9 Elf on the Shelf® Ideas with Cereal

Breakfast setups that kids find before they eat: games, messages and tiny cereal adventures.

9 ideas

Pictures: AI illustrations of Moss, our own elf. Yours will look a little different.

From the night shift

Set these up on the breakfast table so they are found first thing.

Good to know

Won't the cereal go stale or soggy?

Dry cereal keeps fine overnight. Leave the milk in the fridge until breakfast.

Which cereal works best?

Round O-shaped cereal: the ring toss, necklaces and tic-tac-toe need it. If a dog can reach the table, skip cereals with raisins or chocolate.

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