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Celebrate the day over at Sketchy Santas!

The Elf on the Shelf is a horrific Christmas tradition.

Designed to scare children into good behavior, the Elf is a cheery-eyed Santa crony. He monitors children for the big man, reports back, and ultimately decides whether you end up on the naughty list or not.

Or so we’re told.

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Since 2004, the Elf on the Shelf has terrorized children with its watchful gaze and frozen smile. Well, it’s time to pay the piper.

The father-son team over at What’s Inside took a razor to the Elf recently to reveal the plastic, cottony innards and shut down this ruse once in for all.

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So what was inside? Did the spirits of a thousand convicted murderers flutter out of the Elf’s stomach?

Well, not exactly. It’s mostly just filled with catharsis, plastic beads, and cotton. Still, pretty great to watch this little creep get torn to shreds.

It's Thanksgiving, so that means we can break out the Christmas decorations, right? Alright, sounds good!

This amazing feat of creativity and patience is made entirely out of gingerbread, icing, fondant, candy, and Rice Krispie Treats.

Eudicotyledon says that this year's holiday tradition took them two weeks to make. After keeping it out on display for a few months, it'll start to fall apart, and then they time to have fun destroying it together.

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