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2 Easy Elf On The Shelf Activities with Free Printables

in Celebrations, Christmas, Crafts & DIY, Kids' Crafts, Printables

2 Easy #ElfOnTheShelf Activities with Free #Printables: Send kids on a color hunt and write them a "secret" message (crayon resist)| spotofteadesigns.com

The holiday season is here and now it’s time for your Facebook feed to blow up with creative Elf On the Shelf ideas! While Brielle is a bit too young to understand this concept, I did help an elf find it’s way to my sister’s house last year to make sure my nephews were being nice and not naughty.

2 Easy #ElfOnTheShelf Ideas with Free #Printables | spotofteadesigns.com

Since she’s due with baby #3 soon and may be a little fried in the creative mommy field, I prepped two easy ideas their elf can do to with her boys. Both took 5 minutes or less to prep with only $1 spent on a watercolor set. They include a poem to describe the action which I turned into a free printable for your use!

Color Hunt:

Elf On the Shelf Free #Printable: Send the kids on a red and greeen color hunt! | spotofteadesigns.com

This one is super easy and only involves my printable poem and a piece of red and green construction paper. Encourage kids to roam around the house and try to find objects of these two colors and place them on the paper. If they have a lot of fun, pull out a sheet of other colors and continue to make a rainbow. Hopefully after the fun, they’ll put everything back where is goes, right?

Secret Message

#ElfOnTheShelf Activity: Write a "secret" message with a white crayon and paint over with watercolors | spotofteadesigns.com

This next one takes about five minutes of prep. Grab a white crayon out of your box and write a message on white paper. If you look hard you’ll be able to see it but it’s otherwise pretty hard to read.

#ElfOnTheShelf Activity: Write a "secret" message with a white crayon and paint over with watercolors | spotofteadesigns.com

Cut the paper up in large pieces. Once painted with watercolor paint (I got this cheap kit at the dollar store) a message will be revealed. The white crayon acts as a resist so the paint won’t stick. It’s much like our Father’s Day sticker resist frame Brielle made for Derek this year!

#ElfOnTheShelf Activity: Write a "secret" message with a white crayon and paint over with watercolors | spotofteadesigns.com

Once all the pieces are painted, arrange to read the “secret” message left by the elf! Kids will get a kick out of this crafty activity.

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  1. Priyam says

    December 11, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    That’s a cool idea! I have never used Elf in the shelf. But just the other day one of my kids was asking about the Elf in the shelf she heard about at school. So I picked one at the store the other day and now am looking for activities around the Elf… So glad you could join the Dec Hobnob and I could find you..:) Thank you!!

    -Priyam @ http://priyam-simplejoys.blogspot.com

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    • Spot of Tea Designs says

      December 11, 2014 at 7:24 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Priyam! Hope I’ve inspired you and your elf! :)

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