In this Elf on the Shelf Toilet Paper Roll idea, toy friends push Elf over the counter top in an easy Elf on the Shelf set up. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

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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!

Elf on the Shelf Toilet paper Idea

I sense trouble – Elf is about to be pushed over the countertop in this toilet paper drop.

Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed

• The Elf on the Shelf Doll
• Toilet Paper
• Toys to Plunge Elf

This is consider a Lazy Elf on the Shelf Idea – you know we love those! Less than 5 minutes and using supplies from home.

Put Elf inside the tube of a a toilet paper roll and grab some toys/friends to begin the push over the edge of the counter top.

Also take a look at this full list of Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Toilet Paper.

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

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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.

We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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Have fun with this idea – Elf on the Shelf drawing on eggs a Merry Christmas message. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

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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!

Elf on the Shelf Egg Drawing

Create this cute message in the refridgerator.

Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed

• The Elf on the Shelf Doll
• 1 1/2 dozen Eggs
• Marker

In this fun Elf idea write Merry Christmas and draw a few candy canes on 18 eggs. Easy, peasy but really cute message for your child.

Elf on the Shelf Printables

Don’t forget one of our favorite Elf on the Shelf Egg ideas – the magic egg trick.

This Elf on the Shelf Egg ideas covers 2 days. One day a plain egg, the next day a Kinder Joy chocolate egg.

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! Get all of our free Elf on the Shelf printables by entering your email address below. Look for an email to confirm you signed up. Once you confirm, look for a second email in your inbox with a link and password!

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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.

We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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Ready for a 5 second Elf on the Shelf idea? This time Elf on the Shelf is in the Kitchen. It takes only a few seconds to add him to the spaghetti container. 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!

Elf on the Shelf in the Spaghetti in the Kitchen

I know you guys love these Lazy Elf on the Shelf ideas. I do my best to make it easy but create a really funny elf on the shelf idea your child will love. For this Elf idea, you can have Elf hiding in the kitchen or put in in the pantry. See how long it takes your child to find him/her.

Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed

• The Elf on the Shelf Doll
• Spaghetti Storage

Put Elf in the spaghetti storage and done! Did anyone time that, how long did it take you for this Easy Elf on the Shelf idea?

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! Get all of our free Elf on the Shelf printables by entering your email address below. Look for an email to confirm you signed up. Once you confirm, look for a second email in your inbox with a link and password!

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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.

We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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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!

Get all of our free Elf on the Shelf printables by entering your email address below. Look for an email to confirm you signed up. Once you confirm, look for a second email in your inbox with a link and password!

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2.) Look for a confirmation email in your inbox and confirm you requested a sign up.

3.) We will send you a Free Printables Welcome Email with link and passcode to all of our free printables.

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.

We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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Take a breath. Your dog ate Elf on the Shelf and now you need a solution. I am here to tell you, we can have this dilemma fixed in just a few short minutes. Read on about What to do if the dog eats the Elf on the Shelf. 

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Chances are that you are here because you are in a panic. I get it. Your dog has mauled the Elf on the Shelf and now your Elf doll is missing a leg, or worse his head. If you are in a situation, similar to this, here are the things you should do if your Dog eats the Elf on the Shelf.

My Dog Ate Elf on the Shelf

First, take a breath. I am here to tell you that there are quick and easy solutions to the family dog eating Elf on the Shelf. Let me give you a quick list and then we can go over them in greater detail.

• Have Elf send vacation Postcards while he/she is away
• If your child witnessed this calamity, hide your stress, go to the kitchen draw and pull out the Magic Elf Grippers
• If the wound is superficial, wrap the wound in gauze and set Elf up with a prescription doctor’s note
• Quickly reach out to the Facebook community and ask your friends for a temporary Elf
• Go on Amazon and overnight ship an Elf doll (order two, you have a naughty dog!)

Vacation Postcards

The quickest thing you can do is print out Elf Vacation Postcards. This doesn’t halt the Elf fun, it just sends Elf on a trip around the world for four fun days. Each day your child will receive a postcard from Hawaii, Paris, New York and Africa. Each postcard has a hidden Elf so your child can enjoy the fun and the Elf antics don’t stop. Pls you might enjoy these 4 days off (that sounds like a win!)

Magic Elf Grippers for Moving Elf

The horror! Okay, your child witnessed this horrific accident and now your Elf is on the floor. Take a breather. Calmly go to the kitchen draw and grab your kitchen dogs. These are instant Magic Elf Grippers for moving the Elf on the Shelf. Your job has the Elf helper is to lay the Elf on the Shelf in a safe place. Do the best you can to place a Band-Aid on the Elf and tissue without touching the Elf (you’ve done worse mama, you can do this.) Maybe sprinkle some glitter too for magic healing. Tomorrow, your Elf antic is a nice tissue box bed and Elf Prescription. Quickly order a new Elf so it looks like Santa healed the Elf in a few days.

Elf Prescription

If elf’s injuries are not too bad, you can wrap gauze around the wound and bring a special doctors note.  Have Scout Elf sit for two days with an Elf on the Shelf Prescription. If the wound is really bad, you can still do this. Have Barbie sit has a nurse manager and watch Elf carefully. She can even bring a note that Elf is in “surgery on his left arm” (or whatever the place) if he disappears a day. Just replace Elf in a few days time after the new Elf arrives. Then the North Pole magic healed and fixed your Elf back to normal.

Facebook Help

After your heart rate has slowed, go to the Facebook community. Do you know how many elves are still on the shelf (…in a box, in a deep, dark hidden closet…) of your friends. Join your community of friends, first to offer laughter and sympathy, second to possible offer their own Elf. They are done and their Elf has retired.

Overnight an Elf on the Shelf

Hopefully by this point you are not too many glasses into a bottle of wine. Like me, maybe instead of alcohol warm chocolate chip cookies have settled your nerves. Now, go online and get an Elf on the Shelf shipped to your home ASAP. Overnight if needed. That mama with the retired Elf doll, might want it back for her grandkids. It’s not a bad idea for you to have two elves on hand (another as a backup) should this be typical behavior of your chewer!

And what better way to end this mess, than have Elf on the Shelf eating dog food or dog treats  in a few days time. It’s his way at getting back at this pups naughty behavior.

For a silly little joke, put a Grinch toy and the dog (or a photo of the dog) both in time out as a future idea. A little naughty Elf on the Shelf fun to get back at Fido.

You can see more Elf on the Shelf Pet ideas too.

Return to Frugal Coupon Living after your Elf arrives for new creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

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! Get all of our free Elf on the Shelf printables by entering your email address below. Look for an email to confirm you signed up. Once you confirm, look for a second email in your inbox with a link and password!

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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.

We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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Have you heard of the kindness elves? Your family elf can encourage your child to give a helping hand! Take a look at these Elf on the Shelf kindness ideas and print our free kindness letter for Elf and your child. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

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Having  a family Elf is the perfect opportunity to encourage random acts of kindness and remind your child of the reason for the season. There are many ways to promote how the Christmas season is for helping hands, for giving instead of receiving.

Speaking of hands, are you supposed to undo the Elf on the Shelf hands?… the short answer is yes!

How do you undo Elf on the Shelf hands?

Speaking of Elf on the Shelf hands, you are supposed to undo your Elf’s hands. They come sewn together to  It’s important to carefully separate the tie that holds your Elf on the Shelf hands together. Nail scissors are great for smaller cuts and protecting your Elf hands.

Elf on the Shelf hands come sewn together so you can create position. For example, it’s easy to hang Elf on a Christmas tree limb or on a door knob. However, this can easily be resolved if you create a posable Elf on the Shelf. Once you have your Elf on the Shelf hands free, the next step you want to take is making sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our no-sew bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial.

Elf on the Shelf Helping Hands

So far, we have mastered undoing Elf on the Shelf hands sewn together and creating a bendable, wired Elf on the Shelf doll. Take it another step with Elf on the Shelf posable hands.

Holly Jolly Fun Crafts has adorable posable hands – you can bend the fingers and such – this means you can create two thumbs up! For our next Elf on the Shelf idea, we are going to use the hands however you can do do this random acts of kindness Elf on the Shelf ideas without these posable Elf gloved hands.

Supplies

• The Elf on the Shelf Doll
• Helping Hands Random Acts of Kindness Elf on the Shelf Letter
• Tape
• Optional: Gloved Elf on the Shelf Hands

Directions

In a matter of minutes, create this Helping Hands Elf on the Shelf idea. The Elf printable letter reads….

Give a hand day! What can you do that is nice for someone today?

Instantly download and print this free Elf on the Shelf letter. Prop it against a wall with tape. We used double sided tape to tape Elf’s arm in place. Viola! Done.

I can’t wait to see what adorable Random Acts of Kindness your child and Elf come up with! Leave a comment below and share.

Elf on the Shelf Kindness Ideas

In addition to our free Helping Hands printable, we have more ways your family Elf on the Shelf can encourage your child to give back to the community.

Take a look at these kindness elves ideas to help spread random acts of kindness and helping hands during the holiday season.

Elf on the Shelf Donate Toys Letter

Elf on the Shelf Donate Canned Goods

You’ve Been Elfed Printable

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.

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 this Helping Hands Kindness Letter Elf on the Shelf printable.

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Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

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Clownin’ Around! Recreate this easy Elf on the Shelf Clown Costume. In addition, take a look at the many El fon the Shelf ideas with pipe cleaners. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

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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!

Elf on the Shelf Clown Costume

Is your elf clownin’ around? We are not talking about the Penneywise Elf Clown, we mean getting in to silly Elf on the Shelf antics with clean fun appropriate for young kids.

Create an adorable DIY Clown Costume for Elf using a few of these basic craft supplies that might be found around your home.

Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed

• The Elf on the Shelf Doll
• Rainbow Pipe Cleaners
• Red Pom-Pom
• Double Sided Square Tape
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Optional: Bendable Elf on the Shelf Gloved Hands

To create this DIY Elf on the Shelf Clown Costume, first get a pencil. It does not have to be sharpened. Wrap tightly around a pencil, your rainbow pipe cleaners to create spirals. We used about 6 of each color. Put aside.

Next, make a small crown to create your DIY Elf clown hair. First we made a circle with a pipe cleaner the circumference of Elf’s head. Then we added three bible cleaners around this hat (folding down his red elf hat.) This gave us a base for our DIY clown hair.

Once your clown hair crown is on elf’s hat, begin to attach your spiral pipe cleaners.

Attach a small square of double side tape on Elf’s nose, you can cut down to keep it from being unseen.

Attach a red pom pom for a clown nose.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Pipe Cleaners

In our list of 12 items every Elf on the Shelf mom needs, pipe cleaners were on the list! If you have left over pipe cleaners from this DIY Clown Costume for Elf, try some of these other Elf on the Shelf Pipe Cleaners Ideas.

From DIY costumes, to reindeers and ornaments, take a look at these pipe cleaner Christmas crafts for Elf.

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Elf on the Shelf Reindeer Costume

Elf on the Shelf Pudding Cup Reindeer

Elf on the Shelf Pipe Cleaner Ornament

Easy Pipe Cleaner Christmas Tree

DIY Elf on the Shelf Angel Costume

Our most favorite Elf on the Shelf idea using pipe cleaners is this fun magic trick – Elf on the Shelf Cereal Box Trick!

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!

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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.

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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.

We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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