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Christmas Elf Ideas

Funny elf idea – the pretend candyfloss cart

Tom’s elf behind a homemade cardboard candyfloss cart with a striped awning, three pink pretend candyfloss cones and a Pretend treats only note.

Your elf has a little cardboard candyfloss cart, with fluffy pretend treats on paper cones and a striped homemade awning.

Easy elf idea – potato-print Christmas wrapping paper

Tom’s elf beside brown paper printed with red circles and green triangles, two potato stamps and small dishes of paint.

Your elf has made his own Christmas wrapping paper with potato stamps, red circles and green triangles on brown paper.

Easy elf idea – the homemade ELFIE photo booth

Tom’s elf sitting behind a red handmade ELFIE frame, with paper glasses, a bow-tie prop and a Strike a pose note.

Your elf has a homemade red-card photo booth with an ELFIE frame, paper props and a little Strike a pose invitation.

Funny elf idea – the floor is lava game

Tom’s elf reclining on a closed book among other book islands and red and orange paper flames, beside a Floor is lava sign.

Your elf has turned a few closed books into stepping-stone islands, with homemade paper flames for a tiny floor is lava game.

Funny elf idea – the knight guarding the last biscuit

Tom’s elf with a paper shield beside a cardboard castle, a biscuit on a saucer and a green toy dinosaur with paper dragon wings.

Your elf is a cardboard knight guarding the last biscuit from a toy dinosaur dressed as a little paper-winged dragon.

Easy elf idea – the tiny pom-pom Christmas wreath

Tom’s elf beside a small red, green and white pom-pom wreath with a ribbon bow, loose pom-poms and a tiny wreath note.

Your elf has made a small Christmas wreath from a cardboard ring and red, green and white pom-poms, with a tiny ribbon bow.

Easy elf idea – coin-rubbing treasures for Santa

Tom’s elf beside three grey coin rubbings on white paper, two ordinary coins, a wax crayon and a Treasure for Santa note.

Your elf has made little coin rubbings on paper and called them treasure for Santa, ready to turn into homemade gift tags.

Easy elf idea – the cardboard shoelace club

Tom’s elf beside a flat cardboard shoe with lacing holes, a blue shoelace tied in a bow and a Can you tie a bow note.

Your elf has made a flat cardboard shoe for a little shoelace practice club, with a bow ready for the children to try.

Funny elf idea – the pet rock adoption desk

Tom’s elf at a pet rock adoption desk with two pebbles wearing paper faces, Pip and Pebble labels and an Adopt a rock sign.

Your elf has two very quiet pets looking for a home: ordinary pebbles with little paper faces and homemade name cards.

Easy elf idea – the tissue-box guitar

Tom’s elf beside a homemade tissue-box guitar with three elastic-band strings, a cardboard neck and a North Pole unplugged note.

Your elf has made a little guitar from an empty tissue box and elastic bands, ready for a North Pole unplugged session.

Funny elf idea – the Christmas tree star audition

Tom’s elf seated in front of a homemade gold-card star beside a Can I be the star note, with a Christmas tree in the background.

Your elf is applying to be the Christmas tree star, with a homemade gold-card backdrop and a hopeful little note.

Easy elf idea – the pepper and soap trick

Tom’s elf beside a shallow white bowl of water with floating pepper near the edge, cotton buds and a small bottle of washing-up liquid.

Your elf has set out a simple pepper and soap experiment for the morning, with a little note inviting the children to try it.

Easy elf idea – the invisible watercolour message

Tom’s elf beside a yellow watercolour palette and a white wax HELLO message revealed in blue paint on paper.

Your elf has written an invisible message in white wax crayon. A gentle wash of watercolour reveals the surprise.

Funny elf idea – a birthday party for Teddy

Tom’s elf celebrating a teddy bear’s birthday with a blue paper party hat, a pink play-dough cake and a paper candle.

Your elf has decided it is Teddy’s birthday, complete with a paper hat, a pretend cake and a tiny homemade party.

Funny elf idea – the colander turtle disguise

Tom’s elf lying on his front with a small inverted metal colander resting over his back as a turtle shell and a Slow and steady note.

Your elf borrows a small colander for a turtle shell and leaves a Slow and steady note beside his kitchen disguise.

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