Read on to find out the ways you may soon to be able to call a Scout Elf your own! No matter how you heard about The Elf on the Shelf®, your next question may be: How do I get an Elf on the Shelf to visit my house? Santa has three main methods he recommends for adopting a Scout Elf, and the elves themselves have compiled those helpful tips into a list just for you. Or perhaps you’re looking to bring a little extra joy to your home this Christmas. We arranged the rosettes, shelf, bells and felt letters (cut on the Cricut) before getting the baby all ready.Maybe your child’s friend has an elf, and you’ve heard all about it. I have a Cricut machine so I cut heat transfer vinyl candy canes and pressed them on the collar for a fun extra pop! I also added a felt bow to the hat when I did Kennedy’s photo.įor these monthly photos I always set up in the same spot for consistent lighting, we used our coffee table since its the same size as the blanket and in natural lighting. Step 5: on the open side attach snaps, velcro, or simply poke holes and tie a ribbon through to fascine the ends together (something that will allow you to get it on and off baby) this collar has gotten good use hence the stain haha. Step 4: cut out the felt everywhere except where the fold is, once it’s cut you should be able to open it up and it will be double the size of the template Step 3: Trace around the edges, noting where the fold is ( don’t cut this part) Step 2: Fold your white felt in ½ and position the template on top, align the fold part of the template along the folded edge Step 1: Print this template out and cut around the entire thing Measure on your child first (hot glue on the inside of the hat!) Spet 8: Add a little strip of elastic to make the hat stay on like a party hat. * grab a paperclip or chip clip to hold the bottom end together while the glue cools. Sept 7: Hot glue the edges of the red felt together (I folded a tiny lip on one side to make it easier. Rounded/ arched objects are difficult to get perfectly flat, don’t stress about that just do your best. Step 6: Hot glue the white felt around the base of the red felt bottom to make a white border (I folded a bit under so there was no red showing at the bottom. Step 5: Cut along the 9” inch line, now you should have an arched strip, lay that template on the white felt fabric and cut it out Step 4: Cut along the 12” arch line then take that template and cut your red felt to match Sept 3: tie the 9” string around the pen & hold loose end in the top corner of the paper, draw an arch Step 2: tie the 12” string around the pen & hold loose end in the top corner of the paper, draw an arch

Sept 1: cut two pieces of string one 12 inches one 9 inches Velcro, snap, button, or string (choose one of these listed for step 5 in the collar instructions below).White felt or fabric (non stiff) ( you can get a big roll or get a sheet like this ).12×18 Red Stiffened Felt sheet 12×18” (Can be found at a local craft store as well, I got mine at hobby lobby) 2 sheets minimum.Gather the following craft supplies and get ready to make a cute and simple DIY baby elf on the shelf hat and collar! My kids were 7 and 8 months when I took these photos of them so you may need to adjust to fit them.

If you want to skip the DIY hat and collar here is an option you could try this Newborn elf jammies with hat. Bell Strand ( we found ours at Homegoods).Spice rack shelf (you can also get this from Ikea directly!! We stained ours).

Baby elf on the shelf