Visiting elf idea
Cotton Ball Cloud Cup
The elf naps beside a cup of cotton-ball clouds on the bathroom counter as if weather duty is done.
- Everyday
- Bathroom
- Nice
- No mess
- Household items
- 5 minutes
- Not toddler-safe
What you need
These are household pieces. Borrow from the junk drawer first.
- cotton balls
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- bathroom cup
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- washcloth
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- sticky note
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How to set it up
- 1
Fill a cup loosely with cotton balls you already have.
- 2
Fold a washcloth as a tiny mat.
- 3
Sit the elf on the mat next to the cloud cup.
- 4
Add a sticky-note weather report.
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