You can make this even more fun by using pen to drawer lumps of coal on the toilet rolls, plus add a little cloth to make it look like a scarf, to make them look like a snowman! Via Mummy of Four Image via Unique Young Mum 8. Chocoholic Elf You could use doll clothes so that Elf has clothes his own size to organise. 54. Elf goes to space! Place a little note (either written on the mason jar with a marker pen or jotted down on a gift tag) saying ‘Elf quarantine area’ or ‘Elf isolation house’. How to write an arrival letter Cheeky Elf has done chocolate poos! Your child follows the trail of poos to find elf. Credit Slice of my life in Wales 13. Banana fun Via Coffee and Cwtches

Place the Elf near your child’s piggy bank with a pound coin in its arms. 56. Elf steals the biscuitsWhen figuring out what to do with your Elf every morning search what you have in the house. A lot of inspiration can be taken from everyday items, so you don’t need to buy a bunch of props. Try draping him over a branch, or have him hanging upside down! A really simple but effective last-minute Elf on the Shelf idea. 21. Sliding down the stairs

As well as being a really funny idea, it'll give you time to ease into things, not having to come up with something new for the Elf to do every night of the first week! The kids can use this time to talk to the Elf, from a safe distance, and get to know him.This mischievous little Elf usually arrives on 1 December(or around Thanksgiving, for our friends across the pond). Then, every day in December, once the little ones are in bed, parents place the Elf in different locations throughout the house, popping up somewhere new for kids to discover in the morning.

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 Elf has tipped over the fruit bowl and fruit is scattered all over the kitchen counter. Leave the Elf lounging in the empty fruit bowl as if he’s using it as a bed. 29. Elf goes online Scout Elves can't talk but are great listeners: children can share secrets and wishes with their Elf as often as they'd like.This works even better if you attach some of your child’s favourite action figures to the sleigh with wool or string as if they are pulling it! You could make it look like elf has crashed into the tree!