Candy Cane Fishing
Your elf went fishing with a candy cane rod and caught breakfast.
A 5-minute idea for The Elf on the Shelf® or any elf doll.
What you need
- a wrapped candy cane
- string
- a bowl
- fish-shaped crackers
How to set it up
- Tie a short piece of string to the hook end of a wrapped candy cane.
- Fill a bowl with fish-shaped crackers and sit your elf beside it.
- Tuck the straight end under your elf's arm, with the string dangling in the bowl.
Safety check
Keep the string short. For kids under 4, use a pencil as the rod instead: hard candy is a choking risk. How we check
Note from your elf: Caught 47 fish. Let 46 go. Ate one.
For the rest of the month. 9 more ideas here use candy canes. If you're shopping anyway: Wrapped mini candy canes (Amazon) · See all candy cane ideas
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