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Elf on the Shelf a tradition

Elf on the Shelf, a children’s book character created by a local family, is one of three new balloons in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Elf on the Shelf, a children’s book character created by a local family, is one of three new balloons in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Nov 22, 2013

Here are 10 places to put the elf:

1. Hang from chandelier or ceiling fan

2. Peek from a laundry basket

3. Place on a closet hanger

4. Hang on a Christmas tree limb

5.  Place in the newspaper bin

6. Next to the garage door opener

7. Hide one shoe

8. Sit on a toilet paper roll.

9. Place next to the cereal boxes.

10. Hang out on child’s bedpost

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