.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18436\" title=\"12.13.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.13.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.13.12-1-of-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.13.12-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.13.12-1-of-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 14<\/strong> &#8211; Unfortunately a nasty tummy bug hit our house, so I picked up some Jello Jigglers and left a get well note from Buddy for the kids. They really enjoyed this one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.14.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18437\" title=\"12.14.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.14.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.14.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.14.12-1-of-1-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 15<\/strong> &#8211; I always try to keep an eye out for cheap toys and props that I can use with Buddy. I&#8217;d seen a few ideas similar to this on Pinterest so I found a cheap fishing game and had him playing with it that morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.15.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18438\" title=\"12.15.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.15.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.15.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.15.12-1-of-1-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 16<\/strong> &#8211; My kids seem to always enjoy the mornings when they find Buddy playing with their toys. They are convinced he uses magic to bring them all to life so it&#8217;s fascinating for them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.16.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18439\" title=\"12.16.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.16.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.16.12-1-of-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.16.12-1-of-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.16.12-1-of-1-600x381.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 17<\/strong> &#8211; Buddy brought a new &#8220;Buddy&#8221; ornament for the tree. I found this one at Hallmark<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.17.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18440\" title=\"12.17.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.17.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.17.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.17.12-1-of-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 18<\/strong> &#8211; Another morning when Buddy got in a mess trying to decorate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.18.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18441\" title=\"12.18.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.18.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.18.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.18.12-1-of-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 19<\/strong> &#8211; I had so much fun with this one and the kids LOVED it. The little sign that the birds are holding says &#8220;Tell us where you hid our eggs!&#8221; My son Avery got such a kick out of this one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.19.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18442\" title=\"12.19.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.19.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.19.12-1-of-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.19.12-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.19.12-1-of-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 20<\/strong> &#8211; I had a bunch of leftover Halloween Candy, so the kids found Buddy buried in it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.20.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18443\" title=\"12.20.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.20.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.20.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.20.12-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 21<\/strong> &#8211; A reminder of what Christmas is really all about. I sat with my kids on that morning and we talked about the Christmas story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.21.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18445\" title=\"12.21.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.21.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.21.12-1-of-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.21.12-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.21.12-1-of-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 22<\/strong> &#8211; A little gift from Buddy&#8230;Angry Birds slippers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.22.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18446\" title=\"12.22.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.22.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.22.12-1-of-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.22.12-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.22.12-1-of-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 23<\/strong> &#8211; Pinterest inspired again<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.23.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18447\" title=\"12.23.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.23.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"700\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.23.12-1-of-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.23.12-1-of-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.23.12-1-of-1-600x393.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 24<\/strong> &#8211; Buddy brought supplies for decorating Christmas Trees on Christmas Eve<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.24.12-1-of-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18448\" title=\"12.24.12 (1 of 1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.24.12-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"24 Days of Elf on the Shelf Ideas on the Sweet Shoppe Designs Blog\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.24.12-1-of-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12.24.12-1-of-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The kids know that Buddy leaves with Santa in his sleigh on Christmas Eve. I wrote a note from Buddy the first year he was here but the kids were so excited about opening presents that it got lost in the shuffle, so this year I didn&#8217;t bother with it. The best thing about Elf on the Shelf is that you can be as elaborate or as simple as you want with it. I know some people simply leave Buddy in different spots for the kids to find every day, and then I&#8217;ve seen some examples on the internet that are super elaborate. I just like to have fun with it. My kids won&#8217;t be small for long and I like to create as much innocent fun for them as I can at Christmas Time. I hope our little Elf Adventures have inspired some of you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki shares 24 days of Elf on the Shelf ideas. This year will be our family&#8217;s third year to welcome our little Elf, Buddy, on December 1st. I have so much fun coming up with ideas for Buddy every day before Christmas and I thought I&#8217;d share what he got up to around here last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":18421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[105],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18420"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18420"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18453,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18420\/revisions\/18453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}