A collection of five creative Elf on the Shelf staging ideas with materials and setup instructions.
The Best Elf on the shelf ideas
by Jessie Daye
Elf on the Shelf Scene Ideas Collection
What you need
- 6 Kit Kats
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Small piece of cloth (towel)
- Small thumb tack
- 1 oval shaped bowl
- 2 large containers of sprinkles
- 1 antique box
- 1 piece of white felt
- 16 gumballs
- 1 chocolate Pockie stick
- 4 spools of thread
- Glue dots
- 5 mini frozen pancakes
- Chocolate frosting
- Sprinkles
- Clear lotion caps
- Flour
- Cocoa powder
- 1 big white pearl sprinkle
- Clear mini cake stand
- Mini Marshmallows
- American Girl Doll Menorah
- Elf on the Shelf boots and skirt
- Mini copper pan ornaments
- Peppermint stick
- Cheerios
- Powdered sugar
Directions
- Scene 1 - Kit Kat Lounge: Arrange Kit Kats as lounge chairs with graham cracker crumbs as sand. Use cloth and thumb tack to position elf's hands. Scene 2 - Sprinkle Bath: Fill oval bowl with sprinkles, add cloth towel and Lego cookie as bath mat. Scene 3 - Gumball Pool: Create pool table using antique box lined with white felt. Use 16 gumballs (1 white cue ball, 1 black ball marked with Sharpie), chocolate stick as cue, thread spools as legs, glue dots to secure elf. Scene 4 - Baking Cake: Stack 5 mini frozen pancakes with chocolate frosting between layers. Decorate with sprinkles. Arrange clear lotion caps around scene. Create flour pile with cocoa powder and pearl sprinkle as egg. Display on mini cake stand. Scene 5 - Marshmallow Snow Angels: Arrange mini marshmallows in snow angel pattern. Dress elf in Target boots and skirt. Add American Girl Doll Menorah. Scene 6 - Breakfast: Use mini copper pan ornaments, fill with Cheerios dipped in frosting and sprinkles or powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Add peppermint stick as utensil.
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1 comment
Popsicles
This was lovely thanks for sharing this