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Fun Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Fun Elf on the Shelf Ideas

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Here are some fun and creative Elf on the Shelf ideas from our elves Pepper and Winter.

1. Elf on the Shelf: Highland ChristmasA fun musical Scottish scene.

Elf on the Shelf: Highland Christmas

2. Elf on the Shelf: Rewind 80’s DollhouseRe-experience a bit of the 80’s in this dollhouse Elf on the Shelf scene. 

Elf on the Shelf: Rewind 80’s Dollhouse

3. Elf on the Shelf: KayakingPepper and Winter are riding the rapids on their kayak.

Elf on the Shelf: Kayaking

4. Elf on the Shelf: SafariOur elves are on a safari ride riding giraffes in our bathroom.

Elf on the Shelf: Safari

5. Elf on the Shelf: Kitty Cat Yoga Our elves did their stretches and deep breathing with some cats. This scene looks like it took about 20-30 minutes to set up.

Elf on the Shelf: Kitty Cat Yoga

6. Elf on the Shelf: Catwoman and DogmanIt looked like a pretty simple and easy scene to set up but it was really cute as well.

Elf on the Shelf: Catwoman and Dogman

7. Elf on the Shelf: An Electric BirthdayOur elves celebrated a birthday in our home. 

Elf on the Shelf: An Electric Birthday

8.  Elf on the Shelf: Table TennisEven if you don’t have a ping pong table at your house, the elves could still set up a scene like this using a miniature table.

Elf on the Shelf: Table Tennis

9. Elf on the Shelf: Reading DayThis is a great scene to encourage children to read. It looks like this scene only took about 5 minutes to create but it was fun.

Elf on the Shelf: Reading Day

10. Elf on the Shelf: Snow Tubing A fun scene and I think we need to go snow tubing as a family sometime! 

Elf on the Shelf: Snow Tubing

11. Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Candy DiveA fun and festive Elf on the Shelf scene.

Elf on the Shelf: Christmas Candy Dive

12. Elf on the Shelf: The Floor is LavaThis scene was a favorite for me as a mom as the kids were entertained for so long with it and it looked as though this scene came together very quickly for Winter and Pepper.

Elf on the Shelf: The Floor is Lava

13. Elf on the Shelf: BubblegumElf on the Shelf duo is up to no good with this bubblegum.

Elf on the Shelf: Bubblegum

14. Elf on the Shelf: Happy BirthdayIt looks like it was pretty simple to put together this scene.

Elf on the Shelf: Happy Birthday

15. Elf on the Shelf: Never Touch a Polar Bear Polar Bears and Elves, what a cute combo.

13. Elf on the Shelf: Never Touch a Polar Bear

17. Elf on the Shelf: Riding in RapidsTwo Elves go river rafting. This is a fun moment to see frozen in time.

Elf on the Shelf: Riding in Rapids

17. Elf on the Shelf: Sweet ToothMy kids looked at the scene, read the note and both decided that it IS TRUE that North Pole elves have a sweet tooth. 

Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Tooth

18. Elf on the Shelf: Soccer and Foosball Fans If you have kids who love soccer or foosball this is a fun scene to set up.

Elf on the Shelf: Soccer and Foosball Fans

19. Elf on the Shelf: Snowball Fight Together – It’s a fun seasonal Elf on the Shelf scene with items we had around that house that took less than 10 minutes to set up.

Elf on the Shelf: Snowball Fight Together

20. Elf on the Shelf: Card Players An Elf on the Shelf scene with elves holding cards. 

Elf on the Shelf: Card Players

21. Elf on the Shelf: Sledding on the Christmas TreeThis Elf on the Shelf: Sledding on the Christmas Tree display is great when an Elf on the Shelf is running late back home from the North Pole and needs something creative to do in a pinch.

Elf on the Shelf: Sledding on the Christmas Tree

22. Elf on the Shelf: Letters to SantaThis was a cute and interactive Elf on the Shelf scene.

Elf on the Shelf: Letters to Santa

23. Elf on the Shelf: Ice FishingOur elves went ice fishing today. Some of the details are so cute.

Elf on the Shelf: Ice Fishing

24. Elf on the Shelf: Oh What FunThis is a great interactive Elf on the Shelf scene.

Elf on the Shelf: Oh What Fun

25. Elf on the Shelf: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Monopoly A fun Monopoly TMNT and Elf mash up.

Elf on the Shelf: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Monopoly

26. Elf on the Shelf: Girls’ Night Out How a girl Elf on the Shelf takes a night off from the rigorous Christmas prep.

Elf on the Shelf: Girls Night Out

27. Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens, ‘A Christmas Carol’ the Elf on the Shelf Way.

Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Carol

28. Elf on the Shelf: The Polar ExpressElf on the Shelf sibling duo get a ride on the Polar Express.

Elf on the Shelf: Polar Express

29. Elf on the Shelf: Sushi NightDinner for our Elf on the Shelf Sibling Duo.

Elf on the Shelf: Sushi

30. Elf on the Shelf: Oh Christmas TreeElf on the Shelf duo cutting down their Christmas tree.

Elf on the Shelf: Oh Christmas Tree

31. Elf on the Shelf: Jingle Bell Rock SceneOur elf siblings, Pepper and Winter, found my daughter’s keyboard and decided to rock out as well.

Elf on the Shelf: Jingle Bell Rock

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