17 Elf on the Shelf® Ideas with No Props
Ideas that need only your elf and one or two things you can grab in the dark: a sock, a sticky note, a washcloth. Nothing to buy.
17 ideas
Pictures: AI illustrations of Moss, our own elf. Yours will look a little different.
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Coat Pocket Hideout
Needs: coat
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Curtain Rod Pull-Ups
Needs: curtain rod, clothespins
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Fruit Bowl Lounge
Needs: fruit bowl, bananas
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Houseplant Jungle Explorer
Needs: houseplant, stuffed animal
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Lampshade Lookout
Needs: lamp
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Laundry Mountain Sledding
Needs: basket, towels, plastic lid
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Morning Elf Yoga
Needs: washcloth
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Ornament in Disguise
Needs: ribbon
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Overnight Staring Contest
Needs: stuffed animal, sticky note
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Peekaboo Elf
Needs: washcloth
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Remote Control Takeover
Needs: remote, sticky note
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Sock Sleeping Bag
Needs: sock, tissue, sticky note
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Teddy Bear Sleepover
Needs: stuffed animals, blanket
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Toilet Paper Holder Swing
Needs: toilet paper holder
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Top of the Tree
Needs: step stool, hair tie
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Snow Day at the North Pole
Needs: tissue, sticky note
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Your Elf Overslept
Needs: clock, sticky note
Nothing that quick and that tidy. Even elves have limits.
From the night shift
A new hiding spot is a perfectly good idea on a tired night.