Elf on the Shelf
| 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 perch overnight, and the children look for it before breakfast. Families add a prank or two, and the elf flies home each night to report on the day. Twelve words cover the arrival, the hiding spots, the giggling and the watching.
Elf on the Shelf Word Search Answer Key
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