We are headed to the circus tonight, so I thought this would be a festive way to get everyone excited. I rolled a small piece of tape to affix a medium sized pompom to everyone's noses (including our little Elf). Then I stapled our Elf's hands together so that he would be able to hang on to the photo frame.
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This was a quick and easy one. We simply covered our Elf in band-aids to mimic our childrens adoration for them. How funny it was, for them to find their little Elf friend covered in band-aids, just like them.
Today we were greeted by an elf in an ugly sweater. I used scraps of felt, ribbon, different decorations and a glue gun to create this one. We all got a good laugh.
With the holidays approaching, many of us will be traveling. Our little Elf'ish friends will surely want to come too. Here is a cute way to let your kids know that their Elf is along for the ride. We used a small jewelry box and a metallic pipe cleaner to create a little suitcase for our Elf.
This one is a fun one that will have the kids waiting all day. We used a box of white and red TicTac's, small and large candy canes, and a little creativity. The front of the TicTac box reads "Magic Christmas Seeds" and the back has a little poem with instructions for the children to grow a little magic.
"Plant in Sugar, Line them all in a row, Wait for the magic, And see what will grow." We had the children plant their seeds in the morning, and during nap time we swapped out the seeds for candy canes. When they woke up, they found their elf eating a candy cane, and there were plenty more in the bowl for them to share. We have provided a template for the TicTac box below. Here's the messiest one (we promise). For this one we used about 1.5-2 cups of flour. We spread the flower in an even layer across the table, then laid our elf in the middle of the flour. We then pushed his legs and arms from side to side, to mimic the movements made when creating a snow angel. Afterwards we posed the elf nearby so that the children would find him.
Here is a fun one to get the kids involved in a little "Elf Morale". Print out the letter from Santa (or write your own), and display it with your elf. Have pre-cut snowman eyes, nose, and pipe cleaner arms ready. You can place them next to your elf, put them in a jewelry box, or even inside a small Tupperware container. Assist children in reading the letter from Santa, and then in constructing their snowman. For smaller children, it may be easier to glue the snowman to a piece of paper, while older children might enjoy creating a "stuffed animal" for their Elf.
Today our little Elf decided to take a selfie... It was a lot of fun for the kids to find him in the photocopier. I think we might just post his portrait on the refrigerator.
Here's a cute way to incorporate pets. We have a Dalmatian mix and a Harlequin Great Dane, so we decided to use a hole punch to create black spots and put them on our elf. We stuck the spots using (very sparingly) a glue stick. They came off easily, and there isn't a lot of residue.
*This can easily be incorporated for any pet. The kids loved this one! We used a "Tickle Me Cookie Monster", and a couple of Starbucks cookies. As a bonus, their Elf may be willing to share his cookies.
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