Does your family have a December birthday? Enjoy dozens of creative and fun Elf on the Shelf Birthday Ideas and Elf Birthday Traditions in December and the entire year around. Load the confetti, blow up the balloons, bake the cake the Elf birthday traditions are perfect for your Scout elves. Enjoy over 100s of Elf on the Shelf Ideas plus Scout Elf printables for your North Pole visitor.
Do you have a December birthday? Does Elf come to visit at any time in the year to celebrate your son/daughter(s) birthday? We personally have three December birthdays and Elf has to be on his game with birthday Elf on the Shelf Ideas!
Does Elf on the Shelf come on your birthday?
While Santa’s birthday and Elf on the Shelf’s Birthday are mysteries, both really love celebrating the birthdays of young boys and girls. In fact, it doesn’t have to be December for an Elf on the Shelf can make a special appearance on a child’s birthday. The Elf can make a visit 365 days a year to celebrate a birthday. This can be done with a sweet happy birthday Elf on the Shelf note in the mail or this might be a one time day visit complete with a birthday cake, birthday breakfast and even a special birthday gift.
To incorporate an Elf doll on your special boy/girl’s birthday, start with reading Elf on the Shelf A Birthday Tradition. You can order the Elf birthday book online which comes with a cute Elf on the Shelf cupcake costume. Decorate your Elf doll in their special Elf on the Shelf birthday tradition outfit and sing a little tune of Happy birthday.
If you don’t have access to a Elf birthday book, perhaps send Elf on the Shelf birthday letters or a special birthday note in the mailbox. This can be the first step in the start of a birthday celebration.
Now that you and your child have talked about a birthday and their North Pole friend, they might ask for a special visit for a birthday. This is where you can introduce one of many Elf on the Shelf Birthday ideas.
Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Birthday
If it’s a special day, take a look at these cute Elf on the Shelf birthday ideas. These can happen any time during the year.
DIY Birthday Balloons
For the easiest Elf on the Shelf birthday idea, we used mini balloons and paper straws and made a cute little bouquet of balloons. You can use water balloons too!
This is such an easy Elf on the Shelf Idea. Not many supplies are needed to create a perfect birthday balloon bouquet.
- The Elf on the Shelf
- Mini balloons
- Paper straws
- Craft supplies: glue or double sided tape.
Using a permanent marker, we added the special message “dream high, soar high.” You could also say “happy birthday!”
We held the straws together with a clear orthodontist rubber band. You could also use a cute ribbon.
Elf on the Shelf In a Balloon
Of course, if you like the balloon idea, how about putting Elf on the Shelf in a balloon. It’s easy to insert Elf on the Shelf in an balloon. Just follow our special instructions and when you’re done with the little guy, write a special birthday note on the outside with a sharpie marker.
You can also follow these fun Elf on the Shelf balloon ideas.
Elf on the Shelf Birthday Cake
Make your own surprise Elf on the Shelf Birthday Cake. You also could buy these Elf on the Shelf cake bites and have your mini cupcakes for all your family elves.
Elf on the Shelf Birthday Letter
Elf does not have to visit at all. You can simply deliver and Elf on the Shelf birthday letter. Grab one of these letter templates, write a sweet message and let your son/daughter know that you can’t wait to see them in December!
Birthday Countdown
While most Elf on the Shelf countdowns are the days until Christmas, you can also count down the days until a special day… ahem, a birthday! Use toilet paper or even construction paper rings to count down the days until a very special birthday celebration.
Elf Birthday Party Decorations
Make the big day extra fun by decoration your house. Even if you are hosting birthday party guests or doing a small family birthday tradition, this fun Elf on the Shelf party décor would bring a festive look to the home.
How silly would this kit look hanging in the kitchen in August? It doesn’t have to be December to celebrate! This would be especially cute when your child rises from bed for a birthday breakfast.
More Elf on the Shelf Party Décor
Elf on the Shelf Birthday Scavenger Hunt
An Elf is all about antics. Antics include games of hide and seek and what is the best hide and seek game – a scavenger hunt! Enjoy this Birthday Scavenger Hunt. Your North Pole visitor can deliver the the first clue card. Then your child can solve the easy scavenger hunt riddles and race around the home to find their birthday presents.
More Birthday Elf Visit Ideas
It looks like many of you are celebrating birthdays during the Christmas season. It’s so fun when your North Pole visitor can celebrate your birthday too!
Santa’s finest helpers are armed with birthday cake, balloons, confetti and more ready to help you celebrate in your own special way.
Take a look at these other Elf on the Shelf Birthday visit ideas…
- Make an incredible Elf birthday breakfast with a candy cake!
- Lay all the friends around with this Elf on the Shelf Birthday party celebration.
- Decorate with streamers – Elf can leave a birthday note.
- Spell out an Elf on the Shelf birthday wish in sugar!
- Send Elf for a Hot Air Balloon Ride on Birthday balloons.
- Write a message on a Balloon with markers.
Tip: 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.
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Jesus Birthday
If in addition to the Elf on the Shelf birthday tradition, you are celebrating a birthday for a pretty cool guy on, say December 25th, don’t forget these Jesus Birthday Cakes too!
You can also use these other ways to celebrate Jesus’s birthday using your special Scout elves. Take a look at these Christian Elf on the Shelf ideas.
The first orginal title is the Bible. Go back to the OG or the original birthday tradition of Jesus’s birthday. Use an Elf Advent Calendar all the way until Christ’s Birth, bring a Jesus is born Elf on the Shelf bible verse pritnable or acknowledge the fruits of the spirit with this free Elf the Shelf printable.
Elf Birthday Printables
We have so many 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!
This also includes our Birthday Scavenger Hunt. Have Elf deliver the first clue has your child goes on a birthday treasure hunt to find their presents.
Free Elf Printables
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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 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. You also can shop our collection of Elf Printables for ideas to cover the entire season!
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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Elf on the Shelf Pinterest Boards
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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 am Elf doll and a book written by Chanda Bell. 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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