Stuffed Animal Rodeo

Your elf turned a stuffed animal into a bucking bronco and held on for eight whole seconds. Yee-haw!

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

  • 2 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • a big stuffed animal
  • a book
  • paper and a marker

How to set it up

  1. Lay a big stuffed animal on its tummy and prop its back end up on a book, so it looks mid-buck.
  2. Sit your elf on its back, a leg on each side, leaning forward with both arms around its neck.
  3. Prop a paper sign beside them that says RODEO CHAMPION: 8 SECONDS!

Safety check

Hold the rodeo on the couch or by a wall, out of the walkway, so nobody trips at night. A big stuffed animal and a book suit toddlers. How we check

An elf doll riding a large stuffed dog on a couch, one arm around its neck, the dog's back end propped up on a book as if bucking, beside a paper sign that says RODEO CHAMPION.

Note from your elf: Eight seconds on a wild one! Okay, not that wild. But still!

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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