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Never forget to move Elf with this Elf on the Shelf Hack! Literally, you won’t forget! New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily plus free printables.
Are you getting ready!?! T-minus 2 days until your North Pole Visitor Arrives. We have the best Elf on the Shelf Hack You Won’t Forget – literally, you won’t forget!
WE can’t wait for Elf’s return! Are you excited? 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.
It was a number of years I went from soundly sleeping to bug eyed away with the reminder “I forgot to move the elf!” I also recall mornings where the kids woke and asked “Why did elf not move!?” Though, it’s only a few “short” weeks, it is hard remembering to move Elf. This Elf on the Shelf Hack is one you won’t forget – it literally will not let you forget!
It finally dawned on me, I needed the help of my electronic device. I set my phone each evening to have a calendar alarm and at 9 PM each night, my calendar would alert me EOTS. You can likely guess the acronym meaning – Elf on the Shelf. I figured having an acronym was less telling than spelling it out! This calendar reminder saved me for years. Often time, in anticipating of it going off, I had already moved Elf by the time it alerted me.
If elf cannot always move at night – let’s face it, sometimes some nights are just too much, use this Elf on the Shelf Letter to Older Kids. This lets your child know, sometimes elf moves happen during the day!
Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed
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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
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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.
We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.
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If you have been with me the past 12 Black Fridays, you know Kohl’s does’t mess around when it comes to their Black Friday Appliances. Nor do they kid around about when they start their sales – midnight the Monday of Thanksgiving week… so here we are again!
Kohl’s Black Friday have begun online and this year the deals are just as great. If you need appliances, take a look at these deals! Pick up 3 and pay only $1.69 each after Kohl’s cash back and rebates!
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Kohl’s Black Friday Details:
Appliances to Consider:
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Kohl’s Deal Scenario:
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Submit for the $36 in Rebates ($12 each, Limit 5)
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Eight pages of Elf Printable Costumes. Adorable Elf on the Shelf Ideas to cover many of your Christmas Tradition. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.
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.
One of our popular set of printables is our Elf on the Shelf Costumes. We had fun partnering with The Elf Guru to create the Christmas Police and an Elf Spy. This year instead of a couple costumes, we wanted to come to you with the ultimate Elf Costume Bundle. We found adorable ideas that will excite your kids for multiple days and will make life easier on you!
The reason I love our newest costume kit is because it brings forth seven Elf on the Shelf ideas. If you are someone who does Scout Elf for 24 days, that covers almost a third of your days. So many cute ideas for your red elves from Ugly Christmas Sweaters to a pirate costume, and even Elf super hero idea!
The Camping Elf Costume: One of my favorite ideas, four props to use for Elf go to camping. From a warm fire pit, a backpack, compass and flash light! Pose with some of your creative Barbie and doll props. Just add rocks to your fire pit!
Staging 3-D Tip: For the campfire (and the reindeer), I created a little perpendicular base by cutting a strip, cutting a tiny slit in the middle of it, cutting a tiny slit in the bottom of the reindeer and the fire cutouts, then fitting the slits together in a perpendicular way. This way I could stand them up and make them more 3D.
Christmas Accessories and Props Costume: Two days to get your elf photo booth ready for Christmas. Nine cute accessories to give your North Pole visitor some sparkly this holiday season. (See above, in the camping props, how we got our reindeer to stand!)
3-D Costume Tip: I found the double sided tape for the face masks to worked pretty well across the forehead of the hat.
Ugly Christmas Sweater Costume: Have an ugly Christmas Sweater? Elf does too. In fact, he/she has two! Everyone get your tacky Christmas sweater came on and celebrate the season. For this Ugly Sweater Costume, we used this My Life As Reversible Background for Use with Dolls, Classroom & Christmas. Adorable for Elf staging ideas. See more of where to buy and Ugly Christmas Sweater for Elf on the Shelf.
Christmas Tree Costume: Of course the Christmas tree looks beautiful in your home. But our red Elf has some competition: Who wore it better?
Elf Super Hero Costume: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Scout Elf here to save the day! Dress your red elves in two super hero costumes. Perfect for one, two or many North Pole elves.
Elf Pirate Costume: Sail the seven seas looking for some booty. Pirate’s booty. We have the cutest accessories to turn your Scout Elf on the Shelf into a pirate. Enjoy our map and hide 10 candy canes in the house! It makes not only for a cute Elf costume, but also make a fun activity/adventure for your kids.
You will need to get these costumes into place.
We wanted to give you a quick glimpse into how to attach many of these costumes. There are three ways. Push pins, keep Elf up higher when using them. Velro. Simple, sticks well to the fabric and peels easy. Tape. My favorite, go-to craft supply solution.
I found the best way hands down to secure the paper to the felt fabric of the Elf was using those sticky Velcro squares (similar to these) sold at most Walmart locations and craft stores. The double sided tape didn’t hold very well and became fuzzy too fast wen attaching props to the fabric. The velcro was pretty sticky the entire time and held stronger, yet was easy to remove and did not shred the fabric upon removal. The squares come as 7/8″ – 1″ squares. I cut into 4 little squares to be smaller on the Elf clothes and hands.
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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.
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 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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If you have Toy Story fans in your house, then have a look at the Fisher-Price Imaginext® Disney/Pixar Toy Story Pizza Planet Playset
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The Imaginext Pizza Planet creates an iconic playset from one of the most memorable moments of the Toy Story Franchise. When Buzz and the Aliens approach the door to get inside they Buzz can get on the disc to move the guards’ spears and open the door. Once Buzz and the Aliens are inside they can get into his classic battle with Zurg! Buzz can get through the door on the rocket ship or operate the claw with the disc on top. The aliens can get into the rocket ship and blast Zurg with the projectile launcher! If that doesn’t work, hit the target to release the boulder to knock him over! Also on the outside the set has a blast off game where Buzz or Zurg can go for a spinning ride as they blast off! The set includes the playset with disc activating entrance, and disc activated claw, Spinning planet in the middle, ramp and boulder, moving alien head soda fountain, Rocket ship with projectile, Buzz, Aliens and Zurg. Ages 3-8.
Also have a look at the Toy Story Buzz Lightyear Spaceship Command Center
, on sale for $34.55 from $49.99
Based on characters from Disney/Pixar’s hit film franchise, the Toy Story Spaceship features lights, sounds, phrases and a voice amplifier so kids can give commands and rocket through the galaxy with Buzz Lightyear. Their mission begins in a spaceship with sounds, phrases and the ability to be captained by a 6-inch Buzz Lightyear figure. When they land, the ship transforms, revealing a command center with four different play zones including a prison chamber, observation deck and mission launch center complete with a space rover vehicle. Add even more excitement to the galactic journey with a voice amplifier so kids can give commands, firing projectiles, fun sounds and lights. Also, check out the new Toy Story Space Action Figure Collection. Figures are sold separately.
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Looking for a funny Elf on the Shelf Idea? If you have a cute baby elf in your home, download this Punny Acute Elf Baby Printable. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.
Elf on the Shelf Ideas
It’s been almost three weeks since we have brought you new Elf on the Shelf Ideas. Every day in the month of November and December we bring you a new idea. We have been doing this 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. That is 100s of ideas.
Punny Acute Elf Baby Printable
We did it. We bought a cute Elf baby. In order to justify our purchase, I decided to make some Elf on the Shelf Printables for a Baby Elf. This is the first of three (currently) Elf Baby Printables. It’s a punny acute printable! Get it? This is perfect for a cute baby and a protractor measures an acute angle in math. This will especially be cute for older kids who get the pun for this funny Elf on the Shelf Idea.
Our Elf Baby came with a bottle, rattle and baby doll. I have a feeling the accessories might vary a little with each purchase as this product is found in the handmade section of Amazon.
Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed for this Idea
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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.
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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Roll a Santa Dice Game Printable and How to Play Directions.
This is such a cute game! Played with multiple players, the first one to roll a Santa wins. You can play it in the classroom with a large class of students or play at home over the winter break to eliminate shrills of “I’m bored!” The game can be played with one person but it more fun being played with 2 or more.
Roll a Santa Dice Supplies:
Roll a Santa Directions:
First print out your dice template and Santa template.
Next cut out your dice template.
Fol at the dotted lines to shape your dice.
Apply glue to the edges of the dice (looks like a trapezoid.)
Fold into the shape of a dice.
Apply tacky glue edges into the dice and press together to close.
Apply tape to any exposed edges
Finally enjoy the game.
It’s very easy to play this game. You need at least two players if turning this into a game (of course, your child can play alone too.)
Play one rolls the dice and draws the Santa part facing the top of the dice.
Play two rolls the dice and draws he Santa part facing the top of the dice.
This occurs with player one, two, three and so on.
If at any point during the game, the player rolls directions to draw apart of the Santa that they already have drawn, that player looses a turn.
Player one and two (etc.) alternate until the first person has the entire Santa drawn. The first person to draw a complete Santa, is the winner!
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31 DIY Christmas Gift Ideas – Looking for something creative to gift this holiday season. Take a look at Part 2 of our homemade Christmas Gift Ideas.
It’s easy to run to the store and pick up a gift. While it might take little time, sometimes I love coming up with something unique and crafty and personalized to the individual. We found some of the most creative DIY Christmas Gift Ideas. Some of these include ideas with an item you might purchase at the store (for example a box of Sharpies or a bottle of Bubbly) but some of these ideas are genuinely homemade gifts. Whatever you desire – creative and original from the start or at ouch of homemade and bought, we have got the holiday gift ideas for you!
Make these pretty DIY Wordsmith Ornaments and Rosemary Wreaths as gift add-ons your friends & family can keep! We love the idea of attaching them to a bottle or package! | Love Meagan
We always find Fleece Blankets for $1.99 – $3.99 around the holiday season. Pair that cute find with this Fleece Navidad Gift Tag. We also think tossing in a basket with popcorn, hot chocolate and a Redbox code would make a really nice gift! | Frugal Coupon Living
This is a creative, outside the box idea. Give someone gift wrap “wrapped up” in the spirit of Christmas (or the holidays). It’s a practical gift idea, who wouldn’t love nice gift wrap? Good for a neighbor, teacher, co-worker or friend. | Frugal Coupon Living
Your home will smell amazing with this easy to make Christmas Rosemary Wreath! Such a perfect, inexpensive gift! | Frugal Coupon Living
A sweet little homemade gift for the holidays – Mason Jar Tea Time. Everything you need for a proper tea time stuffed into one little jar! | Thirsty for Tea
This Peppermint Christmas Ornament DIY project is simple and fun, which makes it a great holiday activity for kids. | Aimee Mars
Cheers! How about this Sangria in a Jar!? | Fantabulosity
Make these adorable Christmas Snow Globes for a teacher’s desk, shelf or mantle! | The Beauty Dojo
Collect old tea cups and make these fun Tea Cup Candles! | Wonderwood
Popcorn ball kits are perfect for stocking stuffers, classroom parties or paired with a gift card; easy enough to assemble in an afternoon! | Sheri Silver
Give the gift of puns with these fun holiday treat bags dipped in dye with punny holiday sayings! | Club Crafted
Handmade Christmas Spa Gift Basket for the special people in your life. DIY cinnamon and vanilla sugar scrub, body oil and cute socks. | Pastels and Macarons
Enjoy this Gift ideas for Kids – DIY Christmas Slime Gift Box with Free Printable Gift Tag.
These simple leather + twine coasters can be made in less than an hour and make the perfect gift for the rugged, yet domesticated man (or woman!) | Make and Do Crew
Help a family prep for Santa Clause with this homemade Santa Milk and Cookies Kit! | Kristi Murphy
This is not too difficult to prep for a teacher gift idea! Grab this FREE printable holiday-themed gift tag and attach to a pack of pens or Sharpies. | Burlap + Blue
Also a unique teacher Christmas gift idea, paint on napkins or paper towels and then use your art work to cover pencils – Homemade Napkin Pencils. | Journey Creativity
Need a last-minute gift? This candy Christmas tree is easy to make and a great neighbor gift idea! | A Pumpkin and a Princess
These DIY rice packs, cold or hot, are the perfect, simple, handmade holiday gift that everyone will love! Get the simple tutorial. | Pam Ash Designs
This is adorable! Make your own homemade photo ornament! | Tinsel and Trim
Candy Cane Hot Cocoa Pops with printable labels. One swirl in hot milk makes peppermint hot chocolate. | Boulder Locavore
Make gingerbread letter garlands. Festive on the tree or gift as a personalized edible gift with name. | Hello Wonderful
This Christmas Potpourri Recipe and free printable gift tag make a great neighbor gifts or gifts for friends. | Yellow Bliss Road
How to make soy peppermint candles – create handmade peppermint scented mason jar candles and tea lights to give to friends, teachers, neighbors, and co-workers this holiday season. | A Pumpkin and a Princess
How adorable is this homemade ornament – sweet baby Jesus. | One Artsy Mama
Just when you thought there wasn’t another way to top a mason jar; how about this snow globe mason jar craft – fill with whatever treat you like! | Damask Love
Gift a toast! Gift a festive holiday drink with these pretty Metallic Dotted Homemade Tumblers! | Drawings Under the Table
Great for the grandparents, this is an easy fun keepsake that is perfect for any age… DIY Salt Dough Ornament Snowmen. | Crafty Morning
Looking for a cute Christmas gift for teachers or neighbors? These coffee cups with a felt “scarf” & free printable flags are perfect! (Pick up the coffee cups HERE) | Meagan Musing
Craft a personalized wire ornament – so easy and fun! | Consumer Crafts
Make an etched casserole dish – personalized, unique and cute! | The Thinking Closet
We wanted to share a fun way to gift a festive drink – Print this White Christmas FREE Printable Tag | Frugal Coupon Living
When gifting a homemade gift, try out this Cereal Box Gift Bag Christmas Craft! | Frugal Coupon Living
Speaking of gift wrap, how about this adorable FREE printable gift wrap the kids can color! | Say Yes
Take a look at these 31 DIY Christmas Gift Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.
Also take a look at these Edible Christmas Gifts. Pin to Pinterest.
You have to tackle one of these 25 Homemade Advent Calendars! Pin to Pinterest.
Print these 31 FREE Christmas Printables. Pin to Pinterest.
Be sure to also take a look at these 30 Inspiring Christmas Tree Ideas! Pin to Pinterest.
When decorating for Christmas, you need to take a look at these 20 Christmas Hacks and Tips! Pin to Pinterest.
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