Elf Ideas for Kids

Your elf is giving two cuddly toys homemade paper awards for Best cuddles and Best listener, with a tiny ceremony on the bench.

Your elf has brought mini Jenga blocks and left a Your turn note, ready for the children to build a small tower and play.

Your elf has a tiny windowsill jungle of cress, with a seed packet ready for the children to grow another little pot.

Your elf has started weaving green paper strips through a red paper base to make a small Christmas mat.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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