Get excited: I have enough Star Wars Elf on the Shelf ideas to last you over a month! Mix them into your other Elf on the Shelf ideas and you’ll be set for YEARS!
Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? If you do, you’re probably looking for unique Elf on the Shelf ideas — maybe some Star Wars Elf on the Shelf ideas? It can be challenging to come up with funny, interesting, entertaining and/or memorable elf activities after a few weeks!
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I know there are plenty of articles with tons of Elf ideas, but I couldn’t find an article with Star Wars Elf on the Shelf ideas. Even more surprising was that good Star Wars elf on the shelf ideas were especially hard to find.
I dug into the corners of the internet and found the best, most interesting, most unique and most awesome Star Wars Elf on the Shelf Ideas. Then I put them all in one spot for everyone to find.
I’m so happy that I was able to find 45 Star Wars Elf on the Shelf ideas. That means you have over a month of unique ways to add The Force to your home via your elf!
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Star Wars Elf on the Shelf Ideas
1. These free printable Star Wars Elf on the Shelf masks will give your elf an easy costume! You’ll get these printable masks:
- Star Wars Elf on the Shelf printable Storm Trooper mask
- Star Wars Elf on the Shelf printable Darth Vader mask
- Star Wars Elf on the Shelf Star Wars printable Darth Maul mask
2. Let your kids’ stuffed Star Wars characters cuddle your Elf on the Shelf!
3. Star Wars characters can watch your Elf on the Shelf battle superheroes!
4. Let your Elf on the Shelf use Christmas lights to capture an AT-AT Walker!
5. Give your Elf on the Shelf a ride on a Star Wars Christmas ornament! (here’s a great selection or Star Wars ornaments, many of them are under $10!)
6. Let your Elf on the Shelf ride on a classic Star Wars vehicle: the Millennium Falcon. Bonus if you have any characters to put around it. The Playskool Heroes Millennium Falcon is a great version, and it’s perfect for young kids!
7. Remake the famous “You’re our only hope” Star Wars scene with your Elf on the Shelf!
8. Wrap your Elf on the Shelf up in Star Wars wrapping paper and let him ride inside the Playskool Heroes Millennium Falcon, like this adorable Elf!
9. Set your Elf on the Shelf up with some Star Wars friends for a late-night Star Wars Rebels viewing party!
10. Do you have an Angry Birds Star Wars board game? Set your Elf on the Shelf up to play the game while the little ones are asleep.
11. I love how this Elf on the Shelf is battling Darth Vader in a high chair. What a fun morning surprise!
12. Have a little reader? Cuddle the Elf on the Shelf with a Star Wars action figure and let it read it a Star Wars book!
13. Your Elf on the Shelf and his or her Star Wars friends can play a board game together, like Candyland!
14. The Elf on the Shelf can join forces with all these cute Star Wars figures. I’m pretty sure all of these are also from the Playskool Galactic Heroes Star Wars line.
15. I love how bright the light saber on this Star Wars Elf on the Shelf glows!
16. Your Elf on the Shelf can show off how he made fantastic Star Wars paper snowflakes!
17. Set your Elf on the Shelf up with a life-size light saber!
18. Here’s another cute way to put a big light saber into your Elf on the Shelf’s little hands! (There’s that Playskool Heroes Millennium Falcon again!)
19. Make your elf a hero: Have the Elf on the Shelf rescue Princess Leia across a long table!
20. Set up your Elf on the Shelf next to a holiday Darth Vader (this one is so festive, and I think it’s the same one that’s in the original picture)!
21. Have Darth Vader hold your Elf on the Shelf like a baby with a cartoon bubble showing him say “I am your father.”
22. Here’s another funny take on Darth Vader being your Elf on the Shelf’s father.
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23. Darth Vader can leave a note for your Elf on the Shelf! If you want to make it more authentic print out the note in a free Star Wars font!
24. Disguise your Elf on the Shelf as Darth Vader! Remember, you can get a free printable Darth Vader mask for your elf!
25. Your Elf on the Shelf can be surrounded by Star Wars figures with a message, “The Force is strong with this one.”
26. Let your Elf on the Shelf drive a Star Wars X-Wing. I like this Playskool Galactic Heroes X-Wing!
27. Make Light Sabers out of tin foil and stage your Elf on the Shelf with other Star Wars action figures.
28. Show how Darth Vader captured your Elf on the Shelf against a window!
29. If you’re excited about an upcoming event (going to see Star Wars at a movie theater, perhaps?) have your Elf on the Shelf stage a countdown.
30. Give your Elf on the Shelf an opportunity to escape Darth Vader by having it scale a frame hanging on a wall.
31. If you want your Elf to be in danger have Darth Vader tie your Elf on the Shelf to some toy train tracks.
32. Or have those LEGO Star Wars Minifigures capture and “tie” your Elf on the Shelf down with more LEGOs!
33. This is a great Star Wars Elf on the Shelf idea: create a winter scene to show that your Elf has been kidnapped and is being held on the icy Planet Hoth.
35. Here’s another way to have your Elf on the Shelf temporarily captured by Star Wars action figures.
36. Give your Elf on the Shelf a ride inside an AT-AT walker.
37. Your Elf on the Shelf could also ride on top of an AT-AT walker into a great Star Wars scene. He should be wearing a scarf, because it’s cold 🙂
38. Set up a winter scene with your Elf on the Shelf riding an AT-AT with Darth Vader!
39. Your elf can be devious! Have him kidnap a princess with some of his friends from the Dark Side.
40. Here’s one way to show your Elf on the Shelf being suspended in the air by Darth Vader.
41. Show Darth Vader using The Force against your Elf on the Shelf! This one and the one above uses double-sided tape to keep the elf suspended.
42. This version of Darth Vader using The Force on the Elf on the Shelf uses painters tape to keep the wall from being damaged.
43. It’s kind of naughty: your Elf on the Shelf could make a move on Princess Leia!
44. Do toys sleep? These Star Wars Jawas toys have their own sleeping bags and they left a note for the Elf on the Shelf!
(It would be awesome to surprise your children with this set of Star Wars action figures but I absolutely recommend using what you have–unless you plan on your elf bringing gifts. If that’s the case…)
45. Have your Elf on the Shelf drop off some Star Wars ornaments to decorate the tree. These Star Wars ornaments are great!
46. Let your Elf on the Shelf leave a Star Wars advent calendar!
Do you have any great Star Wars Elf on the Shelf ideas to share? Please feel free to leave a link in the comments or send me a picture. I’d love to add more ideas to the list!
Karen says
I have a printable BB-8 costume!
https://desertchica.com/bb-8-costume-elf/
Sarah says
Star Wars Elf PJs can be found on Amazon