The Great Spoon Heist

Your elf took every spoon in the house and is guarding the pile at the breakfast table.

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

  • 2 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • all your spoons
  • a mixing bowl

How to set it up

  1. Pile every spoon from the drawer into a mixing bowl on the breakfast table.
  2. Sit your elf beside the bowl, leaning on it, with one spoon tucked under its arm.

Safety check

Spoons only: leave the knives and forks in the drawer. How we check

An elf doll sitting beside a mixing bowl piled high with spoons on a breakfast table, leaning on the bowl with one spoon tucked under its arm.

Note from your elf: Spoons are elf treasure. You may borrow ONE for breakfast.

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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