Another big part of the Elf on the Shelf tradition, and especially in the age of social media, is to share photos of the hilarious antics Scout Elves have been getting up to in the home. My niece and nephew’s elves will be visiting the kids next week, so, I decided to make each elf their very own bed.

Official Elves on the Shelf and many others have the CE mark, which shows they meet all European safety standards – check yours when adopting. If you have a big cuddly snowman, or another white or pink cuddly toy, put it by the grater and use marshmallows the same colour as your chosen toy's fur to make it look as though Elf has been grating him.But if you look closely they've usually moved slightly and are just testing your observation skills. Creative elf has lined up his friends and is taking a picture of them underneath the Christmas tree! From why you HAVE to give your Elf a name, to the reason you must NEVER touch them, these are the Elf on the Shelf rules every family needs to know. days of torture and sudden runs out of bed in the cold mornings because "s**t I forgot to move the e**ing Elf.

Wrap the Elf in tin foil, including making him a little hat, then hang him from a ceiling light using string. Add some tiny marshmallows, with one on a little twig, and make a little fire from sticks next to his sleeping bag.After we’ve made gingerbread houses for our North Pole Breakfast, our Elf takes the leftovers and creates a cozy North Pole setup. Leave a note that says your children must sprinkle the magical confetti on the eggs and tomorrow there will be a big surprise.

In the run up to Christmas, the magical Scout Elves help Santa manage his naughty and nice lists by taking note of a family's Christmas adventures and reports back to Santa at the North Pole each night. A couple of years ago I made the elf a suitcase out of an old ring box and added some sparkly pipe cleaner for the handle! Get some little brown paper bags, like you put sweets into, and put the toys inside as if they are racing toward a finish line!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! Or they could have landed on a school bag when it's time for school or the sink when you need to brush your teeth. Naughty elf has used tins and packets from the kitchen to create steps up to the kitchen counter, where he has opened a bag of crisps! You'll need to grab some string to do this one and some tacks (unless you already have hooks in the walls) to make it look as though Elf's doing a spider-crawl. Have a big fry up ready for the kids when they come downstairs and place the Elf on the table holding the cutlery.