The Great Elf-ini Magic Show

Your elf put on a magic show overnight and pulled a sock bunny out of a hat.

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 paper cup
  • a white sock
  • paper and a marker

How to set it up

  1. Set a paper cup on the table, opening up, as the magic hat, and push a white sock in with the toe poking out.
  2. Cut two long bunny ears from paper and tuck them into the cup behind the toe, so a bunny pops out of the hat.
  3. Sit your elf beside the cup with a rolled-paper wand tucked under one arm, by a sign that says THE GREAT ELF-INI!

Safety check

Paper, a cup and a sock, nothing small or hard, so it works with toddlers. Put the scissors and marker away once the ears are cut. How we check

An elf doll sitting beside a paper cup with a rolled-paper wand tucked under one arm, a white sock bunny with paper ears popping out of the cup, and a paper sign that says THE GREAT ELF-INI!

Note from your elf: Ta-da! And for my next act, I will disappear... until tomorrow night!

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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