North Pole Arrival Breakfast
Your elf arrives on day one with a tiny breakfast spread and a note saying they have flown all night.
10 min setup No mess 4 items
15 Elf on the Shelf Food and Breakfast Ideas
Breakfast surprises are a reliable win. These ideas use food you can eat afterwards, so very little goes to waste.
15 ideas
Marshmallow Bubble Bath
The elf relaxes in a bowl or sink of mini marshmallows like it is a bubble bath.
5 min setup No mess 4 items
Fishing for Goldfish Crackers
The elf sits by a bowl of water “fishing” for fish-shaped crackers or sweets.
10 min setup A little mess 4 items
Elf Movie Night
The elf sets up a tiny cinema with popcorn and a festive film queued on the TV.
10 min setup No mess 4 items
Candy Cane Hunt
The elf hides candy canes around the house and leaves a clue to start the hunt.
10 min setup No mess 2 items
Caught in the Cookie Jar
The elf is found head-first in the biscuit tin with crumbs everywhere.
3 min setup No mess 2 items
Elf Bake-Off
The elf is caught mid-bake with a rolling pin, cookie cutters and a dusting of flour.
10 min setup A little mess 4 items
Making Reindeer Food
The elf mixes oats and sprinkles into a bag of reindeer food to scatter on Christmas Eve.
5 min setup A little mess 4 items
Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge
The elf sets up a game of noughts and crosses with sweets and challenges your child to finish it.
5 min setup No mess 2 items
Pool Party in a Sink
The elf throws a pool party with sweets as inflatables and a straw as a slide.
5 min setup A little mess 3 items
Building a Mini Gingerbread House
The elf is halfway through building a gingerbread house out of biscuits and icing.
20 min setup A little mess 3 items
Pancake Tower
The elf sits on top of a stack of mini pancakes ready for breakfast.
10 min setup A little mess 2 items
Elf Camping Trip
The elf pitches a tent made from a napkin with a pretend campfire of orange paper.
10 min setup No mess 4 items
Stuck in Slime
The elf has fallen into a bowl of green jelly or slime and is waiting to be rescued.
5 min setup Messy 2 items
Diving Board
The elf dives off a ruler balanced on books into a mug of hot chocolate.
5 min setup No mess 3 items
Plan the whole month
One idea for every night from 1 to 24 December.