Cereal Box Puzzle

Your elf cut the front of the cereal box into a puzzle. Solve it to start breakfast!

A 5-minute idea for The Elf on the Shelf® or any elf doll.

  • 5 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • Ages 4–7, Ages 8+

What you need

  • an empty cereal box
  • scissors
  • a plate

How to set it up

  1. Cut the front panel off an empty cereal box.
  2. Cut it into 8 to 12 wavy pieces and pile them on a plate.
  3. Sit your elf beside the plate, so the pieces are easy to reach.

Safety check

Cut fewer, bigger pieces for younger kids. How we check

An elf doll sitting beside a plate of cardboard puzzle pieces cut from a cereal box.

Note from your elf: Put the box back together and breakfast is served!

AI illustration of Moss, our own elf. Yours will look a little different.

Written with AI · Checked against our safety list · How we check

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