{"id":1186,"date":"2023-12-17T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/in-photos-cheeky-christmas-elves-up-to-mischief-in-kamloops-okanagan\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T23:30:00","slug":"in-photos-cheeky-christmas-elves-up-to-mischief-in-kamloops-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/1186\/in-photos-cheeky-christmas-elves-up-to-mischief-in-kamloops-okanagan\/","title":{"rendered":"iN PHOTOS: Cheeky Christmas elves up to mischief in Kamloops, Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Putting an Elf on a Shelf around the house is a fun tradition for many families during the holiday season and features a mischievous elf who is notorious for causing trouble. <\/p>\n

The elf is part of a newer Christmas tradition that was started by an American woman and her twin daughters in 2005 who created a kit that comes with an elf and a story book.<\/p>\n

The story goes the elves are scouts for Santa, reporting on children’s behaviour and are to be found in new hiding spots in the home every morning for roughly a month leading up to Christmas day. Kids can’t touch the elf or he loses his magic and the elf can’t move while the kids are awake.<\/p>\n

There are numerous ideas for parents on many social media platforms to set up creative scenes for the elves, and some parents really get into the spirit of it.<\/p>\n

Check out these creative Elf on the Shelf scenes from families in Kamloops and the Okanagan. <\/p>\n

If you have photos of your Elf on the Shelf you want to share, send them to news@infonews.ca.<\/a><\/p>\n

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A very naughty elf. , It looks like this elf in Kamloops lost a snowball fight. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Katherine Shearer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very naughty elf. , This elf wound up in the toilet after an apparent tousle with the family cat. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Jen Nickel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very naughty elf. , An elf at a Kamloops bakery. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Kamloops Delectable Bakery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very naughty elf. , Elf on the Shelf in Kamloops, times two. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Katherine Shearer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very naughty elf. , It looks like these elves are up to no good. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Katherine Shearer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very naughty elf. , Elves giving kisses. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Tara Soundy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very naughty elf. , This elf slashes prices at the Village Grocer in the Shuswap. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Village Grocer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very naughty elf. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Katherine Shearer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very naughty elf. , An Elf on the Shelf in Falkland. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Falkland Balloon Co<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very naughty elf. , An Elf on the Shelf in Peachland. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Jodi Hickey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A very naughty elf. , Sprinkles the shelf elf is part of the holiday tradition at Shuswap Veterinary Clinic. Credit: SUBMITTED\/ Shuswap Veterinary Clinic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Putting an Elf on a Shelf around the house is a fun tradition for many families during the holiday season and features a mischievous elf who is notorious for causing trouble.  The elf is part of a newer Christmas tradition that was started by an American woman and her twin daughters in 2005 who created […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":478,"featured_media":3923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"guid":"","source":"iNFOnews","byline":"Shannon Ainslie","published":"2023-12-17T00:00:54","updated":"2023-12-17T15:30:00","_infotelid":"IT102137","_prepressid":"102137","_multisite_post_sync":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[540,2,541,543],"tags":[422,838,561,30,416,11,837],"region":[322,323,324,325],"class_list":["post-1186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlight","category-inhome","category-local","category-topnews","tag-christmas-2023","tag-elves","tag-kamloops","tag-kamloops-news","tag-kmdec2023","tag-shannon-ainslie","tag-shelf-elf","region-kamloops","region-kelowna","region-penticton","region-vernon"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/1186\/in-photos-cheeky-christmas-elves-up-to-mischief-in-kamloops-okanagan\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"iN PHOTOS: Cheeky Christmas elves up to mischief in Kamloops, Okanagan","url":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/1186\/in-photos-cheeky-christmas-elves-up-to-mischief-in-kamloops-okanagan\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/1186\/in-photos-cheeky-christmas-elves-up-to-mischief-in-kamloops-okanagan\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/MediaItemID102137-8353.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/MediaItemID102137-8353.jpg"},"articleSection":"highlight","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shannon Ainslie"}],"creator":["Shannon Ainslie"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"iNhome","logo":""},"keywords":["christmas 2023","elves","kamloops","kamloops news","kmdec2023","shannon ainslie","shelf-elf"],"dateCreated":"2023-12-17T08:00:54Z","datePublished":"2023-12-17T08:00:54Z","dateModified":"2023-12-17T23:30:00Z"},"rendered":"