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Elf on the Shelf Ideas: 51 Creative Suggestions

51 Creative Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Are you participating in the fun holiday Elf on the Shelf tradition? At some point during the season, you may run out of fun ideas. From your elf’s arrival to his departure after the holidays are over, we’ve got you covered! Be sure to click on the links below to see more photos of the poses we’ve created for our elves.

Update: After you’ve read these ideas, see our new post 51 MORE Creative Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Arriving via Elf-mail
Arriving in Barbie’s car
Have your elf replace the photos in your frames with pictures of… himself!
Draw mustaches on family members’ photos
Turn the toilet water green
Elves like to use green shaving cream, too!
Wrap your toilet with Christmas wrapping paper
Replace your screensaver with a photo of your elf
Your elf can go “fishing” for Goldfish crackers
Snow angels in flour or sugar on the kitchen floor or counter
Taking a bath in mini marshmallows
Lifting weights with large marshmallows on skewers
Working out on the treadmill
Making snowmen out of large marshmallows
Bowling with marshmallows
Turning the milk green
Getting stuck in the cookie jar
Using red and green M&Ms to spell out words or phrases
Using Scrabble tiles to spell out words or phrases
Playing Jenga
Writing Christmas or “Elf-like” words in a crossword puzzle
Playing with glow sticks
Playing with your camera, taking pictures of himself
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
Going on a movie date with Barbie (add popcorn, the DVD player remote control, and a movie case)
Sleeping in the Kleenex box
Reading a Christmas book to the stuffed animals
Building something with LEGOs
Taking a shower
Playing the piano (Christmas music, of course!)
Sipping on soda through a straw
Building an igloo out of sugar cubes
Playing with ice cubes in the freezer (make green and red ones!)
In the freezer eating a bowl of ice cream with Christmas sprinkles
TP-ing the Christmas tree
Hanging underwear on the Christmas tree or on the mantle
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
Boosted up with a stack of pillows in the driver’s seat and driving!
Hanging Christmas lights on a houseplant
Coloring in a coloring book (all red and green, naturally!)
Playing with the iPad (changing screen saver to a photo of himself)