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Easy Elf on the Shelf Ideas

November 24, 2014 by Kimberly Danger Leave a Comment

Easy Elf on the Shelf IdeasAre you participating in the fun holiday Elf on the Shelf tradition?   You may be looking for some easy ideas that don't take a lot of time.  Here are some Easy Elf on the Shelf Ideas that take 5 minutes or less to create.   Please leave comments with additional ideas!

Easy Elf on the Shelf Ideas

  • Turn the toilet water green
  • Replace your screensaver with a photo of your elf
  • Snow angels in flour or sugar on the kitchen floor or counter
  • Making snowmen out of large marshmallows
  • bowling with marshmallows
  • Turning the milk green
  • Getting stuck in the cookie jar
  • Playing Jenga
  • writing Christmas or “Elf-like” words in a crossword puzzle
  • Uh oh, the elf got stuck in the vacuum!
  • Sledding down the banister
  • Rolling down the stairs in a toilet paper tube
  • Playing dress-up with Barbie's clothes
  • Having a tea party with stuffed animals and dolls
  • Trying on Mom's jewelry
  • Sleeping in the Kleenex box
  • Reading a Christmas book to the stuffed animals
  • Playing the piano (Christmas music, of course!)
  • Sipping on soda through a straw
  • TP-ing the Christmas tree
  • Having fun with the computer's printer…. copying himself!
  • Going for a spin on the ceiling fan
  • Hiding in a light fixture or sconce
  • Writing things on the shopping list (candy canes, Christmas cookies, etc.)
  • Clipping coupons (for sweet treats!)
  • Hanging from the rear-view mirror in the car
  • Playing doctor with stuffed animals or dolls
  • Boosted up with a stack of pillows in the driver's seat and driving!
  • Coloring in a coloring book (all red and green, naturally!)
  • Playing with the iPad (changing screen saver to a photo of himself)
  • Squish him into a plastic ornament that opens into two halves and hang him on the tree
  • Weighing himself on the scale
  • Playing with glow-in-the-dark Silly String
  • Decorating his own elf-sized Christmas tree
  • Elf poker game with other stuffed friends/dolls
  • Elf bringing mini-doughnuts (decorated cheerios)
  • Elf bowling with a ball and mini-marshmallows
  • Drinking a can of mini-soda with a straw under the tree
  • Using someone's underwear as a sleeping bag
  • Sitting in a tea cup filled with packets of Splenda
  • Taking a nap in the manger with Baby Jesus in your nativity set
  • Adding bows to a houseplant
  • Elf planking
  • Inside your mail box
  • Hiding in the winter gear or a coat pocket
  • Hanging out with the other elves in the kitchen… Snap, Crackle and Pop!
  • Playing video games like Mario Kart (sitting inside Barbie's car with the remote-control wheel in his hands)
  • Tangled in the Christmas lights
  • Decorating the bathroom mirror
  • Hanging candy canes from the dining room chandelier
  • Planting a potted plant in the house (even cuter with a mini Christmas tree!) with little mess around him
  • Naughty elf buying things online (like elf friends or accessories) with Mom's credit card
  • Elf pretending to be a baby (have him climb inside a bottle, hold a pacifier, wearing a diaper, etc.)

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