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

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data-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&resize=610%2C610" width="610" height="610" 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 <source media="(max-width: 320px)" data-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?webp=true&quality=90&resize=300%2C300, 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?webp=true&quality=45&resize=600%2C600 2x" type="image/webp"><source media="(max-width: 320px)" data-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&resize=300%2C300, 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=45&resize=600%2C600 2x" type="image/jpeg"> <img class="wp-image-32301 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload" data-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&resize=610%2C610" width="610" height="610" 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 <source media="(max-width: 320px)" 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data-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&resize=610%2C1084" width="610" height="1084" 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 <source media="(max-width: 320px)" data-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?webp=true&quality=90&resize=300%2C400, 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?webp=true&quality=45&resize=600%2C800 2x" type="image/webp"><source media="(max-width: 320px)" 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data-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&resize=355%2C473, 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=45&resize=710%2C947 2x" type="image/jpeg"> <img class="wp-image-32305 align size-full image-handler__image image-handler__image--full no-wrap js-lazyload" data-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&resize=620%2C827" width="720" height="960" 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 <source media="(max-width: 320px)" 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data-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&resize=610%2C458" width="610" height="458" 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 <source media="(max-width: 320px)" data-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?webp=true&quality=90&resize=300%2C359, 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?webp=true&quality=45&resize=600%2C718 2x" type="image/webp"><source media="(max-width: 320px)" 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10 things our MFM mums are doing with their elf on a shelf

1 Reading time – Angela

3 Under Elsa’s spell (homemade elf) – Julie-Anne

4 Perfect for Minion fans everywhere – Chelsea

5 A gentle reminder (homemade elf) – Angela

6 Hungry hippos – Sarah

7 Mission impossible (homemade elf) – Elizabeth

8 Lego larks – Rebecca

9 Elfy snacks – Rebecca

10 Snap! – Rebecca

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