The movie Elf just might be our favorite family Christmas movie of all time! We watch it every year without fail and the kids just love it.

We’ve made a photo elf craft in the past, but we wanted a new, fresh craft to make after we watch it. That’s exactly why we made this elf toilet paper roll craft.

It’s a simple elf craft that’s great for young kids of all ages!

We’re giving you a free printable template that has 2 versions that will work for everyone.

The first version is a craft template. This will help your child make their own elf craft from colored paper and pom poms.

The second version in the color in template. With this one, you’ll print out the black and white version and kids can color it in with crayons and markers. After they color it in, all they need to do is cut it out and glue it on, so it’s great for young kiddos!

Be sure to check out our quick video tutorial below to see how easy it is to make this Christmas craft!

Easy Elf Craft For Kids

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Supplies

• Toilet paper rolls or new cardboard tubes
• Construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Permanent glue dots (optional)
• 1 cm pom poms (in red and white)
• Elf template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the template emailed to you)

Directions

Download the elf template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

Begin to assemble the elf by gluing the green shirt to the bottom of the elf body.

Next, add the elf shirt trim. Glue it to the middle, top of the elf shirt.

Take the elf’s eyes and glue it just above the smile.

Glue the 2 red pom poms to the elf shirt.

Create the hat by gluing the hat trim to the bottom of the hat. Use a piece of a glue dot or regular glue to attach the pom to the tip of the hat.

Glue the finished elf to the toilet paper roll.

Now your child has a cute little elf they’ll be super proud of!

More Christmas Ideas For Kids

Need a little extra help keeping the kids entertained over the Christmas break? No problem! We’ve got lots of ideas to help you get planning.

If you like mixing fun and learning, try out these Christmas do a dot printables. These printables are perfect for little ones who are working on learning the ABCs, counting, patterns and more.

These Christmas I spy printables are super fun as well and will help kids with working memory.

Kids enjoy crafting more? No worries – crafting helps kids learn lots of necessary skills as well! Here are some of our readers’ favorite preschool Christmas crafts:

• Buddy The Elf Photo Craft
• Handprint Reindeer Craft
• Gingerbread Paper Bag Puppet Craft

Another easy hands-on activity are these Christmas pattern block mats. They’re great for a preschool STEM unit and are easy to set up!

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More Toilet Roll Crafts

• Toilet Paper Roll Olaf Craft
• Toilet Paper Roll Reindeer Craft
• Toilet Paper Roll Forky Craft

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