December 15, 2019
Elf on the Shelf – Last Minute Hiding Places
If you’re an Elf on the Shelf family, the most stressful thing about playing this game with your children can be finding new and interesting places for the little “Santa’s Helper” to hide. By this time of the holiday season, you may be running out of ideas. With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, there’s hardly any time to remember to move the elf, let alone to be creative about it. Your home can be your wingman in a perfect execution of the annual event – with a little help from the elves at Ernest Homes. Here are some quick, simple and ingenious places to place the elf – all stress free and super easy.
- Inside an empty butter dish
- Under a wash-cloth “blanket” in the freezer
- Tucked into the end of the toilet paper roll
- In the utensil drawer
- On top of the ceiling fan blades
- Popping out of the top of a house plant
- Wrapped through the handle of the milk jug
- Inside a box of cereal
- In their underwear drawer
- Hiding among their stuffed animals or other toys
- Sitting inside a remote control car
- Hanging from the rear view mirror of the car
- Holding on to the Christmas tree topper
- Hiding in the branches of the Christmas tree
- Inside the mailbox
- Placed in a sandwich bag in the fridge with the leftovers
- Tucked between the cushions of the couch
- In the kitchen utensil holder
- Inside the toothbrush cup
- Buckled into a car seat
- In the opening of a tissue box
- Peeking out between the window blinds
- In a shoe
- Hiding in their favorite mug or cup
- Hanging from the top of the shower head
- Sitting in a Christmas wreath
- Tucked behind wall art, with just a body part in plain view
- Hanging from a curtain rod
- Hiding in Mom’s purse
- Tucked into a space on a bookshelf
- Playing a video game
- In the cookie jar
- Slipped inside a pillowcase or made into a bed
- Perched on a windowsill
- Hiding in Christmas décor
Happy Hiding!