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I wanted to put together a gift ideas Elf on the Shelf Christmas page for those that are just starting this tradition or for those who are needing new ideas! The ideas on this page also serve as excellent gift ideas for friends and family who send you photos of what shenanigans their Christmas Elf is up to, because the ideas below double as gifts to the entire family but can be staged in a way that is perfect for their Elf to surprise them with in the morning!Have fun browsing the gift ideas below! If you know a family that would love to start this tradition, then start by clicking here for a boy elf or girl elf gift pack!

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Gifts of Time

Anyone who is doing the Elf on the Shelf tradition will tell you it is a serious time commitment. The ideas below will help give them the gift of time!

Offer to Take Over for a Night: Plan out an epic Elf on the Shelf idea and schedule a night where you can come over to set it up for the family! There are so many great ideas available on Pinterest and on this page!

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Offer to Help Come Up With Ideas: Helping come up with fun and creative ideas that don’t take much time, don’t require running out to the store or crafting a ton of snowflakes would be much appreciated! The Official Elf on The Shelf Ideas Book with 15 Miniature toys is a great gift idea as it has 100+ pictures of ideas and 15 awesome elf-sized Christmas of winter themed props!

Offer to Do an Elf on the Shelf Grocery Run or Storing Gift Items: Keeping the magic alive means you don’t see your parents buy the bulk size bag of marshmallows or see the gingerbread house kit stored away in the garage.  Some ideas areMini White Marshmallows (great for Elf “bubble” baths, snowballs and clouds)Mini Colorful Cereal Marshmallows (great for rainbow effects or unicorn themed gifts with your Elf), White Tic Tacs – Elf poop (sorry – it’s too perfect), Skittles (great for an Elf ball-pit or Skittle rainbow), and Cotton Candy (clouds or snow)!

Make the Darn Thing Just Sit and Stay (plus do more awesome poses): Out of the box – it takes three (sometimes ten) tries to simply have the elf stay upright and you can’t do all the cool ideas you see everywhere else. The trick? Floral wire and magnets. There is an Upgrade Your Elf on The Shelf Toolkit that has all you need!


Gifts of Charity

Have the Elf Adopt an Arctic Animal In The Child’s Name: A matching Christmas tree ornament or themed gift is a perfect compliment and memento! The links below also come with a certificate and a matching plush toy.

Save the Sea Ice and Adopt a Polar Bear through polarbearsinternational.org!Adopt a Narwhal through worldwildlife.org!

Adopt a Snowy Owl through Defenders of Wildlife at defenders.org!

Elf Toy Donation For Santa’s Workshop: I love the idea of the Elf next to an empty cardboard box with a note to ask the kids to help give some of their toys that they have outgrown or no longer play with to others. Offering to help with the donation run would be a nice errand to do!


Tangible Gifts

For Families that Love to Bake! These TINY kits are perfect as they come with 20 real mini-sized recipes or 15 ice cream flavors that are just the right size for Elf. Get matching fun Elf Aprons! Makes a great stocking stuffer too!

For Families with Little Scientists! These mini-sized STEM activities are perfect for those families that are always exploring new and fun ways to engage kids to learn! Plus with 15+ projects in each kits you can get a few themed nights with Elf!

For Those That Have a Competitive Spirit! These miniature tabletop games are the perfect size for your Elf to play and doubles as a gift for the kids to have some fun during winter break too!



For Those Wishing for a White Christmas! An elf loves being able to be reminded of all the snow back at the North Pole with Reusable Expandable Snow Powder, Indoor SnowBalls and this snowflake kit has 200+ window clings!

For Those Who Love Playing Games! Little known fact that Santa has an arcade up at the North Pole! This is a Miniature Retro Style Video Game Machine or Deck of Super Miniature Playing Cards! Mini claw machines filled with Christmas candy or mini-travel board games would be super fun!


For Those Wishing For Warmer Weather! An Elf likes to get his beach time as well – get a Mini Sandbox with Special Space Sand that never dries out and is great fun for sculpting and molding sand castles … or sand igloos??


For Those That Love to Play in the Snow! Elf loves playing in the snow too…shocker! Have your Elf snowboard with the Floof Snowboarding Kit or make a Floof Snowman Kit! 


For Those Who Think Their Elf Has Style! Having matching family elf gear is great for photos!

Elf on the Shelf Extras! Elves and Elf Friends, Elf Outfits and Elf Props!

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