--- title: Sarah Michelle Gellar Is the Biggest Fan of Elf on the Shelf description: Sarah Michelle Gellar is best known for being a badass vampire slayer, but what you might not know is that she's the MVP of Elf on the Shelf canonical: https://time.com/4608633/sarah-michelle-gellar-elf-on-the-shelf/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-20T23:02:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:39:40.964Z og:title: Sarah Michelle Gellar Is the MVP of Elf on the Shelf og:description: She kills the Christmas game og:url: https://time.com/4608633/sarah-michelle-gellar-elf-on-the-shelf/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sarah Michelle Gellar Is the MVP of Elf on the Shelf twitter:description: She kills the Christmas game twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Sarah Michelle Gellar Really, Really Loves Elf on the Shelf  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 20, 2016 11:02 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Dec 20, 2016 11:02 PM UTC You probably know [Sarah Michelle Gellar ](http://time.com/4476333/sarah-michelle-gellar-freddie-prinze-jr-anniversary-photo/)best for being [a badass vampire slayer](http://time.com/3895576/buffy-vampire-slayer-sarah-michelle-gellar-alyson-hannigan/) and an award-winning actor, but did you also know that she is the undisputed MVP of [the Christmas tradition, Elf on the Shelf?](http://time.com/4584269/alfie-elf-on-the-shelf/) In a mere two weeks, the _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ star has posted no less than 21 Instagrams of the festive toy in various locations, from hiding in her jewelry box to making cookies with her in the kitchen. While some of the ‘grams look like Elf on the Shelf might be shilling some endorsements in addition to keeping an eye out for Santa, Gellar’s dedication is admirable. See all 21 of her Elf on the Shelf Instagrams below. Here’s Gellar’s first Elf on the Shelf post of the year. Apparently, elves like _Hamilton_. They especially like Kelly Clarkson’s song on the _Hamilton Mixtape._ The elves do not share the opinion of [the _TIME_ staff that “Can’t Stop the Feeling” is the worst song of the year](http://time.com/4577404/the-top-10-worst-songs/). Gellar’s elves don’t just stay on the shelf — they apparently have super alter egos as well. They engage in risqué games of Twister with other dolls. They also like to primp with Ashley Tisdale’s makeup line. In case being social media stars isn’t paying the bills, these elves also have a lemonade stand. Bowling night for the elves. They’re also pals with the Justice League. Elf on the…roses? Some casual baking for these elves. The elves are now on the jewelry shelf. The Mannequin Challenge, elf on the shelf style. Does this even need a caption? Apparently, the elves are also Golden State Warriors fans. Tiny elves need a tiny kitchen. Peep Elf on the shelf channeling Daryl Hannah in _Splash!_ Bingo night for the elves. Tinker, tailor, soldier…elf? If you need a help in the kitchen, the elves have got you. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4608633/sarah-michelle-gellar-elf-on-the-shelf/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4608633/sarah-michelle-gellar-elf-on-the-shelf/"},"headline":"Sarah Michelle Gellar Really, Really Loves Elf on the Shelf","datePublished":"2016-12-20T23:02:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:39:40.964Z","description":"In a league of her own","url":"https://time.com/4608633/sarah-michelle-gellar-elf-on-the-shelf/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","christmas","celebrity","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4608633/sarah-michelle-gellar-elf-on-the-shelf/","name":"Sarah Michelle Gellar Really, Really Loves Elf on the Shelf"}}]}] ```