67 Funny Elf on the Shelf® Ideas
Ideas built for a big laugh at breakfast, with your elf as the joke and nobody else.
67 ideas
Pictures: AI illustrations of Moss, our own elf. Yours will look a little different.
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Caught in the Cookie Jar
Needs: cookie jar, sticky note
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Cereal Swimming Pool
Needs: bowl, cereal, spoon
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Curtain Rod Pull-Ups
Needs: curtain rod, clothespins
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Elf Grocery List
Needs: paper, pen, fridge magnet
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Fruit Bowl Lounge
Needs: fruit bowl, bananas
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Laundry Mountain Sledding
Needs: basket, towels, plastic lid
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Lights Out in the Fridge
Needs: paper, pen
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Magic Weigh-In
Needs: scale, sticky note
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Morning Elf Yoga
Needs: washcloth
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Overnight Staring Contest
Needs: stuffed animal, sticky note
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Remote Control Takeover
Needs: remote, sticky note
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Stuffed Animal Rodeo
Needs: big stuffed animal, book
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The Great Spoon Heist
Needs: spoons, mixing bowl
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Toilet Paper Holder Swing
Needs: toilet paper holder
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Toy Car Road Trip
Needs: toy car, sticky note, marker
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Candy Cane Bandit
Needs: candy canes, dark paper
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Candy Cane Hike
Needs: candy canes, couch cushions
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Candy Cane Hockey
Needs: candy canes, bottle cap
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Cereal Color Sort
Needs: cereal, muffin tin
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Couch Cushion Fort
Needs: couch cushions, blanket
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Dino Parade
Needs: toy dinosaurs, tape
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Elf Labeled the Fridge
Needs: sticky notes, pen
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Elf Pickleball Match
Needs: spoons, cotton ball, books
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Elf Spa Day
Needs: washcloth, green paper
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Elf Unboxing Video
Needs: box, gift wrap, cardboard
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Fridge Door Climb
Needs: magnets, ribbon, tape
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Gift Tag Inspector
Needs: wrapped gifts, paper, marker
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Googly Eye Eggs
Needs: eggs, marker
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Ice Fishing in the Freezer
Needs: pencil, string, sticky notes
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Marshmallow Bubble Bath
Needs: bowl, mini marshmallows
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Marshmallow Snow Shoveling
Needs: mini marshmallows, spoon
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Ornament Ball Pit
Needs: bowl, shatterproof ornaments
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Ribbon Rope Climb
Needs: long ribbon
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Snow in Your Boots
Needs: white paper, shoes, boots
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The Great Elf-ini Magic Show
Needs: paper cup, white sock
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Toilet Paper Finish Line
Needs: toilet paper, painter's tape
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Toilet Paper Mummy Wrap
Needs: toilet paper, stuffed animal
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Toilet Paper Ski Slope
Needs: toilet paper, spoons
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Toilet Paper Snowman
Needs: toilet paper rolls, sock
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Top of the Tree
Needs: step stool, hair tie
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Topsy-Turvy Morning
Needs: toys, books, cereal box
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Wrapped Like a Present
Needs: wrapping paper, gift tag
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Dry Pasta Family Portrait
Needs: dry pasta, paper
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Elf Breakfast Diner
Needs: cereal, bowls, napkin
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Marshmallow Snowball Fight
Needs: mini marshmallows, shoebox
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Painter's Tape Laser Maze
Needs: painter's tape, marker
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Paper Mustache Mayhem
Needs: paper, black marker, straw
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Sock Party Garland
Needs: mismatched socks
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Sticky Note Takeover
Needs: sticky notes, marker
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Toilet Paper Tree Garland
Needs: toilet paper
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Candy Cane Fencing Match
Needs: candy canes
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Hiding From the Dog
Needs: sticky note
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Jet-Lagged Elf
Needs: sock, paper, sticky note
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Two-Elf Arm Wrestling
Needs: book, tape, candy cane
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Your Elf Overslept
Needs: clock, sticky note
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North Pole Weather Forecast
Needs: whiteboard, marker, pencil
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Paper Airplane Crash Landing
Needs: paper, marker
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Red Carpet Arrival
Needs: red towel, stuffed animals
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Santa's Cookie Quality Check
Needs: cookies, plate, sticky note
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Slipper Sleigh Arrival
Needs: slipper, stuffed animals
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Sock Rope Window Arrival
Needs: long socks, hair tie
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Tangled in the Lights
Needs: Christmas lights
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Two-Elf Car Race
Needs: toy cars, book, paper, tape
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Two-Elf Snowball Fight
Needs: toilet paper, books, pencil
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Two-Elf Tug-of-War
Needs: sock, tape, books
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Zip Line Arrival
Needs: string, clothespin
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North Pole Times Arrival
Needs: paper, marker, mug
Nothing that quick and that tidy. Even elves have limits.
From the night shift
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