Coat Pocket Hideout

Coat check: one of the coats by the door has your elf in the pocket, tucked in up to the chin.

A 2-minute idea for The Elf on the Shelf® or any elf doll.

  • 2 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • a coat with a pocket

How to set it up

  1. Slip your elf into the pocket of a coat by the door that nobody needs tomorrow, head and hat sticking out.

Safety check

Pick a coat nobody needs tomorrow, so no one carries your elf out the door. How we check

An elf doll peeking out of the pocket of a coat hanging by a front door.

Note from your elf: Coziest pocket in town. Sorry, this coat is taken today!

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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