Elf has made an aerial slide using a piece of string or ribbon strung across your room! He’s got a candy cane and hooked it over the string and is hanging on for dear life! 12. Chocolate poop

Your elf has raided the chocolate stash! Elf is sat in the middle of a box of chocolates with empty wrappers surrounding him and chocolate smeared around his mouth! 9. Elf has made mini pancakes! 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 Creative elf has lined up his friends and is taking a picture of them underneath the Christmas tree! Credit Simplify Create Inspire 33. Kissing Elf Make some paper chains so that you have a few loops, then leave some extra so it looks like Elf has been caught in the middle of making paper chains! Via Me Becoming Mum 39. Cowboy ElfAfter the grand arrival of our elf on December 1, we're tasked with not only moving it from place to place, but also making sure it's doing something funny, cute or clever that will delight the kids when they wake up in the morning. Twenty-four days of this (or more if you follow the Scout Elf Return Week, which starts November 23)? It's a lot! So if you're on day two and completely stumped with what mischief your elf can get into tomorrow, read on for all the best and easiest Elf on the Shelf ideas for Christmas that you can use to keep the fun going all December long. What is Elf on a Shelf? Elf is on mummy or daddy’s computer or iPad surfing the internet for toys. 30. Flying with a parachute Ask your child to do a drawing for the elf. The next day have the elf holding a drawing in return for your child’s drawing. 20. Elf is hiding in a houseplant Grab some marshmallows or blow up a couple of small white balloons and make the ultimate bubble bath for your North Pole visitors. If your elves wear clothes, make sure to put them over to the side prior to "jumping in!" Courtesy Jessica N. Turner 46. M-elf-e Kalikimaka! Nothing says holiday purge like digging through the couch cushions — so put your elf to work! Pose the family elf digging into the couch and stage anything he or she finds nearby. If your couch is pristine, stage a few items like candy, coins or toys. A full holiday clean-out: elf style! The Lumistella Company 2. Color coded.

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! 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. Elf has one or more eggs (depending on how many kids you have) on the kitchen counter plus a little dish with glitter or sprinkles inside. 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.How to get swole at the North Pole: Grab two marshmallows (gum drops would work too!) and a straw for your elf's own private sweat sesh. 19. Snow angels for Santa. The Elf On The Shelf tradition originates from America, and more specifically a 2004 book by Carol Aebersold and daughter Chanda Bell. The two wrote the 'Elf on the Shelf' story to honour their own family tradition of an Elf visiting to watch over them at Christmas time. No apologies from me - I love doing elf on the shelf every year. My kids' faces light up every morning in December when they've seen what the elf has been up to overnight. You can't tell me that it's not making beautiful memories for them that they'll remember for the rest of their lives!" Sarah, mum of twin boys aged 7 Grab some cooked pasta, syrup and a collection of sugary sweets to bring this Elf on the Shelf scene together! The only thing you need to add is a homemade sign to pull off this play on Buddy the Elf’s favorite dinner from the Christmas movie “Elf.” 43. Pool and floaty required.