Pencil Parade

Your elf lined up the class pencils for a parade and is leading the march to the sharpener.

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

  • Classroom
  • 5 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • pencils
  • a ruler

How to set it up

  1. Lay pencils two by two in a long line across a desk, marching toward the pencil sharpener.
  2. Sit your elf at the front and lean a ruler against one shoulder, like a baton.

Safety check

Use unsharpened pencils, or point every tip away from the edge. How we check

An elf doll with a ruler on its shoulder like a baton, leading a line of pencils across a school desk toward a sharpener.

Note from your elf: Left, right, left! Next stop: the sharpener. Then a great day!

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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