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New Elf on the Shelf Menu at IHOP + Kids Eat FREE

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IHOP Elf on the Shelf Menu

You all probably know that IHOP has a Halloween tradition with it’s Scary Face Pancakes at IHOP. Now, they have a Christmas tradition too. Head to your local restaurant to check out the fun new Elf on the Shelf IHOP menu! …And, don’t miss out on all of our Elf on the Shelf Ideas!

Santa’s little helper Elfie is serving up some fun meals for kids of all ages through Jan. 1, 2020. There are three new menu items that kids will LOVE! You are going to make sure you try these out at your local IHOP while they’re available!

Jolly Cakes

What kid doesn’t love colored food?? These green pancakes called Jolly Cakes are so fun! These fluffy green pancakes are topped with sweet cream cheese icing, whipped topping and shimmery elf sprinkles. You can get these as a full stack with 4 pancakes; a side order with 2 pancakes; as a Jolly Cakes Combo with 2 pancakes and a variety of savory breakfast combo options; or as a Little Elves Jolly Cakes Combo with 1 pancake, 1 scrambled egg, 1 bacon strip and 1 pork sausage link.

Oh What Funnel Cakes

If your kids love funnel cakes, they’ll LOVE the Oh What Funnel Cakes! It’s fair food with a fun Elf twist! You’ll get 2 golden, crispy funnel cakes, lightly dusted with powdered sugar and topped with glazed strawberries, whipped topping and shimmery elf sprinkles. You can also get a Little Elves Funnel Cake Combo with 1 funnel cake, 1 scrambled egg, 1 bacon strip and 1 pork sausage link.

Merry Marshmallow Hot Chocolate

Top off your meal with a Merry Marshmallow Hot Chocolate. Rich hot chocolate flavored with toasted marshmallow syrup and topped with whipped topping and shimmery elf sprinkles.

Kids Eat Free

A gift Straight From the North Pole for good boys and girls – any maybe for parents {wallets}  too!

Don’t forget that kids eat FREE from 4-10 p.m. every day! My kids are SO excited about this new Elf on the Shelf menu, and they’ve already told me that we ARE going to try these out. I’m all about free kids meals, and breakfast for dinner sounds really good – especially since my kids will eat for FREE!

Don’t miss out on trying the new Elf on the Shelf menu at IHOP while it’s available!

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Toy Story Elf on the Shelf Ideas – You’ve Got a Friend in Me!

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You’ve got a friend in me! These Toy Story Elf on the Shelf Ideas are perfect for your little Buzz and Woody fans! New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

Elf on the Shelf Toy Story Ideas

Elf on the Shelf Toy Story Ideas

Buzz + Woody Elf Forever! The marriage of my two favorite things – Elf on the Shelf and Toy Story. We can’t wait to show you all the ideas we have!

Elf on the Shelf Ideas

We love Elf on the Shelf.  If you have been with us since 2011 (when we started our elf ideas), you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily in the months of November and December. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for every elf idea we have ever done, including a few Elf on the Shelf Toy Story Ideas. .

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.

Toy Story Elf on the Shelf Ideas

You’ve got a friend in me! 

Did you love our Toy Story Party Ideas? If you have seen and used this post, you must be a Toy Story fan, or at least have one in your home! This Toy Story Elf on the Shelf Idea was incredibly simple. We took our Buzz Lightyear toy and had him hug an Elf on the Shelf Woody. We have a woody doll in which the hat easily comes out. I worked hard to try to put the hat on Woody, but it wasn’t happening without some true craft supplies. Maybe I could have used adhesive Velcro on the hat and on the top of Elf’s head. It’s up to you if you wan to go that direction.

Elf on the Shelf Toy Story Supplies

If you plan on doing some of these other ideas below consider getting wooden blocks, marshmallows, a Jessie Doll, a Mason Jar, Twine, a card game, and the Toy Story Buckaroo Game.


Toy Story Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Toy Story Elf Ideas

We have plenty of other Toy Story Elf Ideas. Take a look at these creative Elf on the Shelf Ideas for your Toy Story Lover!

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Toy Story Marshmallow Snow Ball Fight | LMents Photogrpahy

Woody and Buzz vs. Elf on the Shelf | Unboxing Imagination on YouTube

Toy Story Elf Rescue | Source

Toy Story Card Game | Melissa Bruno

Toy Story Hot Cocoa Party | Mama Cheaps

Please tell Woody and Buzz I’m not an alien. | Source

Toy Story Movie Night | Source

Jessie traps Elf! | Clumsy Crafter

Pin all these Toy Story Elf on the Shelf Ideas to Pinterest.

If you have a Forky, make sure one of your Elf on the Shelf ideas includes Elf saving forky form the trash! See more in this post.

Free Elf on the Shelf Printables

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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.

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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.

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!

Elf on the Shelf and Toy Story

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.


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Boys Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Trucks

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Boys Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Trucks. If you have a boy, you know his love for a construction dump truck. This outdoors Elf on the Shelf Idea is all things construction. New ideas daily plus free Elf printables.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Trucks

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 six 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 sign up for all of our Free Elf on the Shelf Printables here.

Elf on the Shelf Construction Truck

Dump Truck Elf on the Shelf Idea

Sometimes the easiest ideas are the most loved. My boys love trucks, so imagine their delight when they saw Elf in their Cat Dump Truck. As a reminder, when you take your Elf outside of the house have clues to lead your child to find Elf. Muddy footprints might be a great way to hint construction and trucks. If you hate mud and what just isn’t an option (let’s be truthful, I won’t be doing that), I might use our orange cones to lead to Elf or leave a not that says “Help me dig the garden!” There are lots of ways to give hints!

Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed


Boys Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Trucks

We have more Boys Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Trucks. One of our very popular ideas if Elf on the Shelf as a Mechanic. Grab mini tools and put Elf to work under a truck.  Turn a truck into something for Elf to climb like this Elf on the Shelf Monster Truck.

Speaking of boys, check out our Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

Free Elf on the Shelf Printables

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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.

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.


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Elf on the Shelf Ideas | Elf Portrait Printable

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Get creative with this Elf Portrait Printable. Fill them in photo gallery wall picture frames or cover the refrigerator. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

Elf Portrait Printables Elf on the Shelf Ideas

I took a photo of my Elf and added a beautiful winterscape backdrop to create a Elf Portrait Printable for you all! Of course, this portrait must be his new school photo he wanted us to see!

Elf on the Shelf Ideas

As a reminder, we are bringing on the latest Elf on the Shelf Ideas. We have new ideas every day in the month of November and December, just for you! Don’t forget, for six years we have brought you new elf ideas.  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.  This particular idea, doesn’t need a bendable Elf, but having a kit is important for future ideas.

Elf on the Shelf Portrait Photo Gallery Wall Frames

Elf Portrait Printable

For this Elf on the Shelf Idea, we printed off self portraits of Elf on the Shelf and plastered them all over our refrigerator. It was quite comical to look at in the kitchen all day. It was a reminder that our Elf is always watching.

Step up this Elf on the Shelf Idea by replacing family photos with Elf. This idea is perfect for a family photo gallery wall. If you have family photos, replace your photos with our Elf Portrait Printable.

I would suggest you carefully place your Elf in a watchful position. Clearly, putting Elf on the refrigerator handle (as we did for this photo) can cause some hungry tummies all day. If your placement wasn’t perfect and your Elf does happen to fall, don’t forget our Elf on the Shelf Magic Grippers (so no magic is lost) when you move Elf to his proper place for the day.


Elf on the Shelf Portrait Supplies

As always, we bring you unique ideas with very little Elf on the Shelf supplies. Use your Elf and portrait printable we will provide. If you decide to put your Elf in a Photo Gallery Wall, you will also need picture frames.

  • The Elf on the Shelf
  • Elf Portrait Printable (see below)
  • Tape
  • Optional: 8 x 10 frames and/or gallery wall

Elf on the Shelf Elf Portrait Printable

Elf Christmas Portrait Printable + More

This Elf Portrait Printable comes with one 8.5 x 11 photo of Elf. You can trim it down to fit 8 x 10 frames. If you need multiple (1 was not enough for us) just select to print the first page x number of times. The second pace is our disclosure and use policy.

Get more freebies! We 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”

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Elf on the Shelf Portrait Gallery Wall

How to Print from Staples

I like to order my prints at Staples. It saves on ink and is only a few short miles from my home. I pick-up at the store, but of course you can upload them online and then have them shipped to your home.

  1. Download and save your image from this post.  (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
  2. Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
  3. Return to Staples print service page.
  4. Go to Start Project.
  5. Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
  6. Select the Buy Now Button under color.
  7. On the left column, choose add file.
  8. Select upload.
  9. Select done.
  10. Give your job a name.
  11. Choose a quantity – if you want 10 portrait, fill in 10.
  12. Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait.
  13. I changed my media to 8.5×11 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
  14. Select add to cart.
  15. Proceed to checkout. My total was under $1 for one print. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
  16. Enjoy!

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Winter 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

Elf on the Shelf Selfie

Elfie. Selfie. If your elf is all about his own appearance, we have some other Elf on the Shelf Portrait ideas. You can of course, replace every picture frame in the house with this printable. Also consider staging a Elf Christmas Portrait. You can create an artistic scene, having elf paint an Elf on the Shelf Portrait. Use your phone to create an Elf on the Shelf Selfie.

Elf on the Shelf Pinterest Board + Facebook Group

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!

Who 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.


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

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Simplistic Wire Holly Wreath Craft for Christmas

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DIY Minimal Christmas Wreath. Tutorial on how to make a simplistic wire Holly Wreath craft for Christmas. A few simple steps and supplies create a beauty farmhouse wreath.

Holly Wreath Craft

We wanted to add our own ideas to last year’s DIY Christmas Wreaths. Because we are pretty pumped about simplistic crafts, this wreath was just that – easy.

Using wire, felt, and pom-poms, create an easy and elegant Christmas Wreath for the door, to hang from Kitchen cabinets to display to adorn a Christmas vignette in your home.

Christmas Wire Wreath Supplies

Just a few simple supplies make this elegant holly wreath.

You can actually find these red pom poms at the Dollar Store!


Christmas Holly Wreath Directions

You can use 14 gauges or 16 gauge wire to make the wreath base. Determine the size of the wreath and circle the wire 2 to 3 times creating the determined round wreath base. Coil the open ends of the wire around the base band. (Our wreath is about 8 inches across.)

Next, cut small pieces of wires from the same wire bundle. These small wire pieces will be used to create branches around the wire base.

Like the image below, take any one of the wire pieces and coil half of the wire around the base tightly. Keep the other half (more or less than half as you prefer) of the coiled wire facing outside or inside of the round wire base.

Continue to add the small wire pieces to the wire wreath base. Keep the branches relatively close (but not too close) to each other. Spread apart like branches on a bush or tree.

Personalize your wreath: You can coil and fill the whole wreath base with the small wire branches or you can fill one fourth of the base like I did.

Next, we chose two different shades of green colored felt fabrics (or you can chose one color if you want to). Trace small leaf shapes on the selected felts and cut them out nicely.

If using hot glue, prepare the hot glue gun. Take a felt leaf cutout and attach it with a small wire branch on its outer edge by gluing any one of the open ends of the leaf. Glue half of the leaf with the wire branch, keeping the other half intact.

Continue to glue felt leaves with the wire branches.

Once the open ends of the wire branches are filled take the remaining felt leaves and slightly fold the half of the leaves along the middle line. This is to give the leaves a cute 3-D look. Apply glue along the fold to secure it.

Now attach the half folded leaves between the previously glued leaves on the wire base. Try filling the wire branches.

Done attaching the leaves? Finally, select some red or white pompoms and attach them on the leaves.

Display and enjoy!

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Wire Wreath Craft craft.  Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!


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Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas Basketball Hoop

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Two points for this Sports Elf on the Shelf Idea Basketball Hoop. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily plus free printables.

Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas | Basketball Hoop

Dribble, dribble, dribble, shoot, shoot. Put that Elf in the hoop, hoop! (Any other former cheerleaders know this cheer?)

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 six 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 sign up for all of our Free Elf on the Shelf Printables here.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas Basketball Hoop

It wasn’t a night I could invest much effort. You get it. You have been there. If you have a sports or basketball fan, this is a cute idea for him. He might even want to shoot hoops with Elf – just be careful!

Don’t forget, if your Elf falls, we have Elf on the Shelf Magic Grippers! This ensures no magic is lost when you move your elf.

Sports Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed


Add a Basketball Printable for Elf on the Shelf

So I looked through Pinterest (because that is what I do!) While we did not use a basketball printable, we found a couple of cute basketball printable for you. Not free, but really cute, I really fell in love with this Basketball Scoreboard Printable. You could put your own numbers on the top of the board and personalize it for your elf! It’s an instant download, so personalize it and then print it right away.

Want to step up your game. You can also get creative with a fruit basketball pizza! Or you could just print these free printables, Slam Dunk and Go Team, from The Littles and Me! Check out all of our Slam Dunk Recipes if you are staying with the basketball theme.

Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Etsy also has other Sports Elf on the Shelf Props and Accessories. Turn Elf into your #1 fan with a Sports Jersey and #1 Hand.

Additionally, Scout Elf has their own Elf on the Shelf Claus Couture Winter Sportsman Set. This includes a Fishing Hut with a warm sportsman vest, candy-cane fishing pole, and attachable felt beard. Additionally it comes with Orna-Moments DIY papercrafts including a fun Holiday Rowboat and Snowmobile for your Scout Elf.


One sports Elf on the Shelf Idea we love is our Foosball Table. (That was fun to spell!) Elf is ready for some fun. You can see more in our Elf on the Shelf Master List.

Free Elf on the Shelf Printables

We have printables too! (No, we do not have basketball printables… yet.)  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. One you confirm, look for a second email in your inbox with a link and password!


Free Printables Step by Step Directions

1.) Enter your email address here.

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.

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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.

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!


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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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Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids

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Our Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids gives elf permission to move at night or while the kids are in school. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids

Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids

The Christmas Tree is up! The Christmas Season is back – and guess what; we are back with 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 six years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

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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 sign up for all of our Elf on the Shelf Printables here.

Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids

Are your older kids involved in Elf on the Shelf. As the kids got older and still wanted visits from Elf, ideas became complicated. For one, sometimes I was in bed before the kids. That meant, either Elf did not move, or he/she moved when they were at school.

Elf on the Shelf Letter Template to Older Kids

This letter fully explains why Elf might move at different times of the day.

Maybe you knew it, or maybe not,
But I have been back awhile and watching you a lot.
Now that you’re older and staying up late,
Some of my trips to Santa, may have to wait.
I may travel at night, when you’re snuggled in tight.
I may travel when you’re in school, and out of my sight.
So please be patient when you’re looking for me,
Here or there we will have lots of Elf fun, you will see!

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Download a Free, Printable Letter from Santa

Of course, this letter is from Elf, but did you know you can also Download a Free, Printable Letter from Santa from ElfontheShelf.com? Your elf may bring this letter from Santa back from the North Pole. Want to write the letter yourself, that works too! Check out our Printable Elf on the Shelf Postcard!

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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

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.


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I’m Back Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Arrival – Elf is headed back to your home to the North Pole. Eighteen creative Elf on the Shelf ideas to say hello to your elf on their first night. 

Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Arrival

We know many of you are just beginning Elf on the Shelf. If you have been with us for a long time, you know we do Elf on the Shelf Ideas all November and December long.  Before your Elf enters your front door, make sure to plan ahead. November is a great time to get ready for Elf on the Shelf. Get all the supplies you need and check out our Elf on the Shelf Ideas calendar so you are prepared the entire month of December.

If you are forgetful to change your elf, don’t forget our Elf on the Shelf Tip – tried and true, never forget to move your elf again! Also check out our creative last night ideas – ways to say Goodbye Elf on the Shelf.

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I’m Back Elf on the Shelf Ideas

So oddly enough, our most popular from the full list of I’m Back Elf on the Shelf Ideas is our I’m Back Sign (you can get it on Etsy and use it every year! That was easy!)

Here is a fun story behind the sign. I was on 8 weeks of bed rest with my twins the year I did this Elf on the Shelf I’m Back Idea. That is my master bedroom window and I opened that window every day just to feel like I was outside. It was a miserable time. Also, I was responsible for 54 new creative Elf on the Shelf Ideas so photo shop and ordering Christmas Tradition Elf Accessories and Props on Etsy was my thing!

Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Arrival

After you get through your Elf on the Shelf Ideas for arrival, it is all smooth sailing from there. We have a list of creative ideas from Frugal Coupon Living and around the Pinterest community to find the best Elf on the Shelf Ideas for reintroducing Elf into the home.

Has the snow been too much. Is the weather making Elf’s travel difficult. Elf might come via FedEx. | The Lunchbox Memoirs

Give Elf the ultimate Runway Landing with Christmas lights and an airplane! | Pinterest Source

Print your own free Elf on the Shelf welcome note. | A Worthey Read

Up, up and away with this Hot Air Balloon Elf on the Shelf arrival idea. | Frugal Coupon Living

Use your letter board  and write a message – Guess who is back. | Natural Beach Living

Just when you are about to take that next bite of turkey, you notice it. Elf is in the Thanksgiving flower arrangement. | Frugal Coupon Living


First Night Elf on the Shelf Ideas

We you excited about the above first night Elf on the Shelf Ideas – no?! Keep scrolling for more First Day Elf on the Shelf Ideas. Fly in on Santa mail, come in as a Thanksgiving Turkey, arrive down the chimney with a message. More ideas below!

Why come through the front door, the chimney is so much easier. Elf Parachutes in! | Carey Pace

If your Elf comes around Thanksgiving, turn him into a Thanksgiving turkey (the uncooked kind!) | Frugal Coupon Living

Elf on the Shelf express mail from Santa – you remember how to fold a paper airplane, right? | Frugal Coupon Living

Have an Elf on the Shelf welcome breakfast. | Ice Cream off Paper Plates

I’m back! Elf returns with balloons and a message. | Pinterest Source

Special Delivery! Elf Brings the front porch packages. | Frugal Coupon Living

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Welcome Elf on the Shelf

We have more ways welcome Elf on the Shelf. Ideas for the yard, using gumdrops, a package and even and Elf door!

You’ve got mail! Elf on the Shelf arrives in a package – just poke a hole and have his/her head poke through. | Instagram Source 

Spell it out with gumdrops or M&Ms (or other candy) – I’m Back!| Frugal Coupon Living

Is it Thanksgiving. Elf and his friend can return as Thanksgiving Pilgrims. | Frugal Coupon Living

If you have a mischievous elf, arrive with the message – Let the games begin! | Source

Spell it out with a yard sign.  Yep, you can buy these! | Card My Yard

You know fairy doors, well they also sell Elf on the Shelf magic doors – have your Elf enter. | Frugal Coupon Living

Free Elf Printables

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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”

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Elf on the Shelf Facebook and Pinterest Community

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!

Enjoy this amazing list of Free Elf on the Shelf Printables. Pin to your printable, Christmas, and Elf on the Shelf boards.

Also stay with us all season long as we share our daily Elf on the Shelf Ideas! Hundreds of ideas for every night of the week! Pin to Pinterest on your Elf on the Shelf and Christmas boards.



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