Regardless of age, every family member who chooses to do so can participate in our story-world of Santa Claus by reading books together, watching one of our four animated specials on Netflix or by embracing the silliness of elf hide-n-seek," Bell says. You could use doll clothes so that Elf has clothes his own size to organise. 54. Elf goes to space! You’ll need to stuff the Elf into the balloon then blow it up. Push it in head first – its quite hard to do feet first! It's time to bust out the wrapping paper and make the smallest room in your house, aka the bathroom, one giant present. There is certainly a huge "wow factor" for kids. Courtesy Jessica N. Turner 39. Twist and shout! It's time for your make-believe crew to bust out their ugliest Christmas apparel. Doll clothes work well, or if you're feeling really inspired, knitting homemade sweaters for the whole party is a possibility. 42. A special breakfast selection.

Elf has all of the ingredients ready for a cup of hot chocolate including marshmallows! Kids can enjoy the treat! 48. Elf vandalises the family photos You can leave a little ‘elfie’ for your students to find on any screens you have in your room. Classroom tablets, laptops and interactive whiteboards are all great places for cheeky elves to hide! Elf is eating chocolate spread or Nutella straight from the jar with a spoon and has some smeared on his mouth! 26. Upside down on the Christmas treeSneak in some learning in the run-up to Christmas with these super fun Elf on the Shelf activities! This is a great one if you have two elves, but if you don’t just set them up to play against one of your child’s favourite toys. I also have some free Elf on the Shelf letters here that you will love. One has an original poem printed on it for Elf’s arrival. The others are blank letterheads for you to use for any Elf messages you might need to send to your children throughout December.

If your little ones have a sweet tooth, why not get your mysterious elf in on the action? The elf could sit on top of its very own little hot chocolate station with hot chocolate, marshmallows, and anything else you like to add to your winter-warming drinks. Drink up with the family, and enjoy!Add a little extra every morning when your kids run around trying to find the Elf on the Shelf. These 24 cute and colorful notes have silly jokes, encouragement, reminders to clean up or read, fun messages from Santa’s reindeer and countdown until the big day! If you've got clean laundry, you've got what you need to prep this silly scene. The kids will laugh out loud when they see their underwear draped all over the tree. 52. Just a small elf sip. See, in our house we don’t follow the traditional Elf on the Shelf premise. Our little guy (Sparkles is what the kids named him) is not the eyes and ears for Santa and does not report naughty behavior. Some teachers (and parents) use the Elf on the Shelf to monitor for bad behaviour, but a positive behaviour focus allows you to integrate an Elf on the Shelf or other classroom visitor into your Ppositive reinforcement. Try setting your daily visitor up in a spot in the classroom where they can ‘catch kindness’ during the holiday season. Elf is on mummy or daddy’s computer or iPad surfing the internet for toys. 30. Flying with a parachute

One thing I don’t do, is threaten my kids that Sparkles is watching them and they best watch their behavior or Santa may get a bad report from the day. This is another idea from @ready.set.teach.syd — make a mess of your counters with an elf that’s making ‘snow’ angels. Her kids actually came up with this idea, but it’s super simple and you could almost then organise your activities around the use of these counters for the whole day too!

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This is a brilliant last-minute idea that you can put together as long as you have some gummy eggs, like from Haribo, in the house. Speaking of the rules, your classroom Elf on the Shelf can help reinforce your morning routines too. Remind students they need to be completing their work each morning by setting up an elf delivery! Students can seek out the elf to find their morning work. Don’t forget to add a sign on your elf that details the proper procedures. Set Up Elf Writing Activities Get all the stuffed animals involved in a homemade game of Twister. Aside from a homemade Twister board (colorfully placed dots on a piece of printer paper), this scene requires a few stuffed friends and a DIY spinner. 40. What's popping? Elf has made his favourite Christmas tunes playlist. This must mean it is song & dance time! Day 5 – How to Make Snowman Playdough