ELF Flex Elf Upgrade Kit: Make Your Elf Amazing! This Kit Will Make Your Elfs Flexible and Bendable! You Will Be Able to Bend Em Grip Em Stick Em Hang Em

This Elf on the Shelf doctor kit was exactly what I wanted to make our little elf posable. This is my 1st year doing this and I was surprised to find out that the arms and legs were not bendable at all and I could not find one that was. I used this kit and read the instructions on their website and it was very easy to follow and use. The needles are pre-threaded for you but you do need to tie a knot at the end of the thread to sew it the way I did. I used the wires for the arms and legs and did have to cut it shorter for both but regular scissors worked easily for that. I also added the magnets into the hands and feet so they stick together and he can hang from paper. The fabric in the feet is too thick for mine to hang from his feet but they will stick together when he's posed. Be sure to test your magnets to make sure you're using 2 sides that will stick together when you add them. I added an extra single stitch at the wrist to prevent the magnets from sliding into the arms and that seems to have worked well. They also include 3 sets of white circular velcro to put on the hands if you want and there's adhesive on those so you don't have to sew if you don't want to. I cannot speak to that since I didn't add those. The magnets would not have worked if I did. My elf had seems at the elbows and knees so I had to just pop out 2-3 stitches to get the wire all the way up the arms and legs. Do that on the undersides so it's less visible. I didn't need to redo those either except for one where the thread was coming undone. Overall I am really happy with how this came out and I had a lot of fun doing it too. I'm not great at sewing and found this pretty easy to do. It took me about 45 minutes to do the whole thing. I also bought a set of 3 doll stands that are really great and built each one at different heights so he can stand, kneel or sit.

So, this little kit actually makes our little’s elf much more fun for her and definitely expands the possibilities for Ellie Elf’s daily activities. I am admittedly terrible at reading/watching/paying attention to instructions/directions, but there is a website you go to for a pdf of this product’s “how-to”, though it’s pretty self explanatory. Magnets: When you slide the tin open, the magnets tend to jump from the foam insert into the face of the tin lid, so if you aren’t looking down when you slide it open, it will be easy to not notice it happen; if your magnets are missing from your kit, check the lid right away, as they may be attached to it. The magnets aren’t great. They didn’t hold the minimal weight of Ellie, even on the refrigerator. I substituted the kit magnets with Neodymium Magnets (see photo) that I had in our craft supplies, which work amazingly. [ ⚠️ Neodymium Magnets are INCREDIBLY STRONG and can be very dangerous if inhaled, ingested,, or introduced to specific medical devices. Use of these magnets are only suggested if your elf is the absolute No Touch kind of elf and if no medical device contraindication exist.] Velcro: The adhesive on the back of the Velcro doesn’t seem conducive to strong adhesion to the elf’s hands, but I have not yet attached them to our little’s elf (Ellie is sprinkled with glitter, so the Velcro would be wasted and not stick bc of the glitter coating), so I can not say for certain. Needle, thread and seam-ripper: Perfect and convenient. The needles are pre-threaded, which is a nice time saver. If your elf isn’t red, you’ll need different thread to re-sew your elf’s feet. Even if you have never hand sewn anything before, it won’t matter; it’s super simple to close the seams back up. (Note: you only have to rip ~3 seams max. to insert the rod and the smaller magnets.) Bendy Rods: The main purpose of this kit for me were these bendy rods. Once I opened the package, I found that I could’ve used a wire cutter and a metal hanger to cut these bendy rods myself, and with probably more stability than these rods provide (though probably not nearly as smooth at the ends without filing/sanding of some sort.) the arm rods were a little too short for our little’s elf and the leg rods were a little too long, but Ellie is a pink elf, as is a requirement in our home, so for the actual elf on the shelf red elf, this may not be the case at all. I found it helpful to create loops at the ends of the leg rods (see photo) and wish I had thought of it for the arm rods, too, though it would have made the already too-short-rods even shorter, so it likely would not have worked in the arms the way it didnin the legs. Conclusion: Though I very easily could have made the same adjustments and additions to our elf from things we already had around the house, for a busy person, having the rods precut, the needles pre-threaded and the majority of the supplies in one prepared tin is convenient and worth the purchase price. 👍🏼

The kit is awesome! This was our second one and well worth the cost. Included were 6 needles, 3 with red string and 3 with white, a seam ripper and instructions. The video instructions were very helpful. The wire and magnets make the the elf able to hold more positions, for more creative antics for the elf to get into. The kids enjoy waking up to the elves eve try day doing something new!

This kit definitely makes your life easier as far as making your Elf pose-able. Everything you need is right there ready for you to use. I do think you may be able to do all this on your own for a bit cheaper. Especially if you are a crafter and already have some of this stuff laying around. Last year I just put flattened out paperclips up the arms and legs but they weren’t sturdy enough. My elf just had his surgery tonite so I’m looking forward to seeing the easier new possibilities this holiday season! I did have to cut one of the wires with a wire cutter because it was way too long. I think it was supposed to contain 2 shorter wires for the arms but I had 1 shorter and 3 long ones. And I looped them at the hands and feet so it was a softer edge. I think the kit is worth it to make life easier. I do need to add the magnets don’t work. Total waste. They aren’t strong enough to woke under the fabric. I can’t get the elf to stick on my fridge at all.

So I kind of thought this was a waste of money (and maybe it is) but it comes with pre-threaded needles! Enough said! The kit comes with a card for the elf doctor website. The videos were just YouTube videos and I had to watch more that weren’t on that site to figure out what to do with the magnets. May have been more helpful if they had 1 video of someone using their kit. It worked though. The elf is now bendable and will stick to metal! It’s easy-ish. It just takes some time. I only used 1 white and 1 red needle with thread so everything else will just be saved for any repairs needed over the years! Great money-making idea!

Super cool kit. Even the needle is already prepared and it also includes magnets. Unfortunately in my box the entire Velcro was missing, although the package was fully sealed.

Incredible kit to make the most of your elf experience. I would like to sugest the following Add thread for the dark elf. Pre fold the tips of wire or add something so it does not pop out with use.

Es muy caro para lo que es pero la verdad si no te quieres andar preocupando en conseguir todo pues está súper bien, mejora mucho al elfo y ayuda a que sea más facil colocarlo. Lo único que no me gustó es que cuando entras a los videos tutoriales ninguno es de ellos, son videos caseros de otras personas que ni siquiera usan este kit sino que usan alambres, que ellos compraron aparte.

Absolutely fab. Defo try to fit this in prior to the evening of use, as it’s easy to do but can take a bit of time, not tonnes but don’t expect it to be quick! lol. But defo helps with the fun for sure. Highly recommend

Got these to make my elves be able to do more. Came with magnets and Velcro. I used the magnets in one. They help hold the hands but aren’t super strong. I am no sewer but managed to figure it out. Just cut the seams added wire and sewed back up. Wish is came with the stitching instructions but there’s lots of videos online. The Velcro pads didn’t stick great but it came with a few of them.