


With a pipe cleaner for a leash and a few members of the Paw Patrol (or any small toy animals), Elf is making sure the pets get enough exercise. It could be gulping down the syrup or chugging some chocolate milk, but either way, Elf is in a whole bunch of trouble. Treat your elf to a spa day by filling a small bowl with a mini-marshmallow bubble bath. Let your Elf indulge in a nice long soak in marshmallows. RELATED: Make a Marshmallow Catapult with Kids Sleepy Elf is taking a snooze in a tissue box! Making Cookiesīaking cookies is a popular holiday tradition, so why not have your elf get in on the fun? Maybe he gets the ingredients out in the night, and will need your help making the cookies the next day! 25. Photo by Mark Baylor, courtesy of Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) 24. Perhaps your elf has a sweet tooth, and is ready to get baking. RELATED: 10 Best Christmas Cookie Recipes To Bake with Kids Gather the kids around your screen and join the meeting to see Elf on the other end.

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Set up a few toy cars, trucks, and anything else on wheels around an iPad and create a drive-in movie for your elf. Bath Timeįill the tub with water, and watch your elf float away on a bath toy. Stuck in the Clothes DryerĪsk the kids to help you with the laundry so they can see that their elf got stuck inside the dryer making mischief. Hide the elf in your child’s stuffed animal collection and see how long it takes to find it. RELATED: 25 Christmas Jokes for Kids and Holiday Riddles Marshmallows and hot cocoa go together like elves and snowball fights! Twisterĭraw colored circles on a sheet of paper and position your elf to look like it's enjoying a classic game of Twister. Toothpaste in the sink is a pain to clean up, but it's worth it for the laughs your kids will get from seeing Elf's smiley face. Surprise! You have a little dental-hygiene buddy today. RELATED: 25 Christmas Towns and Villages That Absolutely Sparkle He might even replace the Christmas stockings with undies! Once the kids have had a good laugh, just wipe it clean. You can draw on the glass of a picture frame with dry-erase markers to make funny faces on family members. Open a carton of eggs to make breakfast and discover that your elf has drawn funny faces on all 12 of them. RELATED: 20 Fun and Easy Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for KidsĮlf has been egg-stremely naughty! 13. We can almost hear the elf screaming wheeeeeall the way down the steps.

Gone Fishin'Ī chopstick, a piece of string, and some goldfish in the sink make the perfect relaxing activity for your elf. Imagine your child’s delight when she finds this SOS message written in cereal! 11. RELATED: Charlie Brown Christmas and More Kids' Holiday Movies to Watch This Holiday SeasonĮlves tend to get stuck in places and need help getting out! 10. Who got into Mom's underwear drawer? A bra suspended from two cabinet knobs makes the perfect hammock for a napping elf. Here's one to start: What do elves learn in school? The elfabet! 9. And when you can’t even with the elf anymore, try one of these to get you off the hook.Prop your elf up against a dry-erase board with a marker in hand, right next to some elf humor. Hang in there parents, only a couple more weeks to go. It says the elf will be back as soon as he regains his magic, so it gives you some leeway for his return. Recovery letter- When one day off isn’t going to do it, you’ll need a recovery letter, which explains that the elf has a cold and is back at the North Pole getting lots of TLC, candy canes and cocoa from Mrs.And you can probably just create one of these yourself without having to buy it. It says the elf will be back tomorrow and could be your “get out of jail free” card. “Sick day” note- You can buy a note explaining that there’s no Elf on the Shelf today because someone accidentally touched him, which puts him in the hospital.But night after night, after work, dinner, baths and bedtime stories, that elf can be a commitment some of us are ready to break up with.īut before you send your elf packing back to Santa at the North Pole for good, here are some ideas that can give you a break from the routine, just when you need it most. The little elf moves around every night to a new spot to prove he’s magical and the kids are thrilled every morning to find him. Sure, it seemed like a fun idea at first. But then there are the things we wish came with an off switch, like the Elf on the Shelf. There are some things in parenting we never get tired of, like hugging our little ones or kissing boo-boos.
