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Funny Elf Ideas

Funny elf idea – the Twister colour tangle

Tom’s elf lying on a full-sized white Twister mat with white mittens on coloured circles beside a One more spin note.

Your elf has stretched out on the real Twister mat and is wondering whether one more spin is a good idea.

Funny elf idea – the tiny limbo party

Tom’s elf lying on his back beneath a paper-straw limbo bar supported by two cardboard boxes, with Teddy waiting behind.

Your elf has gone completely flat under a straw limbo bar, while Teddy waits for his turn.

Funny elf idea – peekaboo in the tissue box

Tom’s elf peeking through the oval opening of a plain tissue box with both white mittens outside and a Bless you note beside him.

Your elf has squeezed into an empty tissue box and popped his head out beside a cheeky Bless you note.

Funny elf idea – the tiny supermarket checkout

Tom’s elf behind a cardboard checkout with an orange and banana on a black paper conveyor, a teddy customer and a Next, please note.

Your elf runs a cardboard supermarket checkout while Teddy waits to buy some fruit that is far too big for the shopping bag.

Funny elf idea – the rubber-duck lifeguard

Tom’s elf sitting on a dry towel-covered wooden block beside a shallow bowl with two yellow rubber ducks and a Duck patrol sign.

Your elf is on Duck patrol beside a little bowl pool, with bath ducks and a homemade paper life ring.

Funny elf idea – the pretend marshmallow fireplace

Tom’s elf holding a marshmallow on a blunt craft stick beside a cardboard fireplace with tube logs and tissue-paper flames.

A cardboard fireplace and tissue-paper flames let your elf pretend to toast a marshmallow without any real heat.

Funny elf idea – a tiny UNO game with Teddy

Tom’s elf and a teddy sitting opposite each other at a little table with miniature UNO cards and a Your turn, Teddy note.

A miniature UNO deck, a teddy opponent and a cheeky Your turn note make a tiny game night for your elf.

Funny elf idea – the lost sock desk

Tom’s elf seated in a little wicker basket behind two red socks, two green socks, one blue sock and a Lost sock desk sign.

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

Funny elf idea – bubbles, not baubles

Tom’s elf beside a closed Gazillion bubble-solution bottle, red and green baubles and a Bubbles not baubles note on a blue tray.

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

Easy elf idea – the three-cup guessing game

Tom’s elf behind three upside-down tan paper cups, with a red pom-pom ready to hide and a Which cup note.

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

Funny elf idea – the sleigh fuel savings bank

Tom’s elf beside a small plain white ceramic piggy bank, a few silver coins and a Sleigh fuel fund note.

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

Funny elf idea – surfing a blue towel wave

Tom’s elf sitting on a white cardboard surfboard with a red stripe, supported in front of a curled blue towel wave.

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

Funny elf idea – a free sample of North Pole air

Tom’s elf holding a clear puffed resealable bag labelled North Pole air, with a small Free sample note on a dresser.

Your elf has brought home an empty clear bag labelled North Pole air and is proudly offering it as a free sample.

Funny elf idea – the box-in-a-box present joke

Tom’s elf beside four progressively smaller open gift boxes nested together, with a gold paper star in the smallest box and a Keep going note.

Your elf has put a tiny You’re a star message inside a series of smaller boxes, with a Keep going note beside the biggest one.

Funny elf idea – the tabletop pool game

Tom’s elf beside a green-cloth wooden tabletop pool table with a cue, a white cue ball, three coloured balls and a Sleigh break note.

Your elf has taken a sleigh break beside a compact tabletop pool game, with a cue and a few balls ready for the family.

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