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November 7, 2016

Elf on the Shelf Planning Calendar

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The Elf on the Shelf has become a favorite holiday time tradition at our house within the last few years. I start our Elf on the Shelf Planning early to avoid any additional stress later in the season.Free printable Elf on the Shelf planning calendars. Blank calendar for you to complete or calendar already filled in with great ideas for your elf. Updated yearly.I remember the Elf showing up about mid December the first year we had him and moving around a few times before he returned to the North Pole with Santa on Christmas Eve.  Our kids loved the Elf immediately. They would jump out of bed excited and energized each morning and ready to find their Elf.

Elf on the Shelf, a fun Christmas tradition for kids
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I was quickly convinced that this Elf was a keeper. I still was not convinced he needed to spend a month with us. Christmas is a busy time of year.  I couldn’t imagine adding one more thing to our to do list!

The next year our oldest returned from Thanksgiving break to find a class Elf. This lead to a lot of stress about when his Elf was showing up. Needless to say, our Elf shows up promptly on the Monday following Thanksgiving every year.

We have a good time with our Elf, John Fletcher. John Fletcher gets into his fair share of mischief at our house. The kids wake up every morning excited and anxious to see what John Fletcher has been up to while they were sleeping.We have a lot of fun with John Fletcher, but there’s a lot days from Thanksgiving until Christmas.

We always start out with gusto and then quickly run out of steam. I have found that planning our ideas out of ahead helps tremendously. It alleviates the last minute stress of trying to figure out what the Elf is going to do when all you want to do is fall into bed. 

Elf on the Shelf Planning Calendar

I’ve created a calendar this year to keep us organized and diligent with our Elf duties. We won’t be stumbling around trying to come up with a quick excuse as to why the Elf didn’t move. We have every day planned out from the Monday after Thanksgiving until he leaves on Christmas Eve with Santa. Plus I have linked an idea or two or more to go with each day.

Free printable Elf on the Shelf planning calendar with every planned out with lots of fun and mischevious ideas

I’m also including a blank calendar if you would prefer to plan out your own Elf activities. 

Free printable Elf on the Shelf planning calendar with lots of fun ideas for your elf.

Download and print these calendars on 8 1/2×11″ white paper. 

Related: Dear Santa Letters (free printables)

Elf on the Shelf Ideas 

This ideas will help you turn your basic ideas on the planning calendar into reality. (Click on the highlighted words for more information.)

Elf arrives (coming soon)

Elf in the pantry 

Candy Cane Hunt

Elf plays a game: Twister, Candyland, Operation  

Elf gets into stickers

Elf plays in the snow: snowball fight with Mr. Potato Head, snowball fight with TMNT, sledding with Captain America

Elf builds something: Lego house, Lego tree, Jenga fort, Snowman from cars

Elf has a scavenger hunt (coming soon)

Elf watches a movie or plays a video game

Elf is mischevious in the Christmas tree

Elf becomes Rudolph 

Elf in the refrigerator 

Elf makes breakfast 

Elf reads books: a lot of books, book tower

Elf in the bathroom 

Elf gets crafty 

Elf plays with toys: here and here

Elf colors (free printable coloring sheets)

Elf goes fishing

Elf adds to your pictures: a lot of Elf in the frames, draws on the pictures

Elf gives final countdown to Christmas: countdown chain, countdown on a message, printable card

Elf visits the beach

Elf hanging from ceiling: zipline, hiding on a light, hanging from a ceiling fan

Elf gets into tape or bows: trying on hairbows, hangs bows & ribbon from the ceiling 

Elf says good-bye (coming soon)

Just in case you forget a night: 15 Reasons Your Elf Did not Move 

Download Elf on the Shelf Planning Calendar 

  • Elf on Shelf Calendar (complete with ideas
  • Elf on Shelf Calendar (blank)
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  1. Angie says

    November 15, 2016 at 10:34 pm

    Love your Elf calendar! Thank you for offering this, it is just want I was hoping to find on Pinterest.

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    • Kim says

      November 17, 2016 at 10:51 pm

      You are welcome Angie! Hope you find it helpful!

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