Your elf has raided the chocolate stash! Elf is sat in the middle of a box of chocolates with empty wrappers surrounding him and chocolate smeared around his mouth! 9. Elf has made mini pancakes! Another big part of the Elf on the Shelf tradition, and especially in the age of social media, is to share photos of the hilarious antics Scout Elves have been getting up to in the home. Plus, it gives families more genius Elf ideas because you have to get really creative. Do you have a sewing machine? Get elf making something on the machine with Christmassy fabric, and drape a tape measure over their shoulders too! You could do something similar with a knitting set. 23. Elf has a wash Make sleepy elf a bed out of a box of tissues, using some folded up tissues as a pillow and a tissue as a duvet. 44. Swinging from the ceiling Try draping him over a branch, or have him hanging upside down! A really simple but effective last-minute Elf on the Shelf idea. 21. Sliding down the stairs

Open this cut file, I manipulated images and shapes in Design Space to create this bed, so it cannot be resized. {The slots and hooks will change size and you won’t be able to slide the bed together} Prepare the chipboard and cutting mat to be cut. This project will use two pieces of chipboard for each bed. {If you make two beds, you can use one piece of chipboard for both bed rails and support pieces} This cut will take a while, and you may want to send it through one or two times extra. Put the egg in a frying pan – or add a few eggs – and then have Elf sit next to the pan holding a spatula as if he is frying the egg for breakfast! 65. Feeding dinosaursDIY With My Guy has created a printable letter from your Elf to help make this idea work. 62. Use these fun FREE printable notes

Make some paper chains so that you have a few loops, then leave some extra so it looks like Elf has been caught in the middle of making paper chains! Via Me Becoming Mum 39. Cowboy ElfYou could use doll clothes so that Elf has clothes his own size to organise. 54. Elf goes to space! It’s really pretty simple to make your own Elf on the Shelf bed {or doll house bed}, you just a few things, and a few minutes of active work. Elf Bed Supplies: At this point, you can be done, or you can be the crazy person that makes bedding for an elf…but, if you’ve made a bed, you really should make the bedding. The Elf on the Shelf Plushee Pals – 17-inch The Elf on the Shelf Scout Elf Plush Toys Blue Eyed Boy- Huggable and Lovable Stuffed Elf Plush World’s Smallest The Elf On The Shelf, Multi The Elf on the Shelf Search and Find The Elf on the Shelf Insta-Moment Pop-Ups The Elf on The Shelf: Letters to Santa – Send Shrinking Christmas Lists to Santa through your Elf- 20 Piece Gift Set Includes Magic X-mas Paper, Mrs Claus’ Press, Ribbon Sashes, Markers, and Parchment The Elf on the Shelf: Meet the Scout Elves (I Can Read Level 1) Elf is on mummy or daddy’s computer or iPad surfing the internet for toys. 30. Flying with a parachute