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Two-Elf Seesaw

Two elves built a seesaw from a ruler and a marker. Up, down, up, down!

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

  • Needs 2 elves
  • 2 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • a ruler
  • a thick marker
  • tape

How to set it up

  1. Tape a thick marker to the table so it can't roll, then lay a ruler across it, a little off center.
  2. Sit an elf on each end with one leg on each side of the ruler, so the longer end tips down.

Safety check

Painter's or masking tape won't mark the table. Marker caps are a choking risk under 4, so with a toddler, tape down an empty toilet paper tube in place of the marker. How we check

Two elf dolls sitting astride the ends of a ruler balanced on a marker like a seesaw, one end up and one down.

Note from your elf: We played all night. One of us is a little dizzy.

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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