Collage of three pictures of elf on the shelf dolls using toilet paper in funny ways.

Funny Elf On The Shelf Toilet Paper Ideas You Gotta Do

Toilet paper – it’s funny, it’s in everyone’s houses, and elves love to do funny stuff with it! Just about anything using toilet paper makes for some really easy and funny elf on the shelf ideas. Here are some of our top picks!

Each of these takes about 5 minutes or less. Click on an idea in this list to jump to it!

Toilet Paper Snowman

An elf on the shelf popping out of the top of a snowman made of three rolls of toilet paper.

To make a toilet paper snowman for your elf to present, you can either draw the features on with markers or cut them out with paper and glue them on with a glue stick. In this example, I used colored paper glued on. You can even include a little message that says “Do You Want To Build A Snowman?” if your kids are into Frozen!

Then you can either stick the elf’s legs inside the top of the snowman, as I did above, or stick the top part of the snowman onto the elf’s hat, so it looks like the elf is dressed up as a snowman, as shown below:

An elf on the shelf popping out of the center of a snowman made of three rolls of toilet paper.

Toilet Paper Sayings

An elf on the shelf doll sitting on top of 6 rolls of toilet paper that have funny potty humor written on them.

Okay, there are all kinds of funny toilet paper sayings you can make your elf write on toilet paper. Use your imagination or just use the ones I’ve written here, the kids will love them! I used normal markers to write these messages. You can expect to have to tear off 3-4 layers of TP depending on how thick each individual layer is and if it’s multi-layer, etc, once you’re done with this elf antic. Just a FYI!

Elf Toilet Paper sayings:

Let it Flow, Let it Flow!

Have A Poopy Little Christmas

He Sees You When You’re Pooping

All I want for Christmas is POO

Have Yourself A Merry Piddle Christmas

Jingle Bells, Poopy Smells

Jingle Bells, Your Poo smells

Rocking around the Xmas Pee

Toilet Paper Swing

An elf on the shelf doll sitting on a swing made of toilet paper.

To make the toilet paper swing, just gently tie about a 2-3 foot piece of toilet paper from a towel bar or bathroom light fixture. The toilet paper breaks easily, so be careful! Then position the elf in a sitting position on the toilet paper swing, and voila.

Toilet Paper Hammock

An elf on the shelf doll laying comfortably in a hammock made of toilet paper.

A toilet paper hammock for your elf is made in the same way as the swing. Just tie two ends of a strip of toilet paper to a towel rack or a light in the bathroom and position your elf doll so he or she is laying down comfortably on the hammock. I put my elf’s hands behind her head and crossed her legs so it looks like she’s really getting comfy!

Toilet Paper Trail

An elf on the shelf rolling down the stairs in the center of a roll of toilet paper.

A roll of toilet paper makes the perfect thing to roll around in – even down the stairs! This one is easy to do – just stick the elf’s legs through the toilet paper roll and push it up to the torso of the doll. Then hold on to the loose end of the toilet paper as you let the roll (and elf) roll down the stairs.

By the way, if you love these ideas, check out our Elf On The Shelf Cheat Sheet to have a printable list of funny and easy elf on the shelf ideas ready to go.

Toilet Paper Snowflakes

An elf on the shelf doll sitting next to a roll of toilet paper that has been cut to look like paper snowflakes.

If you’ve seen the movie elf, you might remember how Buddy the elf used all sorts of paper (including toilet paper) to make magnificent chains of snowflakes all over the NYC department store, “Gimbel’s.”

So it only makes sense that your Christmas elf on the shelf would want to do the same at home!

To make the toilet paper look like snowflakes, I unrolled about 2 feet of toilet paper and folded the squares like an accordion. Then I just used scissors to cut out triangles and flower-petal shapes on each side. When unfolded, it will look just like pretty handmade snowflakes.

Toilet Paper Mummy

An elf on the shelf doll wrapped up in toilet paper to look like a mummy.

A toilet paper mummy is a funny and silly way to make it look like the elf doll was getting up to shenanigans while everyone was asleep.

Toilet Paper Roll Tube Swing

An elf on the shelf doll swinging on a toilet paper tube.

Elves can use toilet paper tubes to do funny stuff, too! The toilet paper roll swing looks so clever but it really only took about 5 minutes start to finish. You just need an empty toilet paper roll (might want to save one ahead of time so you don’t have to dig through the bathroom trash..), a piece of string, ribbon, or gift-wrapping ribbon, and a light fixture or other good spot to make the elf swing dangle from. I placed mine over the dining room table.

Toilet Paper Message

An elf on the shelf doll inside a roll of toilet paper with the words "5 more days to go" written on the paper.

The toilet paper message takes the elf rolling in toilet paper idea a bit further – by adding a fun message! You can use some of the funny TP sayings I wrote about earlier on this page or include a fun countdown message such as “4 more days”!

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