Easy elf ideas for tired parents
These are the easiest setups we have: one star of effort, a few minutes, and things already in the house. Pick one, do it in the time it takes the kettle to boil, and go to bed.
- Asleep in a stocking
- Hiding in the cereal box
- Stuck halfway down the chimney
- Hello note by the door
- Welcome letter from the North Pole
- Hitched a lift in a hood
- One last hug
- I'll miss shoe
- Reindeer food to sprinkle outside
- Saying bye to every room
- Flown home through the window
- Merry Crisp-mas
- Too tired to move
- Green milk
- Compliments on the mirror
- Elf in a toast sandwich
- Elf's been colouring
- Pull a face like me
- Bed in a tissue box
- Trapped under a glass
The list
- Asleep in a stocking: The elf has arrived and gone straight to sleep inside a Christmas stocking.
- Hiding in the cereal box: The elf has cut a window in the cereal box and is peeping out at the breakfast table.
- Stuck halfway down the chimney: Only the elf's legs are showing, poking out of the fireplace or a gap in the bookcase.
- Hello note by the door: The elf is waiting by the front door with a wobbly handwritten hello.
- Welcome letter from the North Pole: The elf arrives with an official-looking letter explaining the rules of the visit.
- Hitched a lift in a hood: The elf has arrived riding in the hood of a coat on its hook, peeping over the edge and waving.
- One last hug: The elf is holding out both arms with a note asking for a goodbye hug before heading home.
- I'll miss shoe: The elf is sitting in a child's shoe with a note that says 'I'll miss shoe!'
- Reindeer food to sprinkle outside: The elf leaves a bag of oats and sprinkles with instructions to scatter it outside on Christmas Eve.
- Saying bye to every room: On the last morning the elf is hugging the Christmas tree goodbye and wants help saying bye to every room.
- Flown home through the window: On the last morning the elf's spot is empty and one curtain is pulled back, as if it flew out in the night.
- Merry Crisp-mas: The elf has hung empty crisp packets on the tree like baubles, with a 'Merry Crisp-mas' sign.
- Too tired to move: The elf hasn't moved but has a tiny blanket and a note saying it overslept.
- Green milk: The milk has turned green overnight and the elf is sitting on the bottle with a drop of food colouring.
- Compliments on the mirror: The elf has written something lovely about each child on the bathroom mirror.
- Elf in a toast sandwich: The elf is squashed between two slices of bread with 'I'm toast' written on a note.
- Elf's been colouring: The elf has coloured in a page from the kids' colouring book and left a page for them.
- Pull a face like me: The elf is pulling a silly face with a note asking the kids to copy it and take a photo.
- Bed in a tissue box: The elf is tucked up in an empty tissue box with a tissue blanket.
- Trapped under a glass: The elf is trapped under an upturned glass with a 'Caught in the act' note.