Elf on a shelf ideas

We somehow got talked into introducing an Elf On a Shelf into our house, which means each night Oliver needs to come up with Elf On A Shelf ideas.

After coming up with name ideas for our Elf On A Shelf, the girls settled on Oliver.

Over the past few weeks Oliver has come up with the best Elf On A Shelf ideas, the naughty Elf On A Shelf ideas and the easy Elf On A Shelf ideas when he clearly just doesn’t have time.

Here’s what he’s been up to.

Day 1: Elf on a Shelf beheads teddy

beheaded elf on a shelf

To be fair, the teddy had already lost its head and was waiting for me to sew him back together. Oliver just decided to have some fun with it!

Day 2: Revenge on Oliver

elf on a shelf revenge

The teddies formed a posse and put Oliver the Elf under house arrest. These cowboys are makin’ sure no teddies will fall victim to that mischievous elf…

Day 3: Rice Bubbles Elf

Rice bubbles elf

Great to see Oliver is now less serial killer, more cereal thriller. 

Day 4: Elf On A Shelf Goodnight

elf on a shelf goodnight

Booger Nights. Oh Oliver. Clearly being a naughty Elf On A Shelf.

Day 5: Mischievous Elf

naughty elf on a shelf ideas

Oliver the Elf is into the Advent Calendar early. The kids are not gonna be happy. Naughty Oliver.

Day 6: Casanova Elf

casanova elf

So Julian came to bed thinking about how he had to get up the next day and cut the grass, only to find Oliver the Elf thinking about cutting his. Naughty little Elf On A Shelf.

Day 7: Going to School

elf on a shelf school bag

Looks like Oliver is off for his first day of school. Don’t be a bully Oliver. Play nice.

Day 8: Teepee Christmas tree

Teepee Christmas tree

Oliver the Elf went to school and, while the kids were at lunch, he hooked up with the class lady elf. Nicely played Miss Facci 👏 Tonight he’s back to being naughty…. silly elf raiding the girls’ Advent calendar

Day 9: Jenga madness

Jenga elf

It’s official. Oliver the Elf sucks at Jenga.

Day 10: Elf going crackers

Elf going crackers

Oliver. I’m not even going to ask what’s going on here …

Day 11: Elf at the beach

elf at the beach

Think Oliver has made his plans for this weekend perfectly clear. Also, clearly, an easy Elf on the Shelf idea when time is tight.

Day 12: Elf on a Shelf newsworthy

Elf newspaper

Oliver catching up on the news of the week in the Illawarra Mercury. Again, he’s looking for easy ideas. Must be a busy week.

Day 13: On a trip

Simple elf shelf ideas

Think Oliver is trying to say we need a holiday.

Day 14: Creative Elf

elf on a shelf creative ideas

Nice drawing Oliver. Mad skills. I think we have an elf that’s now coming up with creative Elf on A Shelf ideas.

Day 15: Creative Elf follow up

creative elf on a shelf ideas

And then he goes and does this…

Day 16: Dog Poo Trick

elf dog poo trick

Oliver is a good 🐶 owner. He cleans up his doggo’s 💩

Day 17: Elf in a Skull

elf in skull head

No bones about it. If you don’t feed your elf, this will happen.

Day 18: Elf on a Shelf fart jokes

Elf on a Shelf Fart jokes

OLIVER!!! The power came back on and we caught Oliver trying to make the best of a bad situation. Naughty little elf.

Day 19: Elf and Barbie

Elf on a shelf and Barbie

Oliver…

Day 20: Sports fan Elf

sports fan elf

Think Oliver is hinting he wants to go watch the Illawarra Haws basketball.

Day 21: Elf mirror writing

Elf mirror writing

So Julian made the mistake of picking up Oliver when the kids were watching. Don’t think he’s happy.

Day 22: Naught Elf

Naughty elf

Julian to Oliver the Elf: “Oliver you might smile but it will be me laughing when you spend the next 11 months in a box in the garage.” Naughty elf!

Day 23: Christmas cracker elf

Christmas cracker elf

Ella made homemade Christmas crackers complete with jokes and trinkets. She freaked when she found Oliver had added one.

Day 24: Elf cooking up a storm

elf cooking

No, you silly boy. ROAST duck, not RUBBER duck. Sigh. His name is Oliver but clearly Jamie Oliver he is not.

More ideas for Elf On A Shelf

Here are some other things Oliver has been up to…

Elf on a Shelf with shaving cream

The addition of a girl elf on a shelf, whose name is Olivia.

Our Elf On The Shelf accessories include ten pin bowling for Oliver and Olivia’s first date night!

But Oliver doesn’t always buy things. Sometimes he uses what’s already in the house – like skiing down the stairs using candy canes.

Don’t have your own Elf on A Shelf yet? This one is pretty good value. There is also a girl Elf On A Shelf.

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