A genius mum stunned her daughter by bringing their Elf on the Shelf to life using an Amazon Alexa.
The mum, called Suz, was able to let the viral festive favourite leave a message for her daughter Sienna.
She made people aware of the trick, which she believes is helping her daughter to behave in the run up to Christmas , reports the Mirror .
The Amazon Alexa, posing as the Elf on the Shelf, could be heard saying: “I’ve spoke to Santa and told him that you were a good girl for Granny Linda and Aunt Ginny today.
“He says you have to go to bed nicely and sleep all night.”
Suz added that it only took just a few minutes to execute.
Posting on Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, she wrote: “FYI to all parents using the Elf this year.
“I figured this out the other days. It’s been amazing.
“If you have Alexa, go to the app.”
She then added you need to select 'settings' then 'my profile' and change your name to Elf.
"Then go to messages (communicate)," Suz continued.
"Type a message from the Elf. Then ask Alexa: 'Alexa play my messages'."
The Elf will then talk - reading out any personalised messages you've typed into the app.
Alexa can also, Suz said, do a Christmas countdown.
If you ask, "Alexa. Can I talk to Santa", then "Father Christmas" will read your children a story and sing a song with them.
Elf On The Shelf began as a children's book in the US in 2005 , telling the story of how Santa sends a "scout" elf to check whether your children are being "naughty or nice".
The viral 'tradition' has spread with the UK editions of the The Elf on the Shelf on sale in British shops like John Lewis.
