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Haha, I was JUST reading the Santa vs. no Santa thread. You have to do Santa to do Elf on the Shelf, right?

Nope, I hate it.

No.

Although my mom managed to create the magic of elves for us as children, without the physical elf doll or accompanying story.

No...I don't have the energy for elf on the shelf!

Nope, I think it is smart marketing but I'm not a big fan of the concept behind it.

I don't expect that I'll have the energy to keep up with an elf on shelf, but it looks like such a cute idea!

nope.

If our kid is anything like we were as kids, the idea of a plastic elf that comes alive every night would scare the bejeebus out of 'em.

I think it's cute. We got one for LO. I don't know how hardcore we'll be about it. I think by the point a kid is old enough to get it, they'll have some idea it's just make believe and wouldn't be creeped out. My husband and I are just going to hide it for each other when we think of it until LO is older, haha.

Undecided! My sister does it and uses some ideas from pinterest and it's pretty darn cute! But I think my favorite was when they woke up one morning and realized they never moved the elf from the day before....try explaining that to a 5 year old!!

Too creepy for me!

Probably not. It's really cute but I don't have the time for
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Too much work I think! I could see it being fun, but I have a feeling DD would find him creepy.

No, I'm not a fan of the spying aspect behind it. We are still figuring out what traditions we are going to start.

I won't. I think it's a cute idea, but I have other things I want to do. Also, I read this blog post before I even knew that Elf on a Shelf was, so I always think of it. http://www.peopleiwanttopunchinthethroat.com/2011/12/over-achieving-elf-on-shelf-mommies.html

No. It's really cute and I love the creativity. But I don't like the idea of having to purchase something for a tradition! Feels too marketed for me.

I won't be doing it this year, but I have thought about it and think it's a cuite idea. My sister told me to avoid it at all costs though. She has found it to be way too stressful so I'm keeping that in mind.

@Bao: YES! I think it's so cute. I'm going to wait until next year, because obviously Sadie will have no idea this year. My nieces and nephews (age 2-9) all LOVE it so much. It's going to be so fun. I don't really understand the cynicism. To me, the more fun Christmas traditions the merrier!

You and I are like Internet twins - we need to stick together!

@Bao: the girls will love it!