Archives for December 17, 2021

Who knew oranges could create such funny Elf on the Shelf ideas. These emoji oranges are a quick and easy Elf idea! New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

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We are back, so is the Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past seven years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

For many of these Elf on the Shelf ideas, make sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our Bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial.  You also can shop our collection of Elf Printables for ideas to cover the entire season!

Is there an Elf Emoji?

Unfortunately Elf on the Shelf doesn’t have an emoji. You can grab a Santa🎅, Christmas Tree🎄, Present 🎁 and other festive holiday emojis, but if you want an Elf emoji, you are going to get something green with point ears that looks like a cross of Zelda and Robbin Hood in a variety of shades and wearing a green or blue top. 🧝🧝🏻🧝🏽🧝🏾🧝‍♂️🧝🏻‍♂️🧝🏿‍♂️

Elf Orange Emoji

If you came here looking to copy and past the orange emoji, here it is 🍊

But really most of you landing on this page for this adorable Elf on the Shelf idea with Emoji Oranges. Such a simple Elf idea and so cute for your kids.

Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed

• The Elf on the Shelf Doll
• Oranges
• Sharpie Markers

For this simple Elf on the Shelf emoji ideas with oranges, grab your Sharpie marker and open the emojis in your phone. Use your permanent markers to make adorable emoji faces. Lay your oranges with artwork around your Elf for a cute Elf on the Shelf idea.

It’s so easy your kids can do it (… and I know, because my older kids DID do it!)

Stay in the Emoji Fruit Theme!

Also look at our Elf on the Shelf Emoji Idea and Elf on the Shelf Fruit Ideas!

Elf on the Shelf Emoji Idea

For another cute Elf on the Shelf Emoji idea, grab your child’s emoji resources and also cut some tiny emoji heart eyes. It fits the theme to keep the emoji Elf idea going.

Elf on the Shelf Fruit Ideas

This is one of our original Elf on the Shelf ideas – can you tell from the age of the doll? It is a classic elf doll. Anyhoo, use one of those left over oranges and insert a fun straw. Orange juice anyone? We love this elf drinks an orange Elf on the Shelf orange idea.

For more Christian Elf on the Shelf ideas, print our free Fruits of the Spirit Elf on the Shelf Notes. It’s a cool way to stay in the spirit of the season, remember the birth of Jesus.

Full disclosure. Most of my fruit was rotten so I though it was very applicable to say “in a world full of rotten fruit, be a fruit of the spirit!”

Elf on the Shelf Printables

Our most popular Elf on the Shelf printables can be found in our Elf Store. Shop Elf costumes, our Elf Twister board, Jokes for Kids, our Magic Shrinking Machine and so much more!

Free Elf Printables

We also love sharing Elf on the Shelf free printables including our Elf on the Shelf Fruits of the Spirit!

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4.) Enter your passcode at the top of the page here and click “Access Printables”

5. Enjoy your Elf on the Shelf Printables.

Elf on the Shelf on Social Media

Save these ideas because you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each Christmas season. We do our best to mix up easy and hard Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

Elf on the Shelf Facebook Page

Multiple ideas are added each day to our Elf on the Shelf Ideas Facebook page. This is a great way for you to share your own Elf on the Shelf Ideas and share our ideas to your page. There are some good ones! Be sure to like the page!

Elf on the Shelf Pinterest Boards

We also are in charge of a Elf on the Shelf Ideas Pinterest board. On this board, we have invited other bloggers to share their ideas and free Elf on the Shelf Printables too! Be sure to follow the board!

Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD.

Don’t forget all of our daily Elf on the Shelf Ideas. Pin to Pinterest on your Christmas and Elf Boards.

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