Elf on the Shelf Bad Day Poem with Printable

Oh my! Well, we had a rough day the other day. My daughter had an off day of crying and disobedience. I’m not sure what went wrong, because she’s a pretty good kid most of the time. I was so frustrated with her by the end of the day; I really wanted to take away her elf, Josie. Perhaps Josie would just spend the day at the North Pole instead because of Mia’s bad behavior. But because my daughter is only four, my husband and I weren’t sure if she would fully understand, so I decided to give her a warning and wrote this Elf on the Shelf Bad Day Poem instead.

Yesterday was tough, you had a bad day!

I should have left, but decided to stay.

Please listen to Mommy and Daddy as well.

Be a good kid and your ELF will not tell.

Santa expects the best from us all.

Spread good acts of kindness, none are too small.

Next time this happens, I will not appear.

Today’s a fresh start. Understand me, my dear?

You can download the printable for free here:  Elf on the Shelf Bad Day Poem

More Elf on the Shelf:

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Two Dozen Easy Elf on a Shelf Ideas – Two dozen ideas that are helpful, especially when you forget and need a quick move!

Elf on a Shelf Ideas – This is the first Elf on the Shelf post I ever wrote and includes 7 ideas incorporating my daughter’s toys and games.

Here is a video of some of my ideas. Enjoy!