Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? If so, it can be hard to think up scenes for your Elf. Below are 24 different antics, some are simple and some may take a little more time to setup but none involve a huge mess for you to have to clean up! Has your Elf on the Shelf stopped by yet this year? If not, you may be interested in our Elf on the Shelf breakfast that our elf does each year, when she comes for the season.
- Trespassing Candle – Army Men Taped Her to Wall
- Marshmallow Bubble Bath
- Hanging from the Tree
- Playing a Game with Barbie (Candyland, Angry Birds, etc)
- Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
- Coloring in a Coloring Book
- Joy Ride with Ken
- Roasting Marshmallows over a Fire (flameless candle)
- Hanging from a Stocking
- Watching out the Back with Friends
- Sleeping in the Kleenex Box
- Hanging from Ceiling Fan
- Snow Ball Fight (marshmallows)
- Green Milk
- Hanging from a Wreath
- Reading a Book
- Leave a Treat (cookies to bake or decorate or ingredients out on counter)
- Hide and Seek – I hid 4 Christmas Ornaments, can you find them?
- Influenza (doctor Barbie taking care of)
- Date Night with Ken
- Playing with Advent Calendar Toys
- Message spelled out in M&Ms
- Blending in with Christmas Decor
- Riding in a Santa Sleigh with a Goodbye Letter (December 24, 2013)
What has your Elf on a Shelf been up to?
Candle the Elf sure has some exciting adventures! You’re SO creative, Paris–I’m totally stealing some of these when we start our own elf!
You’ll have fun with it!
My grands love their Elf and he doesn’t make messes, either. Love all of these ideas. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Thank you Alli! I hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving too!
These will come in so handy this year, thank you!
Thank you Nicole! I hope you have fun with your elf!
I am pinning and taking notes on these Elf ideas! Love the coloring book one ~ SO easy!
Wishing you a fabulous Thanksgiving!
~ Ashley
Thank you Ashley! I like easy! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
These are such cute ideas! I can’t decide if we want an Elf on the Shelf or not.
You do have to be disciplined enough to move the elf each night. There are nights where I am laying in bed and I am like oh no I forgot the elf 🙂
If it’s non-messy, it’s for me LOL Thank you so much for sharing at the (extra-long) #homematters linky party! A brand new party starts TOMORROW! We hope to see you then! 🙂
Thank you Kristen!
Awww that looks like fun! It makes me want one. I love how yours wasn’t naughty per se. The first time I saw him he had dumped food out of the fridge! No way was I doing that! Thanks for linking up to Snickerdoodle Sunday!
Thanks! I don’t like the naughty/messy ideas – more mess for me to have to clean up 🙂