KENTVILLE, N.S. — If only these elves would stay on a shelf!
There’s no telling what children in the Annapolis Valley might spot their Elf on the Shelf pal doing next.
A Christmas tradition stemming from a book released in 2005, Elf on the Shelf has worked its way into the homes of many – like it or lump it.
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The story goes that the elves serve as scouts for Santa, spending time in children’s homes and reporting back to the North Pole to deliver the good, the bad and the ugly intel that helps form the naughty and nice list.
It is said the elves make a trip to the North Pole nightly, but return by morning – only to be found in some interesting hiding spots or, as has been in the case in the Valley on occasion, peculiar quandaries.
Angel Lynch caught this Elf on the Shelf testing out the flexibility of felt with a game of Twister.Jennifer Murray, formerly of Falmouth, caught this elf flossing. Perhaps Crystal the elf is better suited to flossing on the dancefloor.The adventures with Crystal the elf continue in Jennifer Murray’s household. Here, the elf learns a valuable lesson about the blowback associated with swallowing a piece of gum.Caet Moir of Garlands Crossing had folks in stitches with this elf, which was sewing at the Windsor Makers Studio.The Elf on the Shelf in Janessa Lowe’s household encountered a bit of a dilemma in attempting to inflate a balloon.Katrina Hines of Newport Station jokes that the Habs jersey was in the wash on this particular night her husband had some fun with Elf on the Shelf.
KINGS COUNTY
The mischievous Chippy is regularly up pranking the Little household in Kentville. Cookie, anyone?Reindeer baths – five cents. Chippy makes sure Rudolph is clean and ready for his big night with a bath, complete with holiday bubbles and using Dad’s old toothbrush as a scrub brush. Chippy has been a holiday tradition for the Kentville family for seven years.Brandy Forgeron of Centreville has her work cut out for her sharing a house with elves Anrea and Bernard for the holidays.The elf at Laura Churchill Duke’s home in Kentville found itself on the naughty list after this stunt.Don’t eat yellow snow - a precautionary tale after Chippy’s friend Rudolph left a little surprise behind at the Little house in Kentville.Chippy pays the price for chowing down on too much candy at the Little house in Kentville.Amanda Pace’s birthday cake wasn’t safe with the wily elf Ginger hanging around her Forest Hill home for the holidays.The youngsters in Brandy Forgeron’s Centreville home looked perplexed at the sight of this elf taking five.This prank – putting a toy on Jello – was inspired by The Office television series. The elf pictured with Dwight Schrute in this photo spends the holidays with Laura Churchill Duke’s family in Kentville.This elf visiting Laura Churchill Duke’s family in Kentville has a hankering for potato chips.Tammy Millett caught her elf dropping some beats.Tammy Graves Caverley of New Minas submitted this photo of Max the elf playing Trouble, a nice contrast to causing trouble.Natalie Woodworth of Welsford had an elves on ice situation in her household.
ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
Snowpuff the elf was in a jar so Shannon Coleman’s crew from Bridgetown could take him on an adventure.Middleton-area resident Natalie Dempsey was pleased to find Brad the elf promoting healthy choices on this particular day.This elf in Lawrencetown had a surprise for Denise Fudge after she hid some cookies. He was found holding a marker beside the bed the day she woke up with some new ink on her face.
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Katrina Hines of Newport Station jokes that the Habs jersey was in the wash on this particular night her husband had some fun with Elf on the Shelf.
