An elf doll sitting next to a printed Christmas wish list with a pencil.

Easy Elf Idea – Christmas Wishlist Printable

If you want a really really easy and quick elf on the shelf idea that doesn’t really require any work or set up, just print out this Christmas wish list any time in the beginning of December. Ideally you want to do this elf idea in the first week of December.

I made this printable Christmas wish list with just thin black outlines so that it doesn’t use too much printer ink. Plus it’s fun for kids to color it in!

All you need to do is print out this elf wishlist linked below, and just set it somewhere with your elf and possibly a writing utensil. That kids can’t touch the elf, so be sure that they don’t need to move the elf in order to pick up wish list or the pencil.

Elf sitting next to a printed out Christmas wishlist with a pencil, on a woolen blanket.

Download Christmas Wish List Printable

If you have a little more time, you can take the extra step of rolling the wishlist up and tying a festive ribbon around it:

Blue elf on the shelf doll sitting with a paper tied up in a red ribbon.