25 Super Easy Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Elf on the Shelf is a fun holiday tradition for kids of all ages! While the possibilities are endless, they don’t have to be complicated! Here are 25 super easy Elf on the Shelf ideas for you to try throughout the month!

We have two elves on the shelf – Hermey and Snowflake 🙂 They arrive to visit each year on Thanksgiving morning and come visit each night leading up to Christmas!

I always share our elf adventures on Instagram so be sure to follow me there if your elves need some inspiration 😉

Also be sure to check out my Pinterest board for other ideas too!

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25 Easy Elf on the Shelf Ideas

1. Thanksgiving Greeting

Every year the elves arrive and make their special muffins…

2. Thanksgiving Food Coma

Looks like the elves ate too much on Thanksgiving!

3. Countdown to Christmas

Christmas countdowns are so fun and our elves brought us a new one from Disney

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4. Learning to Floss

I don’t think they got the floss quite right…

5. Battleship

Hermey was sinking Snowflakes ships!

6. Birthday Wishes!

We have two December birthdays and our elves brought a little gift on their special days!

7. Elf Mummies!

8. Taming of the Stitch

Stitch is wild and our elves helped tame him 😉

9. Just Let it Go!

Elf tip: use rubbing alcohol to get Sharpie off of furniture 😉

10. Lost in the Woods

Our elves know some Frozen 2 jams 😉

11. Christmas Rocks!

12. Elves Love Syrup!

Every elf loves something sweet 🙂

13. Elves in the Kitchen

Cooking up something sweet!

14. Oh, Deer!

Poop scoop duty

15. Use the Force

Battling the dark side 😉

17. Super Snowflake to the Rescue!

18. No Place Like Gnome

The elves delivered some special gnome friends!

19. Family Photo Graffiti

They had fun drawing on our family photos.

20. Shaving Lessons 😉

21. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Every elf, every year has to hide in the Christmas tree right?

22. Blinds!

“Roses are red, Violets are blue, we go kind of caught up coming back home to you!”

23. The Polar Express

Elves like to bring little gifts for the kids and this year they brought The Polar Express book and downloaded the movie for us to watch!

24. Hide and Go Seek

Snowflake and Hermey played hide and seek but Snowflake couldn’t find Hermey so we had to help track him down for her!

25. Goodbye Message

Our elves always leave a goodbye message and this year included a fun colorful festive activity!

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Hey Y'all, I'm Emily! I'm a stay at home mom and consider parenting to be my passion. Disney is my happiest place and I love making memories as a family together. I'm a big believer in transparency and share all of my real-life moments as a mother of four.

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