It’ll be Christmas before you know it, so it’s time to get ready for the Elf on the Shelf to visit! 

He’s usually full of mischief, but this year when he (or she) visits, he could bring some fun crafts for your kids to do over the holiday season. 

One that we think they will love to make is this Elf on the Shelf toilet paper craft. They’ll take the humble toilet paper roll and recycle it to look like their own elf! 

We think their elf will love to be the inspiration for this fun craft, so he’ll be sure to bring the template with him from the North Pole. Set it up with toilet paper rolls and craft supplies for a fun surprise for the kids to find.

This craft will get your kids in the holiday spirit, and they’ll have a cute and festive Christmas decoration once they’ve completed it!

Our elf loved this craft so much, he brought some more Elf on the Shelf crafts to do with your kids. Save some or all of these fun crafts to create with the kids this Christmas.

Toilet Paper Roll Elf On The Shelf

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Supplies

• Toilet paper rolls or new cardboard tubes
• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Markers
• Tape
• Elf on the shelf template (unlock the image at the end of the post to go to the download page)

Directions

Download the elf template, print, and cut out the pieces you need. Color in the elf’s eyes with a marker.

Take the elf’s hair and glue it to the top and front of the elf’s head.

Use a marker to draw on the elf’s nose, just above the mouth. Next, take the eyes and glue them, one on each side, below the eyebrows.

Create the hat by gluing the hat fluff to the bottom of the hat.

Glue the completed hat to the top of the elf’s head.

Place the elf’s collar at the bottom of the head and glue it to the backside.

Take the elf’s body paper and tape one side of it to the tp roll tube. Wrap the paper around the tube, then tape the other end to the toilet paper roll.

Finish by gluing the elf’s head near the top of the toilet paper roll tube.

Your kids will love creating these fun Elf on the Shelf toilet paper crafts all Christmas season! Check out our many other Christmas craft ideas to keep the kids creating even more.

Christmas Ideas For Kids

Looking for more fun Christmas crafts and activities to keep the kids busy over the holiday break? We’ve got you covered with lots of ideas that will keep your kids engaged and learning throughout the season.

Read on below for some festive ideas that are sure to be a hit with your kids this Christmas.

Christmas Books For Kids

Reading to your kids this Christmas season is not only good for them, but it’s also a lot of fun! Here are three reasons why reading to your kids is a great idea:

First, reading to your kids helps them develop their imaginations. When you read them a story, they can picture the characters and scenes in their minds, and it encourages them to use their imaginations when they play.

Second, reading to your kids helps them learn new words. Every time you read them a book, they’re exposed to new vocabulary, and they’ll start using those words in their own speech.

Third, reading to your kids helps them bond with you. Spending time reading together is a special way to connect with your kids and create memories that will last a lifetime. So grab a book and snuggle up with your little ones this Christmas season – they’ll love it!

Below are some of the top Christmas books to read to your kids!

Dasher: This wonderfully illustrated Christmas book for kids gives you the back story on one of Santa’s favorite reindeer, Dasher! Girls will especially love to read this since Dasher is a girl.

Construction Site On Christmas Night: Fans of the fun characters of the construction site books have to add this Christmas-themed story to their collection. See how the trucks get ready for Christmas!

How To Catch An Elf: Kids everywhere love the silliness of this Christmas story. The rhymes and the illustrations will draw the kids in as well. This is a Christmas book kids will want to read every year!

Christmas Crafts For Kids

Not only is crafting a fun activity, but it’s also a great way for kids to develop important skills.

It fosters a love for art and creativity while helping children learn to focus, listen, and hone their fine and gross motor skills.

Kids have fun crafting, so they don’t even realize they’re learning at the same time! Get your kids inspired to craft with some of our favorite Christmas crafts below:

Cowboy Gingerbread Craft – Howdy partner, we have just the disguise for your gingerbread man to keep him safe from hungry cookie lovers. They’ll all say where in tarnation did that gingerbread man get off to when he’s gone undercover as a cowboy. He’ll tip his hat to you for keeping him safe.

Grinch Tissue Paper Craft – You’ll have the lyrics, “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch…” stuck in your head when the kids make this tissue paper craft. The Grinch has his mean face on for this one since he hasn’t learned that Christmas means a little bit more.

Pink Reindeer Headband Craft – If you have a little girl who loves the color pink, then we have just the Christmas craft for them! They’ll love creating and wearing their own headband featuring an adorable pink reindeer.

Christmas Tree Paper Bag Puppet Craft – When your kids decorate this Christmas tree, it comes to life as a puppet! Children from preschool through elementary age will have fun crafting and pretending with their Christmas tree puppets.

Christmas Activities For Kids

Ho, ho, ho! Santa filled our stocking with some free Santa do a dot printables! These pages are great for engaging your kids to work on fine motor skills, letter recognition, counting, and more! They won’t even notice they’re busy learning since they’ll be having so much fun. Download, print, and grab the dot markers for some holiday learning and fun.

Print these Christmas coloring pages, and the kids will have a blast coloring in all the holiday pictures! Plus, they’ll be able to practice their handwriting on the lines below each character. Turn up the Christmas tunes, grab the crayons or markers, and have a festive coloring session!

Need some Christmas fun in no time? Print out these Christmas color by number worksheets for an easy, fun, and educational activity your kids will love. Since these pages are color by number, they’ll work on number and color identification as they color in all the festive scenes!

All you need to get your kids into the holiday spirit are their pattern blocks and these Christmas pattern block mats! The mats feature different Christmas-themed characters kids will love to match their pattern blocks to. This is an activity that will keep your kids entertained and engaged this holiday season.

Christmas Fun

• Have Santa accidentally drop his sleigh driver’s license for some festive magic!
• These reindeer candy cane sleeves are a great small gift for the classroom or friends.
• Grab your kids one of these cute personalized drink tumblers.

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