Magic by Morning Tonight

Marshmallow Snow Shoveling

It snowed marshmallows overnight, and your elf shoveled a path right up to your cereal bowl.

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

  • 5 min
  • A little mess
  • Easy
  • Ages 4–7, Ages 8+

What you need

  • a small tray or a big plate
  • mini marshmallows
  • a cereal bowl and a spoon

How to set it up

  1. Cover a small tray or a big plate with mini marshmallows, and set it next to a cereal bowl.
  2. Push a clear path through the middle with a spoon, toward the bowl, piling the snow at the far end.
  3. Lean your elf against the pile, with the spoon tucked under one arm like a shovel.

Safety check

Mini marshmallows are a choking risk for kids under 4, so this one is for ages 4 and up. How we check

An elf doll leaning on a pile of mini marshmallows at the end of a shoveled path across a small tray beside a cereal bowl, a spoon tucked under its arm.

Note from your elf: Shoveled all night. The path to breakfast is clear. You're welcome!

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

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