Cereal Color Sort

Your elf stayed up all night sorting the cereal by color. Every. Single. Piece.

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

  • 5 min
  • A little mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • a cereal with colors, or two kinds of cereal
  • a muffin tin or an ice cube tray

How to set it up

  1. Sort a handful of colorful cereal into a muffin tin, one color per cup.
  2. Leave the last cup half done, with a few mixed pieces still waiting.
  3. Slump your elf against the side of the tin, worn out, with every cup still easy to reach.

Safety check

Fine for toddlers who already eat O-shaped cereal. Keep it away from babies. How we check

An elf doll slumped against the side of a muffin tin of cereal sorted by color, one cup still mixed.

Note from your elf: Sorted all night. Can you finish the last cup for me? Then breakfast!

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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