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: 

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Elf on the Shelf for Teenagers and Adults Part 1

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Elf on the Shelf for Kids

Happy Elving!

Elf Toddlers

We love a good holiday tradition in our house. Look at these adorable Elf Toddlers we found on Amazon, all 7 were only around $10. Amazon link. What a great addition these are going to be to our elf fun. Their cute little outfits, hats, and shoes all even come off.  They even make Elf Babies Amazon link, I don't know which ones are cuter.

Stay tuned for the fun Shenanigans these elves get into this holiday season in upcoming posts.

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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!

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Christmas Pickle Ornament German Tradition Gift Idea

The Christmas pickle is said to have been a long tradition in Germany. However, many Germans have never heard of this tradition. There are many folklores on how this tradition started. It might just be a gimmick sold to Americans looking for another crazy tradition. But hey, we Americans like our crazy traditions, so why not! And this is an easy one with little to no effort. We started this tradition with our girls several years ago. Even now as adults they still want to find the pickle on Christmas morning. This year I thought it'd be fun to share our tradition with ours neighbors. They would also make great co-worker or teacher gifts. You can buy sets already made for around $10ish (Amazon Link). I was able to find a set of nice glass blown ornaments between $1-$2 a piece on Amazon click here). They come in sets of 10 or 20. Only downside you need to make your own card and giftwrap. We usually spend around that much for our neighbor gifts. We have a bunch of neighbors we include in our gift giving. It's just something to say hey you're important to us, and we care about you. We try not to spend too much, because that's not what Christmas is about. We do however, always try to put a little extra effort in the meaning behind the gift. The message is what Christmas is about. So, we thought we'd share our idea for a great gift this year.

I designed a little note card to go inside a clear gift bag (Amazon Link), added a bit of shredded gift paper (Amazon Link), and a pickle colored bow (Amazon Link) on top.  There are many ways to play this traditional pickle ornament game. On the backside of the card we included what the pickle meant to us and a few different ways to play the game. For our family, we play that the first person to find the pickle gets to open the first present. Another way to play, is that the first person to find the pickle gets a special gift under the tree meant for the pickle winner.  Which would also be the first gift opened.  It would be fun to maybe wrap the presents in pickle wrapping paper, or have the gift be pickle oriented. There are so many pickle gag gifts out there. Last year, for a white elephant gift, my brother and sister in law gave pickle popsicles.  They were a huge hit. My girls would just love a giant jar of pickles, they are a favorite snack in our home. I always try to include the year on the card for our family and friends that like to keep them. 

We decided to leave the ornament wrapped in the bubble wrap it was shipped in to help protect it.  Many times the gift is left on the doorstep, and we wanted to protect it as best as possible. It is a bit uglier though to look at.

Have fun with it and make it your own!

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We also used this as our Easter theme last year, BIG hit!

Be sure to look around our blog, we have tons of out of the box games and ideas!