Elf on the Shelf

Christmas Easy 12 words1 plays

A striped candy cane beside a small knitted stocking.

I	W	T	X	G	I	G	G	L	E	D	I
S	C	O	U	T	E	D	O	T	K	H	R
O	R	V	G	A	P	R	A	N	K	W	E
N	P	S	U	R	P	R	I	S	E	A	P
H	I	D	I	N	G	S	P	O	T	T	O
A	M	N	H	T	A	P	F	B	Q	C	R
R	O	A	U	H	Z	E	H	N	E	H	T
R	R	I	S	S	T	R	C	A	I	I	G
I	N	E	H	B	E	C	J	R	F	N	T
V	I	S	E	O	Q	H	L	S	W	G	H
A	N	R	L	M	N	I	Y	Y	E	Z	A
L	G	K	F	R	E	T	U	R	N	N	V

ARRIVAL
GIGGLE
HIDING SPOT
MORNING
PERCH
PRANK
REPORT
RETURN
SCOUT
SHELF
SURPRISE
WATCHING

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The elf-on-the-shelf tradition turns winter mornings into a hunt. The scout elf takes a new hiding spot overnight, and children search for it before breakfast, watching for its arrival on the shelf. Families add a prank or two, and the elf flies home each night to report, with plenty of giggling along the way.

Elf on the Shelf Word Search Answer Key

Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The Elf on the Shelf Word Search Answer Key marks all 12 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.

I	W	T	X	G	I	G	G	L	E	D	I
S	C	O	U	T	E	D	O	T	K	H	R
O	R	V	G	A	P	R	A	N	K	W	E
N	P	S	U	R	P	R	I	S	E	A	P
H	I	D	I	N	G	S	P	O	T	T	O
A	M	N	H	T	A	P	F	B	Q	C	R
R	O	A	U	H	Z	E	H	N	E	H	T
R	R	I	S	S	T	R	C	A	I	I	G
I	N	E	H	B	E	C	J	R	F	N	T
V	I	S	E	O	Q	H	L	S	W	G	H
A	N	R	L	M	N	I	Y	Y	E	Z	A
L	G	K	F	R	E	T	U	R	N	N	V

I	W	T	X	G	I	G	G	L	E	D	I
S	C	O	U	T	E	D	O	T	K	H	R
O	R	V	G	A	P	R	A	N	K	W	E
N	P	S	U	R	P	R	I	S	E	A	P
H	I	D	I	N	G	S	P	O	T	T	O
A	M	N	H	T	A	P	F	B	Q	C	R
R	O	A	U	H	Z	E	H	N	E	H	T
R	R	I	S	S	T	R	C	A	I	I	G
I	N	E	H	B	E	C	J	R	F	N	T
V	I	S	E	O	Q	H	L	S	W	G	H
A	N	R	L	M	N	I	Y	Y	E	Z	A
L	G	K	F	R	E	T	U	R	N	N	V

Elf on the Shelf

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Elf on the Shelf Word Search Answer Key

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I	W	T	X	G	I	G	G	L	E	D	I
S	C	O	U	T	E	D	O	T	K	H	R
O	R	V	G	A	P	R	A	N	K	W	E
N	P	S	U	R	P	R	I	S	E	A	P
H	I	D	I	N	G	S	P	O	T	T	O
A	M	N	H	T	A	P	F	B	Q	C	R
R	O	A	U	H	Z	E	H	N	E	H	T
R	R	I	S	S	T	R	C	A	I	I	G
I	N	E	H	B	E	C	J	R	F	N	T
V	I	S	E	O	Q	H	L	S	W	G	H
A	N	R	L	M	N	I	Y	Y	E	Z	A
L	G	K	F	R	E	T	U	R	N	N	V