WHILE Elf On the Shelf is a great way for the family to have some fun together, it can be pretty hard to come up with new ideas every day.
Luckily one savvy mum has shared a genius trick to make hiding him even easier – and you’ve probably got everything you need at home.
Virginia Lane, known on Instagram as @virginiahlane, regularly shares crafty hacks with her 116,000 followers.
In a recent video, the crafty blogger shares how she made her Elf On The Shelf bendable using a single paper clip.
This makes him easier to hide and means she can now hang him off various other household objects.
“I have an elf hack that is going to make your elf life so much easier, and all you need is a paper clip.
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“All you need to do is take your paper clip or ornament hook and shimmy it through the seems of his arms, and legs, and snip off the ends.
“Watch this. He can hang from anywhere, his arms can do whatever you desire.
“He is totally flexible and you can do all the cool things in the world with him that you see all over Pinterest and the internet.”
Fans loved the quick and easy hack, with the video gaining more than 13,000 likes.
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In the comments, Virginia's followers praised the idea, with one writing: “I did this and it made a WORLD of difference.
"I agree the makers should have thought of this…but honestly, I don’t think they had a clue this would take off like it did!”
Another said: “I'm a teacher. Need all the help with the elf I can get. Thx!!”
But not all were fans of the easy trick – or Elf On The Shelf at all, with one writing: “I have an elf hack, don't buy an elf.”
Someone else commented: “Or just never start anything to do with the elf.”
A third said: “The hack is that it's stupid and if you need an elf to make your kids behave then that's s***** parenting. Never did it and my kids behave.”
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