The elf has not moved. Here is tonight.

One idea, matched to what is actually in your house and how much you have left in you, with the scrap of paper the elf leaves beside it. Free, no sign-up, no glitter.

How much energy is left?
What is within reach? Tick what you have.

Tick nothing and there is still an idea.

Tonight

In the fridge with the milk

  1. 1Sit the elf on the middle shelf of the fridge, leaning on the milk.
  2. 2Turn it so it looks straight out when the door opens.
  3. 3Say nothing. Let them find it at breakfast.

The scrap beside it

Too warm out there.

1 idea fit what you ticked

If you forgot to move it and the excuse matters more than the setup: lay the elf on its side where it is, a tissue over it as a blanket, and say once — “it fell asleep, the flight back from the North Pole is long and elves are small.” Then move on. The full guide is here.

Want the note in the elf’s own hand, signed with its name, and a card with the plan? That is Elf Emergency, $4.99, ready in about a minute.