123 Unique Elf Ideas - Page 4 of 9

Easy elf idea – the snowball weight check

Your elf has put cotton-wool snowballs and wooden blocks on a bucket balance to see which side is heavier.

Your elf has opened a paper-lantern workshop, with a red cut-paper decoration and a spare sheet for the children.

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

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.

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

Your elf has started a fragrant Christmas craft with fresh oranges, whole cloves and a little red ribbon.

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.