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Elf Spa Day

Your elf is having a spa day: cucumber eyes, a bubble foot bath and spare cucumbers for you.

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

  • 5 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • a washcloth
  • green paper
  • a small bowl of cotton balls

How to set it up

  1. Wrap your elf in a washcloth like a bathrobe and lay them on the counter by the sink.
  2. Cut green paper circles as cucumber slices. Lay two over your elf's eyes and set two beside them for each kid.
  3. Fill a small bowl with cotton balls and tuck your elf's feet in, like a bubble foot bath.

Safety check

Cotton balls can end up in little mouths, so set the bowl back from the counter's edge, out of reach, and put it away once the kids have seen it. Put the scissors away after cutting. How we check

An elf doll in a washcloth robe with green paper circles on its eyes, feet tucked into a bowl of cotton-ball bubbles by a sink.

Note from your elf: Spa day! Cucumber eyes, bubble toes. Your cucumbers are ready too. Lie back and relax!

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

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