Elf ideas for older kids (6 and up)
Older children want clues to crack, missions to finish and jokes with a bit more to them. These work for six and up, and plenty will still land with a younger sibling.
- Green milk
- Elf's been colouring
- Pull a face like me
- Trapped under a glass
- Window doodles
- Where's the elf?
- Chilling in the fridge
- Sleeps-till-Christmas chain
- Joke of the day card
- Caught with the sweets
- Riddle on the fridge
- Toothpaste message in the sink
- Colouring page delivery
- Loo roll mummy
- Write back to the elf
- Shaving foam beard
- Mission for today
- Breaking out of the cereal box
- Asleep in a stocking
- Hiding in the cereal box
The list
- Green milk: The milk has turned green overnight and the elf is sitting on the bottle with a drop of food colouring.
- Elf's been colouring: The elf has coloured in a page from the kids' colouring book and left a page for them.
- Pull a face like me: The elf is pulling a silly face with a note asking the kids to copy it and take a photo.
- Trapped under a glass: The elf is trapped under an upturned glass with a 'Caught in the act' note.
- Window doodles: The elf has drawn snowflakes and a snowman on the window in whiteboard marker.
- Where's the elf?: The elf is properly hidden and has left one hint on the fridge; a grown-up has a second hint for anyone who's stuck.
- Chilling in the fridge: The elf is lying in the fridge under a tea towel blanket, missing the cold of home.
- Sleeps-till-Christmas chain: The elf has made a paper chain with one link per sleep left and tears one off each night.
- Joke of the day card: The elf is holding a printed joke card. The answer is on the back.
- Caught with the sweets: The elf is surrounded by empty sweet wrappers and chocolatey smears.
- Riddle on the fridge: A riddle is stuck to the fridge; the answer is a place in the house, and there's a little surprise waiting there.
- Toothpaste message in the sink: The elf has squeezed 'HI' in toothpaste in the sink and is holding the empty tube.
- Colouring page delivery: The elf has left a printed colouring page and a few crayons, half-coloured already.
- Loo roll mummy: The elf has wrapped itself in toilet roll and is a mummy on the bathroom shelf.
- Write back to the elf: The elf has left a letter asking a question and a blank sheet for the kids to reply.
- Shaving foam beard: The elf has a huge shaving foam beard and has got foam on the mirror too.
- Mission for today: The elf has left a sealed envelope with a kind mission inside, to tick off when it's done.
- Breaking out of the cereal box: The elf is halfway out of the cereal box, spoon in hand, cereal spilled on the table.
- Asleep in a stocking: The elf has arrived and gone straight to sleep inside a Christmas stocking.
- Hiding in the cereal box: The elf has cut a window in the cereal box and is peeping out at the breakfast table.