Elf on a Shelf is officially created for kids between 36 months and 15 years. However, many kids as young as age 2 enjoy the holiday tradition, and many kids over age 10 begin to lose interest after they stop believing in Santa Claus.

In truth, most 15-year-olds will have long stopped believing in Santa and will probably think that Elf on the Shelf is lame and for little kids. My older 2 daughters, ages 11 1/2 and almost 11 as of this writing, both no longer believe in Santa and were pretty disinterested in our elf last Christmas season.

As the book tells us, when your family buys an Elf on the Shelf and names it, that’s when it comes to life through the miracle of Christmas magic. Then the elf flies to the North Pole each night to update Santa Claus on your kids.

You’ve probably seen the Elf on the Shelf ideas that have the other toys ganging up on Elf. Take this idea a step further and claim that the other toys banned Elf from your home because he was getting all the attention. You can leave a clever note from the “toys” explaining their actions. Ask your kid where the elf is this year.

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