Window Lookout

Your elf is on snowflake lookout at the window, with homemade binoculars.

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

  • 2 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • two toilet paper rolls
  • tape

How to set it up

  1. Tape two toilet paper rolls side by side as binoculars.
  2. Sit your elf on the windowsill, binoculars up.

Safety check

Pick a windowsill kids can see without climbing, and keep any blind cords tied up out of reach. Cardboard rolls are fine for toddlers. How we check

An elf doll on a windowsill holding binoculars made from two toilet paper rolls.

Note from your elf: On snowflake lookout. So far: three. Very excited.

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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