Help With My Elf

Visiting elf idea

Flashlight Campout Under a Chair

The elf camps under a bedroom chair with a flashlight tent and a washcloth sleeping bag.

  • Everyday
  • Bedroom
  • Nice
  • No mess
  • Household items
  • 5 minutes
  • Toddler-safe
  • December 20
Flashlight Campout Under a Chair. A handmade visiting-elf idea card for Help With My Elf.

What you need

These are household pieces. Borrow from the junk drawer first.

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How to set it up

  1. 1

    Switch a flashlight on and point it under a bedroom chair.

  2. 2

    Roll a washcloth as a sleeping bag.

  3. 3

    Sit the elf in the light with the book as a camp stool.

  4. 4

    Leave the chair where it already lives so nobody has to climb.

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