The joker elves are back from December 1st to 24th. The kings of mischief don’t lack imagination to surprise children as soon as they wake up. Here are some ideas for jokes to put into practice to entertain the little ones until Christmas. The proof in pictures.
There are many legends and traditions around Christmas around the world. Among them, the adorable tradition of Elves on the shelf (which can be translated as “The Elves on the Shelf”), born in the United States after the publication in 2005 of the tale The Elf on the shelf: a Christmas tradition. What is she saying? That from December 1st, Santa Claus sends one of his elves to each house. Their mission: to play spies and ensure that the children have been good enough to receive presents for Christmas. In the evening, the old man with the beard’s accomplices return to the North Pole to report to him… before returning to the children in the early morning. But, seeing that everyone is still asleep, these little rascals take the opportunity to do mischief and hide in the four corners of the house.
You will have understood, this adorable tradition should really please your children. Also, after telling them this legend, why not bring it to life by putting yourself in the shoes of a pranking elf while your little elves are asleep? This should add a little magic to this holiday month and help them wait until New Year’s Eve! To do this, all you need to do is get yourself one or two elves and use the pranks below for inspiration:
1 – The elf who adds his decorative touch to the tree
When your child wakes up in the fog and sees that a toilet paper garland was added to her pretty tree, it will not take long for him to understand that there is a thorn under the tree. Especially since by following the rest of the roll lying on the ground, he will come face to face with this naughty elf (who was also wise not to make a career in decoration!).
2 – The joker elf who is a fan of food art
These bananas look strangely like Minions, whereas yesterday your child would have sworn they looked like… bananas! It’s sure, it’s a move (of felt) from an elf. Besides, he is there right next door admiring his work, murder weapon still in hand.
3 – The elf who transforms our family photos
Cut out small triangles of paper, color them red and stick a point of cotton at their top. Attach your little Christmas hats next using fix paste on family photos displayed in the house. And place the elf supposedly responsible for this prank nearby.
4 – The pranking elves empty the toothpaste
When it’s time to brush their teeth when they wake up, your child will be surprised to discover the new stupidity of the pranking elves, who have emptied the toothpaste into the sink!
5 – The prankster elves catch fish
Attention ! Léon, the fish, is about to be caught by the pranking elves, who are having fun playing angling!
6- The elf in the kitchen
What does an elf cook when he’s feeling peckish? Fried eggs. But in a candy version stolen from our kitchen cupboard of course!
7 – The elf who takes a dinner break
If his elf figurine comes to life at night, why wouldn’t it be the same with your child’s dinette? The elf in any case seems to be having a great time around this little improvised picnic at the foot of the tree.
Other ideas for jokes for pranking elves to do
If you want to stage prankish elves at home, also take inspiration from these few ideas for mischief:
- Tie a big bow on the Christmas garlands. The children will have to disentangle fact from fiction to find the culprit.
- Spicy Christmas cookies : Elves could replace Christmas cookies with spiced chili or wasabi cookies for a zesty surprise.
- THE Christmas tree mobile : Elves could cause the Christmas tree to move silently from room to room during the night, leaving family members perplexed as to its location.
- Chocolate instead of carrots for the reindeer: The elves could replace the carrots left for the reindeer with chocolate carrots, to the delight of the reindeer and the confusion of the children.
- The flying sleigh: Elves could attach Santa’s sleigh to helium-filled balloons, making it float in the air instead of sliding on the snow.
- Poorly wrapped gifts under the tree: The elves could wrap the gifts to make them look like something else, like cereal boxes, shoe boxes, or even trash bags.
- Fake snow on the stairs : Elves could sprinkle fake snow on all the steps of the house, creating an unexpected winter surprise.