25+ Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Fun Elf Antics This Christmas

25+ Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Searching for simple and funny Elf on the Shelf ideas? Here’s 25+ of fun Elf on the Shelf ideas organized by week that we’ve done in our house with our Elf, Franklin. These easy ideas will keep the Elf antics going in your home from 1st December until Christmas Eve. I love that they’re all in one place for you to use for planning!

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At the end of this post we share a little bit more about our history with the Elf on the Shelf. But first, the fun Elf on the Shelf pictures!

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Week One Elf on the Shelf Ideas:

Elf on the Shelf Arrival in a hot air balloon.
Elf became part of a snow-globe village.
He hid in the silverware drawer.
He drank an Elf Smoothie (sprinkles in a bottle cap with a cut straw).
Elf hid in plain sight because the wreath matched his Elf clothes.
Funny Elf on the Shelf road on a reinbeer (reindeer).
Elf slid down the steps in a slipper sled (tied to the railing with dental floss).

elf on the shelf balloon — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 1** – Arriving in a hot air balloon.

Elf on the shelf decorations — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 2** – Hiding in the Christmas decorations.

Day 3 Silverware Elf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 3** – Elf in the Silverware Drawer

Day 4 Elf lounging with a candy smoothie — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 4** – Elf drinking an Elf smoothie.

Day 5 - Wreath Elf (hard to spot when both are red) — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 5** – Elf on the Shelf Christmas Wreath

Day 6 Reinbeer Elf - a favorite for all, found in the fridge — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 6** – Elf on the Shelf Reindeer

Day 7 Sledding Elf, slipper is tied with dental floss to banister — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 7** – Elf on the Shelf Sled

Week Two Elf on the Shelf Ideas:

Elf slept with his marshmallow pillow and used our tree skirt as a blanket.
Then he arrived at breakfast on a LEGO Space Shuttle.
He found his friend Rudolph on the Christmas Tree.
Rainbow Loom put to good use as a 2-story Elf Bungee Cord.
Sledding Elf zipped in the next day with a candy sled (Hershey’s and candy canes).
He also brought a copy of the ELF movie and looked just like Buddy the Elf on the cover.
Last, but certainly not least, he encouraged the kids to give with a book donation box.

Sleepy Elf - Blanket is tree skirt, Pillow is a marshmallow — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 8** – Sleepy Elf on the Shelf under the Christmas tree.

Day 10 - Shuttle Elf (harder than it looks to attach the space shuttle and get everything to balance) Super cool. — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 9** – Elf takes a ride on a Lego shuttle.

Rudolph and Elf Friend - North Pole Friends — **Elf on the Shelf Ideas 10** – Elf on the Shelf friends.

Day 8 Bungee Jumping Elf with Rainbow Loom — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 11** – Bungee Jumping Elf on the Shelf

Sledding Elf - Day 12 (Hershey Chocolate base and candy cane runners), snow effect from Pic Monkey — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 12** – Sledding Elf on the Shelf

Day 13 - Elf the movie with our Elf on the Shelf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 13** – Movie Elf on the Shelf

Cheerful Giver Elf - Day 14, this is a PARENT favorite — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 14** – Note from Elf on the Shelf

Week Three Elf on the Shelf Ideas:

He started the week with some Rainbow Looming.
Zip-lined the two story banister (the bow was just to cover the rubber band around his arms on the candy cane).
The next day started with some fun messages on our Magnetic Scrabble Board.
Then, our elf enjoyed making some simple coffee filter snowflakes.
Elf shared a Christmas message with chalk art.
It’s getting closer to the Christmas, so he took time to visit the Playmobil Nativity Set.
Then after sneaking out one night, he got stuck out in the cold!

Rainbow Loom Elf - Day 15 — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 15** – Rainbow looming Elf.

Zip Line - elf on the shelf, No year is complete without a zip-line elf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 16** – Adventurous Elf on the Shelf

Our Elf on the Shelf is back and playing with our magnetic scrabble board — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 17** – Elf on the Shelf plays scrabble.

Snowflake Elf day 18 — **Elf on the Shelf Ideas 18** – Elf on the Shelf makes snowflakes.

Chalk Art Elf Day 19, Hiding in plain site with a wonderful message — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 19** – A Christmas Elf message.

Day 20 Celebrating the Birth of Jesus with Elf on the Shelf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 20** – Nativity Elf on the Shelf

Day 21 - Stuck Outside! Elf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 21** – Out in the cold Elf on the Shelf

Week 4 Elf on the Shelf Ideas:

Elf joined the circus and had a go on the trapeze (candy cane).
Then, the next day he had a snowball (marshmallow) fight with Mickey Mouse.
Sadly Elf left with his little suitcases (jewelry cases with pipe cleaners). See you again next year Franklin the Elf!

Day 23 Snowball Fight Elf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 23** – Snowball fight with Mickey Mouse.

Day 24 - Goodbye to our Elf on the Shelf, Elf Suitcases made out of earring boxes and pipe cleaners — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 24** – Goodbye Elf on the Shelf

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Bonus Elf on the Shelf Ideas:

Elf disguises himself as Santa and gives out Christmas wishes.
Elf has a Nerf battle (popular in our house) with Mickey Mouse.
Conductor Elf rides on a train around the Christmas tree.
Elf wears his Super cape – Up, Up and Away!
He does a late night dash for donuts (cheerios with icing) and a hot cup of coffee (thimble).
Elf works on his favorite puzzle.
Elf leaves a goodbye message on the family computer.

Nerf attack! Ideas for Christmas Fun with your Elf-on-the-Shelf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 26** – Nerf Elf on the Shelf

Train Conductor Elf. Ideas for Christmas Fun with your Elf-on-the-Shelf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 27** – Train Driver Elf on the Shelf

Most Popular Super Elf! Ideas for Christmas Fun with your Elf-on-the-Shelf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 28** – Super Elf on the Shelf

We made our little donuts with cheerios, marshmallow icing and sprinkles. The cup is a thimble. Ideas for Christmas Fun with your Elf-on-the-Shelf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 29** – Eating Elf on the Shelf

Ideas for Christmas Fun with your Elf-on-the-Shelf — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 30** – Puzzle Elf on the Shelf

Elf-on-the-Shelf Ideas for Parents — **Elf on the Shelf Idea 31** – Goodbye Elf on the Shelf

Our Family’s Elf on the Shelf Story

Our Elf is just “something fun we do during the Christmas season”. It does not take away from the true meaning of Christmas. We do not have him reporting back to Santa or spying on our children. He’s just fun and funny! We keep all of our Elf activities G rated and he is not used as a reward or a punishment for behavior.