Fridge Magnet Message

Your elf spelled your child's name on the fridge door. Well, almost.

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

  • 5 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • letter magnets, or sticky notes and a marker

How to set it up

  1. Spell your child's name low on the fridge door with letter magnets, or one letter per sticky note.
  2. Turn one letter upside down, like an E or an R.
  3. Sit your elf on the counter next to the fridge, facing the name.

Safety check

Use big letter magnets only. Small magnets are dangerous if swallowed. How we check

Letter magnets spelling LEO low on a fridge door, the E upside down, with an elf doll on the counter nearby.

Note from your elf: I spelled your name all by myself! Well, almost. Can you fix my mistake?

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

Nice to have, never needed. big foam letter magnets (Amazon): big letters that little hands can move; check the age label and skip sets with small magnets

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