Are you looking for some fun Elf on the Shelf free printables that will keep your kids and Elf busy during December? The Elf on the Shelf is a fun family tradition that your kids will look forward to, but it can be hard to come up with new ideas every day.
Apart from moving your elf into a funny position, sometimes you also need some elf printables to go along with your Elf’s adventures and keep your kids busy! Read on for some great free printables for Elf on the Shelf to bring.
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We’ve got a large selection of free elf on shelf printables for you, so you’ll never get stuck with working out ideas for your Elf. These Elf on a Shelf printables will make life easy and keep your kids entertained. Read on to grab some great elf free printables.
Elf on the Shelf Free Printables
Our games and activities are designed to be used with any elf,and they can be printed out and used year after year.
You don’t need anything fancy – just a printer and some paper. And these printables are perfect for keeping little hands busy during December when it can get cold outside or even snowing. It’s also a good way to keep them occupied while you finish up those last minute holiday preparations.
Elf graphics in printables courtesy of drewbdoodles
Plus, we have something special for everyone in the family – from coloring pages to puzzles and word searches! There is truly something here for every child (and adult) who loves Christmas time as much as we do!
Elf Free Printables
The following list of elf free printables is organized in a way to help you pick and choose the ones that are best for your family. You will see a full list at the bottom of the article and you can access each game from there.
For those puzzles and games that require answers, we have also attached an answer sheet. After all, we want to make this as easy as possible for you. Just hide the answers from the kids.
To access these fun Elf on the Shelf activity sheets, simply download the PDF and print using a portrait orientation on your printer settings.
Elf Printables
The first fun idea for the free elf printables is a Christmas themed ‘Would you Rather’ game.
This is fun to play with the kids and the older kids can help the younger ones with reading this one. Just print it out, place it next to your elf with a pen or pencil and get your child to answer the questions for your Elf to read.
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The next fun Elf on the shelf activity sheet is a Christmas word scramble. This is great for slightly older children. Don’t worry the answer sheet is included too.
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The next printable is a fun Elf on the Shelf game to play with your kids. It is called “What’s on Your Christmas Tree?” You can leave this fun printable next to your Elf underneath your Christmas tree. See how many points your Christmas tree scores this year.
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Elf on the Shelf Activity Sheets
The next printable is like a Christmas scattergories game called “Merry Christmas ABCs”. Have your child write or verbally think of Christmas items that start with the letter on the sheet.
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Printable Elf on the Shelf Ideas
The next fun printable Elf on the Shelf game is ‘Roll to Decorate the Tree’. All you need for this game is the printable sheet, and some dice and candy or crayons.
There are two ways to play this game. Have your children take turns to roll the dice and if they roll the number on the tree they can put some candy on there. The one who fills the tree first wins. It’s a bit like a bingo game.
Now if you don’t want to use candy you could have your child color in the numbers instead. It’s up to you!
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Santa’s beard maze is a fun printable for Elf to leave out for the kids to find the next morning. It’s definitely a challenge, so get them to try it with a pencil and eraser. It should keep them busy for a while at least.
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Here is a fun word search activity that your friendly Elf has made for the kids to do. (We’ve included the answer sheet too.)
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This is a fun one for all ages. Perhaps Santa would like a rainbow colored beard this year? Let your kids get creative for Elf to take back to show Santa ideas for his next glow up transformation.
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As well as all of these fun Elf on the Shelf free printables in this article, we also have HEAPS more Elf on the Shelf printables for you on our website. They are all FREE.
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We hope that these elf on the shelf printables free pdfs bring much joy to your kids over Christmas and make your life easy. Just print them out and place them next to your elf for a quick and easy idea. Find the download links below.
Free Elf Printables
Find all the Elf printables pictured in this article below.
Download Roll to Decorate the Tree
Download What’s On Your Christmas Tree