The scared reactions these kids have to the Elf on the Shelf are pretty hilarious

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In this YouTube video, a man opens up an Elf on the Shelf, and everything goes to hell in a hand basket.

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The video, entitled “Little Kids Scared Of The Elf On The Shelf,” has a man filming festively dressed children (presumably his kids), who begin to freak out when an Elf on the Shelf is brought out.

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“No, don’t open it! No!” screams a young boy as the box is opened. A woman in the background screams for the man who opened the box to close it. The man keeps laughing at the situation, but the children go on screaming.

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