67 Fun with Elf on the Shelf Ideas

 

This year, all the kids are obsessed with 67. Moms, Dads, and Teachers everywhere are confused and annoyed by this trend. We've decided to embrace it and incorporate it into our Elf on the Shelf this year. We've been posting daily ideas on our social media accounts on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Follow along here or there for more fun ideas. As always, we earn commission from qualifying clicks and purchases on social media and Amazon. I added Amazon links to help lighten the burden of the craziness and stress of Elf on the busy parents are feeling, but this is more about fun than anything else.

Your Teacher Trying to Figure Out 6-7

We are all about Halloween in our home. Anytime we can incorporate that into other holidays, it's gonna happen. Teachers everywhere are dealing with 67 all day long. Some don't even understand why. This is a fun take on their frustration. We used the Elf Mates elves, a life-size skeleton, and a blue wig to bring our idea to life. Here's an Amazon link to the wig and a link to the skeleton if you are interested. 

You are caller 67

This is a fun play on customer assistance calling. The elf has been on hold so long that he starts falling asleep. We used one of the new Elf Mates elves for this post. Here's an Amazon link if you are interested. 

Thing 6, Thing 7, Thing 67

Thing One and Thing Two remind me so much of Elf on the Shelf; we had to include them in our fun. We used a Grinchy monster doll for this post. Here's an Amazon link if you are interested in adding him to your holiday fun. 

Let's Play BINGO

Bingo was a no-brainer idea for 67. B6, B7, and O67 are the perfect calls for Bingo fun. I wish I had a fun Bingo game, but we lost ours in our home fire a few years back. Amazon link to the one on our wish-list. For the post, we got our Bingo cards from myfreebingocards.com (no affiliation) and shrunk them down to size. You can download the entire game and play with your kids in the full-size version.

We just used a standard hole punch for the Bingo markers.

Counting Sheep

I have wanted to do the Elf counting sheep for a while now. What a perfect opportunity to incorporate 67 into the slumber fun. The Elf gets to 6, 7, then starts to drift off, repeating 67, 67, 67. I drew the sheep and uploaded the image to my computer, where I added the numbers and made additional copies. The fence is made from 3 regular-sized popsicle sticks and one smaller-sized stick to give the illusion of distance.

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 CRUNCH!!

Tootsie Pops were a big part of my childhood. We were always looking for the shooting star and the Native American. I loved the cute commercials with the owl and turtle counting licks to get to the center.  The Elves only make it to licks 6,7 before CRUNCH!  Here's an Amazon link for Tootsie Pops if you are interested. 

How many elves does it take to change a lightbulb? 6-7 

The Elves are using the pulley system and all their weight to hoist the lightbulb up. The Grinchy monster is preparing to cut the rope with scissors. We added our cute little toddler elves to make this one extra special. Here's an Amazon link if you are interested in incorporating them into your holiday fun. 

Momma Duck lost her babies. Can you help her find all 67?

We have been loving the trend to buy cute minis and hide them around the house for your kids or grandparents to find. We recently hid mini Jesuses around the house for our grandparents, and they loved it. When we saw these baby ducks for so cheap on Amazon, we couldn't resist. Here's a Amazon link to the ducks and a link to the Jesuses if you want to add them to your holiday fun.

See you in 6-7 Days

We posted this 7 days before Elf on the Shelf starts, but you could easily use it for 7 days before Christmas from Santa.

This can't be right. Ugh, everything is 67. Math is hard.

We printed out a bunch of math problems that all equal 67. Added a calculator and some friends to the fun.

67

This is a really simple idea of making 67 out of pipe cleaners and putting them on the elf's hands. The kids weigh out 67 in their hands as they say it, so it's meant to copy that. We used sparkly pipe cleaners to add the holiday spirit. While they don't photograph well, they look pretty awesome in person. Here's an Amazon link if you don't already have some at home.

What Time is It?

Elf sends the kids on an adventure to find that all the clocks in the house are 6:07.

Change all the clocks to 6:07. Take the batteries out or set the alarm/timer to keep it there so the time stays. If you have enough elves place one on each clock.

Chicka Chicka Christmas Tree

Elf brings a Chicka Chicka 123 Tree with a very special number that made it to the top. We cut the numbers out of colored card-stock on our silhouette cameo. We used packing tape to hold the double digit numbers together, and to stand the numbers up on the table. I was the most excited to bring this Elf idea to life out of all the rest. 

Jump Rope Song

Cinderella dressed in yellow, went upstairs to kiss a fellow. 

Made a mistake, kissed a snake. 

How many doctors did it take? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

We used fishing line from the chandelier to hold the baby elf jumping in the air, and to support the elves standing. This was my favorite jump rope rhyme as a child. Do the kids still sing this one? Obviously, I taught it to my kids. 

Oh My Heavens

What's with all the

6-7s?

A few different ideas on how to implement this idea. You can really use any numbers cards from a variety of games. 

We used cards, dominoes, dice, 12-sided dice, and Bananagrams.

Our family favorite game.

UNO Attack

We hope you enjoyed all our fun ideas, follow along our social media for daily ideas or on our blog for weekly ideas. If you liked this post, you might also like our previous posts: 

Elf on the Shelf 2025

Elf on the Shelf for Teenagers and Adults Part 1

Elf on the Shelf for Teenagers and Adults Part 2

Elf on the Shelf for Kids

Happy Elving!

Eyeball Punch

This was seriously the easiest thing I made with the biggest impact.  Everyone was talking about it all night.  Super Fun!

All you need is a can of pitted lychee, blueberries, and your favorite punch, Kool-aid,  or beverage.  I prefer red punch because it stains the cracks in the lychee. 

Pour your punch into a large bowl.

Drain the lychee. 

Put a blueberry inside each lychee.

Place the fruit in the bowl of punch right before serving.

It tastes amazing,  and looks totally creepy!

Check out these other posts on our blog:

50+ Ultimate Halloween Games

 

Ultimate Halloween Games Part 2

Halloween is my favorite time of year. 

I just can't get enough of the decorations and the games.

We have a party every year!

Here are some more great games we've learned or made up over the years to inspire your next Halloween Party.

Poop the Pumpkin

You will need 2-4 cauldrons (you could use garbage cans or buckets), A pumpkin for each player (we like to do 2 turns each, so we do twice as many pumpkin). Have the group split into two teams. Line up the teams on one side of the room or yard. Place a cauldron with enough pumpkins for each team member inside it in front of each team. Place a cauldron on the other side of the room or yard. Each team member must race one at a time, waddling with the pumpkins between their legs or thighs, to the cauldron across the room or yard. No Hands! The players must drop the pumpkins into the cauldron and run back to their team.  If the pumpkin was dropped anytime before the cauldron they must start over.  If the pumpkin does not land in to cauldron, you must start over.  Once the player has returned, the next player can go. Repeat until all the players have had a turn. The first group to finish is the winner.

Itsy Bitsy Spider Spout

Put a straw or thin dowel into a roll of play dough. Roll dice and add as many spider ring on the water spout as you rolled.  Keep rolling to see who gets all the spiders on the spout first.

Hot and Cold

Have one player leave the room.  The other players hide a Halloween item like a small pumpkin, etc.  the player returns to the room.  the other players say hot or cold depending on how close the player is to the item.  Hot for close and cold for far. We played it with toy rats.

Bite Me

Using vampire teeth move large marshmallows from plate to another plate.  See who can move the most in one minute or who can move all of the marshmallows the fastest.

Spider Leg Race

Four people lock arms back to back in one group and race to the other side of the room.

Spider Pull

This game from adventureideaz.com looks like a spider.  Tie together eight pantyhose stockings at the foot.  have eight people put them on their heads and  say go and the must stretch in different directions facing each other, the last person with the stocking on their head is the winner.  

What's in the Hay?

Find spiders, eyeballs, pumpkins or skeleton pieces in a haybox.

Frisbee Pumpkin, Flying Saucer or Bat Throw into a Batcave

Paint a frisbee to look like a pumpkin, flying saucer or bat.  Play just like regular frisbee.  For added fun purchase the game Kan Jam and toss the new painted frisbee into the pumpkin patch, outer space black hole or bat cave (Can).  

Basketball Hoop Skull or Pumpkin Toss

 Get a plastic child's basketball hoop or an over the door basketball hoop. practice taking shots using basketballs they look like pumpkins or use plastic skulls or pumpkins.

Ghost Face

Fill a tea cup with flour. Make sure its full and packed tight.  Flip the cup over so the flour makes a perfect mound in the shape of the cup.  Place a piece of candy in the center of the flour, careful not to break the flour apart.  Give each player a butter knife.  Each player takes a turn cutting a small piece of the flour away.  the cut must go from the top of the flour mound to the bottom.  The player that knocks the candy off must pick up the candy using only their mouth and eat it.  They will end up with flour all over their face.  *check for any food or gluten allergies before playing.

Skeleton Scavenger Hunt

This would be fun to hide all the bones from a skeleton.  After they are all found, put the skeleton back together again.  For added fun get two skeleton sets. Spray paint one set black and split into teams.  The first team to fins all the bones and put their skeleton back together wins.

Skeleton Bone Dig

Hide skeleton bones in the sandbox have the kids dig them out.  

To make it even more fun, use paint brushes to uncover them like an archeological dig or dinosaur dig.

Sticky Hand

Using sticky hands try to swat and grab as many plastic spiders as you can in one minute.  We cut the ring portion off of spider rings for our spiders.

Eyeball Hunt

Hide a bunch of plastic eyeballs all over.  Have the players find as many as possible in a set time.  The player that finds the most wins.

How Many?

Place either ping pong eyeballs, bugs, spiders, etc. in a bottle. Have players guess how many.  The player with the closest guess wins.

Eyeball Plinko

Just play with ping pong eyeballs

Eyeball Bingo

Bingo numbers written on  eyeball ping pong balls or draw eyes on a bingo games number balls.

Dry Eye

Tape a piece of tape across the end of the table sticky side up.  Using straws blow eyeball ping pong balls across the entire length of the table.  Who can get the most to stick to the tape in one minute.

Worms

Place ping pong eyeballs, bugs, spiders, etc. in cooked spaghetti noodles.  Have the players see how many they can retrieve in a minute.

Dragon Egg Hunt

Like an Easter Egg Hunt except the eggs are full of Halloween items or candy.

GO to Hell (underworld) Limbo

Play just like regular limbo, but use a Devil's staph.

Everyone takes a turn walking under the Devil's Staph while bending backwards.  Players go lower and lower each round, until one person is left. if you fall or can't make it under you're out.

Flying Witches 

See who can run and jump the highest with Broom Stick between your legs.  Have someone hold a Broom and raise it after every one had a turn.  It's basically the opposite of limbo. If you can't jump high enough to touch it your out.  My elementary school teacher would play this every time we had a few extra minutes. 

Ghost touch

Heads Up 7 Up

Full Moon

Pringle Ringle Challenge.(it's on our blog)  

See who can make their can of Pringles into a freestanding ring first.

Truth or Scare

Just like truth or dare. Players must answer a question truthfully or opt to be scared.  Come up with age appropriate questions for the truth before hand. Instead of the dare they must do something scary.  We played with mystery boxes with creepy items inside they had to feel.  etc. wet spaghetti noodles, piece of fur, sandpaper, fake snake or spider, etc.

Haunted Towers

Players must stack cups into a tower and restack them all in one minute. Clear cups for Ghosts, orange cups for pumpkins, Green for monsters.  You can use a sharpie to draw on faces for added fun.

Charades

Players must act out and get their teammates to guess different Halloween words.

 Bigfoot Races

Cut out very large feet out of cardboard. Hot glue flip flops on top and have races. Funniest for the younger kids.

Halloween Memory

Grab a bunch of small Halloween items and place on a large tray or baking sheet pan. Give everyone 30 seconds to look at the items on a tray. Take the tray away and give them one minute to write down as many items as they can remember. They used to do this at every baby shower I went to as a kid. 

If you thought these games were fun, check out these other Halloween games on our blog:

Ultimate Halloween Games

55+ Games

22 Mini Pumpkin Games

Vampire Mouth

Crypt Keeper

Swamp Fishing

Pudding Pictionary

Bones

Ghost Face 

Fun with Annabelle

Rubber Chicken Games on our blog.