Top 50 Elf on the Shelf ideas
Top 50 Elf on the Shelf ideas -so many fun ideas to do with your Elf leading up to Christmas!
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Hello friends! Happy Monday! Can you believe Christmas is already a month away?! Eek! Today I’m sharing the top 50 Elf on the Shelf ideas. I’ve got you covered! We started this tradition last year and my kids absolutely LOVED it!
We had a lot of fun last year and will be carrying on the tradition again this year with some of these fun ideas below. I just love seeing my kids eyes light up in the morning when they find their elf. And let’s get real here… our Elf isn’t always creative. Sometimes we’ll actually find him sitting on a shelf (winks) or hanging from the chandelier. Most of these ideas take only a few minutes to do. It doesn’t have to be hard. Me and my husband actually have a good time hiding the elf each night. It’s almost more fun for us. ;)
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Elf on the shelf ideas
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Have the elf show up on the first day with a North Pole breakfast & note from Santa
Elf on the Shelf parachute: Great way to have your Elf arrive for the season!
Make a mini count down paper chain
Cute Elf on the Shelf poem and free printable
Funny elf on the shelf ideas
Elf makes himself a bed with the tissue box
Frozen Elf from Staci Mcneil
Elf tp’s the Christmas tree
Elf drinking his favorite drink -syrup!
Elf roasting marshmallows by the fireplace, potty time, made snowman donuts and a tire swing time!
Elf on the shelf playing a game with La Loopsy
Elf “kissing” booth with free printable
Elf and stuffed animals sack race
Elf on the shelf hides the candy canes
Elf going sledding on a tupperware lid
Elf trying to help put up the lights
Elf makes breakfast (mini pancakes)
Elf hanging out in the fridge
Elf snow angel with a little flour and sugar
Elf gets in trouble and draws on the picture frame
Elf made a swing from a toilet paper roll
Elf making some fruit loop garland for the tree
Elf checking out the toy catalog
Elf watching a movie with some popcorn
Elf caught eating a bag of m&m’s
Celebrating the reason for the season
Love the way she explains Jesus and Santa with this letter
Elf headed back to the north pole with all his gear!
Elf kisses
Free calendar
Download this free calendar HERE to help keep you organized with all your ideas.
So who will do being Elf on the Shelf this year? Have fun with it!
For more Christmas ideas go HERE. You’ll love these posts below.
There’s also this handy dandy checklist you can download for free HERE.
Fun! This is my favorite…http://eastcoastmommyblog.blogspot.ca/2011/12/magic-elf-seeds-delivered-by-our-elf-on.html
What a cute idea Gina, thanks for sharing! :)
Thank you so much for including 3 of our Elf – on – the – Shelf pictures! We can’t wait to get started with him next week!
Elf on the shelf is so much fun…thanks for your good ideas! :)
My kids LOVE waking up to find our Elf doing something silly! I’m definitely adding a few of these to our list this year!
So fun! Love them all :)
Hello Jamielyn,
Very creative collection of Elf on the Shelf ideas! “Celebrating the reason for the season” is lovely, and “Elf hanging out in the fridge” is funny, but I love them all, too.
Wow! Thank you for including a few of our elf’s antics! I’ll be adding some of the others to our list for this year :)
Such Clever Ideas! I will have to test out my Christmas Magic and try some of these with my family this year! Thanks and feel free to check out my adventures at http://elfiejasinski.blogspot.com.au/ Merry Christmas!
What a FUN list… definitely need to use some of these this year! Thx for rounding them up. :)
Love Elf on the Shelf! We are hosting a social media #elftakeover this year! Hope to see you there. You can find our more here http://lifewithmunchers.com/elf-on-the-shelf-takeover/
Sounds like fun! I’ll have to check it out! :)
Gotta find my elf now!!
Are you taking submissions? We did it last year and I have some funny pics of our elf, Lulu.
I just collected ones I found from Pinterest! I’d love to see your ideas though! :)
Great ideas
My daughter won’t believe….hopefully some of these ideas will convince her the elf is real..
Aww! I hope so too, Elf on the Shelf is such a blast!
These are so great! :)
Love Elf on the Shelf…the possibilities are endless!
i got an elf on a shelf to it turned my daughter elizabeths milk purple
Haha, cute idea April! Thanks for sharing!
These are great!!! Wish I had started earlier.
Check out one crazy elf name Buddy E!! :)
https://www.facebook.com/Buddy.E
This year before I left the North Pole Mrs Claus gave me some Printable Elf Costumes to take with me. Mrs Claus is very clever; she made Sunglasses, Reading Glasses, a Snowman Mask, Reindeer Antlers & Nose, a Moustache, a Fairy Wand & Wings, a Pirate Outfit and some lips for Elf Kisses!! She also showed me how to make a Santa costume and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costume. I have posted instructions so all of you other Scout Elves can make costumes at home too! To Print your Elf On the Shelf Costumes go to http://elfiejasinski.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/printable-elf-costumes.html
Hello!! My mother is sending me our vintage Elf, cause she know how i love it when i was a little girl. I have my Pinterest account and my craft blog. Coul I participate this year?? Do you give me a permission for link you on my blog? I’ll love to organizate something fun with my boys. I don’t have the Elf on a Shelf kit, i woul do it with our own Elf. I hope your answer and let me congratulate with you for your creativity and fantasy. Best regards, Varla Lee. ^_^
What a neat tradition to start using the same elf you used as a little girl! With this elf on the shelf round up, I just found ideas through pinterest and blogs. I’m not sure if I will do another round up this year, but if I do I will definitely keep your blog in mind! Yes, you can definitely link me on your blog. Thanks Varla! :)
I love this elf idea. I can’t wait till my grandchildren are old enough to join in this activity.
Thank you
Love all the Elf one shelf my grand children is always do things with the Elf keep new things coming.
Christmas has always been a family celebration in our home, but as our children grew older we found that their interest in Christmas morning waned and the sparkle in their eyes was gone. The day after Thanksgiving, 1992, we introduced the Christmas Web in our home with the placement of Magic Wands into their socks that had for years been hung at the fireplace mantel. Attached to each Magic Wand was a piece of yarn (a 70 yard piece of yarn). When our two teen-aged children came down Christmas morning, they found that the yarn was wound through the house – around window latches, door knobs, chairs and doors. It ended in a closet or cabinet which held their special Christmas gift from one of Santa’s elves, an elf who had been looking out for them for the past year and knew of their desire for this special Christmas gift.
Elf on the Shelf becomes part of our Christmas Tradition
The Christmas Web continued as each of our children got married and as they had children. Each of our grandchildren have an Elf on the Shelf who now puts their Magic Wand in their stocking at the mantel and hides their special Christmas gift each year where no one else can find it. Their individual Magic Wand leads them to their special gift. We now have seven Magic Wands each with 70 yards of yarn winding through our house every Christmas morning, making getting a cup of coffee an acrobatic achievement before the Christmas Morning Game begins.
The Christmas Web has become a highly anticipated family tradition for our children, grandchildren and us.
Love all the ideas to get me started.
This is so cute for my granddaughter I love it
We had our two get into some crazy stuff last year. This year they already made a Charlie Brown therapist booth, and hand fun sleigh riding down the stairs. Can’t wait to use some of the fun ideas from this
This website has helped me so much! I’ve been having to move our elf on the shelf “Jingle” into new places for my little sister. Today I used the elf in the refrigerator idea.
Thanks so much!
-Ryann
There are show many fun ideas here. I cant wait to see the smiles on my kids when I try some of them :)
I like your elf ideas
Wow! That looks super cute & funny. Loved it! Thanks for sharing :-)
Thank you! My kids love elf on the shelf. :)
You guys have to see this Elf on the Shelf caught on cam video! It is the best reaction from a child you will ever see when the elf actually MOVES for REAL! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVzLumTSTLI
Best idea for an elf on the shelf EVER!
Love your ideas for The elf on the shelf
I agree
THEY ARE REAL
Hi great ideas so now I have ideas of where my elf can be thank you so much.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
December,21,2017
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well. :)