Ideas, Inspiration, & Prizes – 2023 Elf on the Shelf Challenge

Do you Elf on the Shelf? I know for many it’s a love hate kind of thing. We love the joy that it brings our kids to see their elf every year and wonder what new shenanigans he/she will be up to. But as parents it can be hard, hence the hatred, to remember to move the elf each day and even harder to come up with ideas besides moving him/her from here to there. We’re here to help.

Three years ago, we presented our first Elf on the Shelf Challenge. It was such a hit we’ve continued to bring it back yearly and while we are behind for 2023 we are bringing it back again by popular demand! It’s our way to bring some joy to you as you bring joy to your children. Because if we can bring extra joy to your kids, we are here for it.

Our Elf on the Shelf challenge will give you a nightly idea, through our Facebook page, of how to pose your elf. If you share YOUR PICTURE with us, you’ll have a chance to win some Amazon cash for you to help you plan your elf’s 2024 shenanigans.

Bonus Entries

New for 2023 is the chance to earn bonus entries for a limited time. We’ve been doing this challenge for a few years and my boys are all teenagers. It gets a little challenging to think of ideas we haven’t used yet. BUT we know YOU our readers and fans are very creative. So we’re ready to reward that creativity.

Give us some new ideas for 2023. For the chance at a $5 Amazon gift card send us a Facebook message with a picture of your elf in a scene or acting out an idea we haven’t used before. One bonus entry per image/idea, but no more than 3 bonuses per person. If we use your image, we’ll give you photo credit AND a $5 Amazon gift card. Bonus entries must be submitted by Friday, December 8, 2023, 10 pm.

Elf on the Shelf Challenge Rules

This challenge is subject to the following rules and conditions:

• No purchase is necessary. There is no fee to participate.
• You may earn one and ONLY one entry each night by leaving one photo comment on that night’s Elf on the Shelf challenge post. Comments must be left by 10 pm the following day. Comments that do not match the challenge, while appreciated, will not be valid or count as meeting the requirement. Comments left after the 10 pm deadline will not be valid toward the challenge.
• You may not use an image that was submitted previously as part of this year’s challenge or a previous challenge.
• By participating you agree that Jersey Family Fun has permission to use your photo for inclusion in their Elf on the Shelf stories and posts for a period of 5 years.
• Contact information is a requirement for the winning entry: name, a valid email address, and mailing address are required. This information will not be shared with anyone other than Jersey Family Fun.
• Our giveaways/contests are by no means sponsored by Elf on the Shelf, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube or any other social media platform. None of these social media channels are responsible if you don’t win.
• Chances of winning are dependent entirely on the number of eligible entries received.
• We will pick 1 winner. The winner will receive the prize as listed above.
• This giveaway will end December 25, 2023 at 10 pm. The winner will be announced shortly after that. Make sure you are responding to your Facebook notifications and messages. You will have 48 hours to claim your prize by emailing us back through Facebook messenger. All prizes not claimed will either remain with the company sponsor or Jersey Family Fun to be used at a later date. The prize will be mailed by January 5, 2024.
• Once all entries have been validated, we will use Random.org to select a random number that will match with a corresponding entry. The name that matches the entry will be the winner.
• Winner agrees to provide contact and shipping information to Jersey Family Fun and/or the giveaway sponsors, including full name, address, phone number, and email address for the purposes of shipping the prize.
• Unless otherwise stated, giveaways and contests are only available to residents in the United States. Void where prohibited by law.

Challenge Entries

1. Bonus Entry – Geraldine Albano (Baking fun)
2. Bonus Entry – Geraldine Albano (Best Friends/family pets)
3. Bonus Entry – Geraldine Albano (Hiding in washing machine)
4. December 3 – Swan Brazda
5. December 3 – Cristina Marra
6. December 3 – Susan Herriott
7. December 3 – Nikki John
8. December 3 – Geraldine Albano
9. December 3 – Jessica Pinto
10. December 4 – Susan Herriott
11. December 4 – Geraldine Albano
12. December 5 – Susan Herriott
13. December 5 – Geraldine Albano
14. December 5 – Margie Corhan
15. December 6 – Susan Herriott
16. December 6 – Kris Garvey
17. December 6 – Jessica Pinto
18. December 6 – Geraldine Albano
19. December 7 – Bridget Paz
20. December 7 – Geraldine Albano
21. December 8 – Susan Herriott
22. December 8 – Swan Brazda
23. December 8 – Kris Garvey
24. December 8 – Kimberly Velardi Zuccarello
25. December 8 – Jessica Pinto
26. December 8 – Geraldine Albano
27. December 9 – Bridget Paz
28. December 9 – Susan Herriott
29. December 9 – Swan Brazda
30. December 9 – Geraldine Albano
31. December 10 – Susan Herriott
32. December 10 – Swan Brazda
33. December 10 – Geraldine Albano
34. December 10 – Bridget Paz
35. December 11 – Bridget Paz
36. December 11 – Susan Herriott
37. December 11 – Kimberly Velardi Zuccarello
38. December 11 – Swan Brazda
39. December 11 – Kris Garvey
40. December 12 – Bridget Paz
41. December 12 – Jessica Pinto
42. December 12 – Susan Herriott
43. December 12 – Geraldine Albano
44. December 12 – Swan Brazda
45. December 13 – Susan Herriott
46. December 13 – Bridget Paz
47. December 13 – Margie Corhan
48. December 13 – Kris Garvey
49. December 13 – Jen O’b
50. December 13 – Geraldine Albano
51. December 13 – Allyson Kemka Stavrou
52. December 13 – Swan Brazda
53. December 14 – Bridget Paz
54. December 14 – Jessica Pinto
55. December 14 – Christina M. Sabato
56. December 14 – Susan Herriott
57. December 14 – Swan Brazda
58. December 14 – Kimberly Velardi Zuccarello
59. December 14 – Jen O’b
60. December 14 – Lala Manalo
61. December 14 – Geraldine Albano
62. December 14 – Katie Farrier
63. December 14 – Joni Gross
64. December 14 – Katie Natunen Valles
65. December 15 – Katie Farrier
66. December 15 – Danie Conrad
67. December 15 – Christina M. Sabato
68. December 15 – Swan Brazda
69. December 15 – Jen O’b
70. December 15 – Allyson Kemka Stavrou
71. December 15 – Kris Garvey
72. December 15 – Bridget Paz
73. December 15 – Geraldine Albano
74. December 15 – Susan Herriott
75. December 16 – Danie Conrad
76. December 16 – Bridget Paz
77. December 16 – Kimberly Velardi Zuccarello
78. December 16 – Geraldine Albano
79. December 17 – Susan Herriott
80. December 17 – Swan Brazda
81. December 17 – Danie Conrad
82. December 17 – Bridget Paz
83. December 17 – Geraldine Albano
84. December 17 – Katie Farrier
85. December 18 – Danie Conrad
86. December 18 – Susan Herriott
87. December 18 – Geraldine Albano
88. December 18 – Bridget Paz
89. December 18 – Katie Farrier
90. December 19 – Susan Herriott
91. December 19 – Swan Brazda
92. December 19 – Jessica Pinto
93. December 19 – Danie Conrad
94. December 19 – Jen O’b
95. December 19 – Geraldine Albano
96. December 19 – Kimberly Velardi Zuccarello
97. December 19 – Bridget Paz
98. December 19 – Katie Farrier
99. December 20 – Geraldine Albano
100. December 20 – Susan Herriott
101. December 20 – Katie Farrier
102. December 21 – Susan Herriott
103. December 21 – Kimberly Velardi Zuccarello
104. December 21 – Swan Brazda
105. December 21 – Katie Farrier
106. December 21 – Geraldine Albano
107. December 22 – Swan Brazda
108. December 22 – Susan Herriott
109. December 22 – Allyson Kemka Stavrou
110. December 22 – Kimberly Velardi Zuccarello
111. December 22 – Geraldine Albano
112. December 23 – Susan Herriott
113. December 23 – Swan Brazda
114. December 23 – Bridget Paz
115. December 23 – Geraldine Albano
116. December 24 – Susan Herriott
117. December 24 – Kimberly Velardi Zuccarello
118. December 24 – Danie Conrad
119. December 24 – Geraldine Albano

And the 2023 winner is

Jen O’ B. There were 119 entries. Using Random.org the number 59 was selected. Entry 59 was Jen O’ B from December 14, 2023.

Our previous winners

• 2020 winner was Geri Walsh Albano.
• 2021 winner was Bridget Paz.
• 2022 winner was Susan Herriott.

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