All elf ideas

Browse funny, naughty and easy Christmas elf setups. Find a quick scene for tonight, a special arrival or an idea using props you already have.

Easy elf idea – the Christmas sniff test

Cinnamon sticks, whole cloves and orange peel become your elf’s little Christmas scent-detective challenge.

Your elf has opened a lost-sock desk, reunited two pairs and needs help finding the partner for one lonely blue sock.

A magnetic wand and a few everyday objects give your elf a treasure hunt with a surprising discovery inside a wooden peg.

Your elf has a working miniature Etch A Sketch and a tiny stair-step drawing for the children to try copying.

Your elf has made a paper-plate reindeer mask for the children, with card antlers and a bright red paper nose.

A paper-covered cup becomes your elf’s little snow volcano, with ingredients kept separate for a morning fizz experiment.

Your elf has confused bubbles with baubles and left a bottle of bubble mixture beside two Christmas decorations.

Your elf has set out a cork, a pebble and a spoon beside an empty bowl, ready for a morning sink-or-float experiment.

Your elf has folded a green paper corner bookmark and decorated it like a little Christmas tree.

Three cups and a hidden pom-pom give your elf a quick guessing game for the children to try in the morning.

Your elf has opened a tiny savings bank with a little ceramic pig and a Sleigh fuel fund sign.

A rolled blue towel becomes a breaking wave while your elf practises sitting on a homemade cardboard surfboard.

Your elf has left circles, squares and triangles to sort onto labelled plates, making a simple Christmas morning game.

Your elf has assembled a small plastic-bag parachute with a wooden clothespeg as its cargo, ready for a morning test flight.

Your elf has opened a tiny wind department with a homemade accordion-fold paper fan and light tissue scraps to move.