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Thanksgiving night I read my two tired boys a bedtime story, tucked them into bed, and gave them each a big kiss and hug.
As I started to walk out the door I heard in a tiny whisper, “Mom, Buddy the Elf is coming tonight, right?”
I could hear the squeeching of the breaks.
How could we forgot!
After the kids fell asleep, my hubby and I went up into the attic and ripped opened boxes until we found Buddy.
Ahhh Buddy!
The next morning the first thing the boys did was went looking for him.
My three-year old’s eyes lit up and he had a grin from ear to ear.
That day when my older son got home from school, he started telling me the names of all his friends’ Elves.
Some I’ve heard before, others were completely random and others, well let’s just say…they were unique.
I’m sure it’s no surprise how we got the name Buddy. When he arrived on our door step two years ago, the movie “Elf” was big.
My boys were young, one and three, so my hubby took it upon himself to help them name our Elf…and Buddy it was!
Yes, we are original.
So I was curious, what have others named their Elves;
Joseph <—-Tina from mad hatter Mom
Elfie <—-Emily from Colorado Moms
Glub <—-Amy from Freaky Perfect
Alma <—-Theresa from Rock On Mommies
Alvin <—-Tonya from Tonya Staab
Zeke <—-Shannon at @shannon_ott
Jingle and Jangle <—-Jennifer from Hip As I Wanna Be
Earl <—-Becca from Picaboo
Mac <—-Mychal from My Life in Mommyland
Dude <—-Erin from My Little Miracles
Jingles <—-Jessica {reader}
Folby<—-Erin {reader}
Elfie <—-Trina from O’Boy! Organic
Snowman <—-Ginger from It’s Hard Being Perfect
Elfy <—-Elizabeth from Party Planning Professor
Cookie <—-Shannon {reader}
Candy Cane <—-Kristen from The Preppy Girl in Pink
Candy Cane & Jingles <—-Gwen {reader}
Gingerbread <—-Stacie from The Divine Miss Mommy
Sheldon <—-Gena from The Morris Bunch
North <—-Kerri from Kerri’s Klutter
Pierre <—-Liz from A Belle, A Bean & A Chicago Dog
Ginger <—-Natalie from My Crazy Busy Life
Edwin <—-Danielle {reader}
Cheezy Poof<—-ChoreMonster
Ziggy & Elfie <—-Carissa from Macaroni Kid Richmond
*Want more options? Check out my Elf on the Shelf name ideas part 2!
Now we all know, moving the Elf every single night can get quite tiring, don’t you think?
Especially when your son wakes up at 4:30am to go to the bathroom and then wakes you up out of a dead sleep to say, “Do you think Buddy is back yet?”
Nothing like moving your Elf at 4:30am!
And we always run out of ideas on where to put him, there are only so many spots in the house.
If you need help in this department check out 15 Fun Creative Ideas To Hide Your Elf On The Shelf by Complicated Mama.
For the more naughty Elves, you must read PG-13 Elf on the Shelf Outtakes by lil blue boo.
If you are looking to start this tradition, you can head over to Barnes & Noble and purchase the Elf on the Shelf for 20% off. Use code B4A7M7U at checkout.
If you have an Elf on the Shelf, Kludy Mom is hosting an awesome contest. Take a photo of your Elf on the shelf, write a post and be entered to win a Microsoft LifeCam Studio webcam!
What’s your Elf on the Shelf’s name?
*Disclosure: This post was not sponsored by Elf on the Shelf or any little Elves. No affiliate links were used.
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My kids are too old to bring this in now – but I love it!
By Word of Mouth Musings´s last [type] ..Will the real you step forward?
I know it’s so cute, even though he is a little creepy looking
Hoping it’s something they can pass down to their kids!
Our kids are 2 and 3 and we totally forgot what our older son named him last year (now remember it was Roger) so we renamed the Elf. His new name is Poppy.
stephanie´s last [type] ..Brotherly Love, Sometimes
Our kids our 12, 10, 6 and 3 and they STILL love “Jack Linden” – I have no idea where that came from – but it’s funny and it stuck!!
Kelly´s last [type] ..If It’s Thanksgiving in Guam today……
Can’t wait to start this tradition with my little one!
We just started the Elf tradition this year. Our elf’s name is Geno
Evonne´s last [type] ..Free gas
Great post Tina! Thanks for including me.
Buddy is a great name- my son named his Elf “Elf THE shelf” … doesn’t get more unoriginal than that. ha My daughter has since renamed him Chippy (from the movie)
Ours is Freddie – AND, I forgot to move him last night – so my 7 year old wondered allowed at 5:!5 am if there is another way he could lose his magic (aside from touching him) but them my husband moved him at 5:20 when he came home from the gym and managed to convince her Freddie was probably just confused when he came back and sat in the wrong spot….
Magic!
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Can you believe I can’t get an Elf in France. I was even willing to pay outrageous shipping and it’s a no go! So sad…hopefully one will sneak on the plane with my mom when she arrives in December.
Barbara´s last [type] ..Stuff my stocking
Hey, try etsy.com!!
I love hearing all the Elf names! Ours is Fred
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Our elf is named Ironman. I’m certainly not taking the blame for that
Mj´s last [type] ..If it’s such a great idea, why don’t more people do it?
I hate that we just discovered our Elf last year. I wish I had done it years ago!!
OK, I’ve been saying this a few places, because our Elf is totally AWESOME in that my kids? Believe beyond belief that he is magic. I love it. We got him when my big boy was 3, and little brother was an infant. I asked him what to name the elf, he replied “Chink.” At 3 – it could have no meaning other than a random word. So for that year, Chink was moved about every night, etc. I did not write that name in the book and the next year when he showed up, I asked the boys what his name was and they went with “Joe.” Whew!
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I LOVE the name NORTH. What a great name. I’m gonna keep that in mind for my second.
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I just did shopping for my Aunt & got her an Elf for her younger boys & granddaughters. (Yes, she has grown children w/ children of their own and has 4 young boys she adopted) I was SOOO upset when every single Elf I saw was the same! Brown hair, Light skin, Blue eyes. The box “claims” they come in different combinations. Her 4 young boys are all brown skin, brown/black hair & brown eyes! I wanted a BROWN ELF!!!! I have no clue what they named their Elf but, I am still angry that not a brown elf was to be found!!!
Mimzy Wimzy´s last [type] ..My brain, desk version.
Like your sons, my oldest was too young to name our elf himself when we got him. I was pregnant with our now 20-month-old at the time, and we were considering the name “Cormac” for him. When Cormac got vetoed as a baby name, we decided we liked it enough to name our elf that instead. And I panic every morning when I remember that Cormac has not moved.
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We don’t have an elf on the shelf … but my son’s teacher did the elf last year in school! I think the elf on the shelf is an ugly elf (I am mean, I know) so I ordered a GUND elf and it should be here (and appear) this week. It’s probably late to start this – both this year and in general – but I am going to! (My kids are 7 and 3.)
We will give him a name as soon as he shows up!
That list is great! Thanks for sharing! I am surprised by all the duplicates!
This is our first year doing Elf on the Shelf and we named our elf: Wally the Elf. I am having so much fun with it but feel like I am already running out of clever hiding places…especially since we are not fully decorated for Christmas. I have to look around each night to see where I could put him where I won’t need to move him to decorate or get to something else.
We’re SO original in our house. (We have animals named Oreo, Blue and Brownie, dolls named Baby Boy, and stuffies named Big Bear and Big Dog….LOL) The kids named our Elf, you’ll never guess, Elfie!
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This is beyond adorable.
We still use the Elf from MY days as a little girl.
And we still have fun. It’s become more fun since the kids became teens, b/c now we can do all the PG-13…like hanging from the shower stall, etc.
SO MUCH FUN.
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I forgot all about getting out our elf! Thanks for the reminder… We have some catching up to do! Love some of the names!! Princess Nagger named our girl elf “Zelda” – I’m curious to see if she renames her this year.
Stacy Uncorked´s last [type] ..Wrapping Christmas
My son named the elf Ben – after the cat, but my husband didn’t like it and started calling him Elfie – the lack of originality bugged me so I am insisting we spell it Alfie!
We haven’t started this tradition yet, but I almost bought one the other day. I can’t decide if we will start this year or next as my sons are just 2 and 4mos old..
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Our elf is Skeeter. My son really wanted to name him Johan, but my girls veteoed that. I love that in my daughter’s Kindergarten class they comare notes everyday about where their elves are.
Ours is named Walter. Not sure how the kids came up with it but they all agreed.
When I walked into the store to buy our Elf, all I could find were the new Elves. I finally walked up to an associate and asked her, “Do you have any of the creepy looking elves anywhere in the store?” She started laughing and said, “Yes, we keep a stack of them close to the entrance to the restrooms.” I think they keep them back there because they think those elves are creepy looking too and don’t want them staring at them all day
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those are all great names. ours is named finnegan
Corinne´s last [type] ..Day 3
I never thought of the elf getting a name! I love the one you chose.
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I was just talking about this with someone… I think it’s just the cutest idea!
Charlotte´s last [type] ..happy tears
Balthazar.
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I have a 3 year old and decided not to start this tradition. At least not, yet. It just sounds like a lot of work! Is that bad? Yeah, I know it is. But my sister’s family does this and their elf is named Bartholomew.
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Love all the different names.
Our boys named our Elf Issac!
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I. What. A elf on. The shelf
Our elf is Jinglefella
We have 2… yeah.. 2. Filbert got lost during the remodel of 2011, so his brother Filmore was happy to fill in while Filbert was on a ” A super secret Santa Mission” Upon finding Filbert in a box, he came “home” with a letter from Santa, telling my daughter that they BOTH could stay… and boy do they cause mischief.. yesterday it was marshmallow snowmen, this morning, the Christmas Tree was teepeed… with Filmore (the more mischievous of the two) all wrapped up while Filbert looked innocently on. The reaction of my daughter each morning?? Priceless..
Oh I LOVE LOVE LOVE this story…thanks for sharing!
This is our first year to have an elf and our 3 little girls are having a blast trying to find her each morning. She has been on the top of the tree, the headboard of OUR bed (seeing which ones climb in bed with momma and daddy), top of the refrigerator and this morning, she was in the cabinet enjoying a Nutter Bar. We named our elf, Eva Lee Frost. The first letters of each name spells out ELF. Have a Merry Christmas.
My grandson (or maybe his mom or dad?) named his Criddle. He has gone fishing in the fish tank and zip lining in the living room.
HI! MY ELFS NAME IS RUDY AS IN THE FOOTBALL PLAYER FROM ND AND AS IN RULDOPH THE RED NOSED RAIN DEER! YEA BOY
I LOVE MY ELF ITS NAME IS SNOWFLAKE!
Mistletoe
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