10 things our MFM mums are doing with their elf on a shelf

When we posted an Elf on the Shelf meme a few days ago, we weren’t expecting to get such a brilliant response from our mums, putting up photos of what they’d done with their Elf on the Shelf – or with homemade elves or almost-elves they’d pressed into run-up-to-Christmas service.

The stuff we saw was just brilliant – creative and funny, and so we thought we’d share then with you here. Take a look.

1 Reading time – Angela 2. Cereal trickster – Angela

<img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139210-0b90f62.jpg?quality=90&lb=610,610&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139210-0b90f62.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,556&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139210-0b90f62.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,355&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139210-0b90f62.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,340&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139210-0b90f62.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,320&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="610" height="610" class="wp-image-32299 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139210" title="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139210"> 3 Under Elsa’s spell (homemade elf) – Julie-Anne <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139208-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=610,610&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139208-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,556&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139208-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,355&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139208-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,340&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139208-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,320&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="610" height="610" class="wp-image-32301 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139208" title="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139208"> 4 Perfect for Minion fans everywhere – Chelsea <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139212-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=610,1084&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139212-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,988&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139212-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,630&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139212-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,604&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139212-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,568&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="610" height="1084" class="wp-image-32303 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139212" title="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139212"> 5 A gentle reminder (homemade elf) – Angela <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139211-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=720,960&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139211-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,741&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139211-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,473&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139211-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,453&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139211-0a29a3b.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,426&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="720" height="960" class="wp-image-32305 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139211" title="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139211"> 6 Hungry hippos – Sarah <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139633-b7b584c.jpg?quality=90&lb=610,487&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139633-b7b584c.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,443&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139633-b7b584c.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,283&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139633-b7b584c.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,271&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139633-b7b584c.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,255&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="610" height="487" class="wp-image-32307 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139633" title="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139633"> 7 Mission impossible (homemade elf) – Elizabeth <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139632-b7b584c.jpg?quality=90&lb=610,661&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139632-b7b584c.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,602&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139632-b7b584c.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,384&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139632-b7b584c.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,368&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139632-b7b584c.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,346&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="610" height="661" class="wp-image-32309 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139632" title="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139632"> 8 Lego larks – Rebecca <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139641-4b7502e.jpg?quality=90&lb=610,458&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139641-4b7502e.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,417&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139641-4b7502e.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,266&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139641-4b7502e.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,255&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139641-4b7502e.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,240&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="610" height="458" class="wp-image-32310 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139641" title="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139641"> 9 Elfy snacks – Rebecca <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139645-4b7502e.jpg?quality=90&lb=610,730&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139645-4b7502e.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,665&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139645-4b7502e.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,424&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139645-4b7502e.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,406&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139645-4b7502e.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,382&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="610" height="730" class="wp-image-32312 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139645" title="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139645"> 10 Snap! – Rebecca <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139646-f91068b.jpg?quality=90&lb=610,458&background=white" srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139646-f91068b.jpg?quality=90&lb=556,417&background=white 556w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139646-f91068b.jpg?quality=90&lb=355,266&background=white 355w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139646-f91068b.jpg?quality=90&lb=340,255&background=white 340w, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/28/2019/02/what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139646-f91068b.jpg?quality=90&lb=320,240&background=white 320w, " sizes="(min-width: 992px) 940px, (min-width: 768px) 728px, (min-width: 576px) 556px, calc(100vw - 20px)" width="610" height="458" class="wp-image-32313 alignnone size-full img-container__image" alt="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139646" title="what-real-mums-are-doing-with-their-elf-on-the-shelf_139646"> Read more

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