Visiting elf idea
Ice Cube Tray Ski Hill
The elf skis down an empty ice-cube tray on the counter with a dish-towel scarf for a slope.
- Everyday
- Kitchen
- Silly
- No mess
- Household items
- 5 minutes
- Toddler-safe

What you need
These are household pieces. Borrow from the junk drawer first.
- ice cube tray
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- dish towel
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- wooden spoon
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- sticky note
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How to set it up
- 1
Dry an empty ice-cube tray and set it on a slight tilt against a spoon.
- 2
Drape a dish-towel corner at the bottom like a snowbank.
- 3
Sit the elf at the top cell as if it is about to ski.
- 4
Add a sticky note that names the hill.
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Rolling Pin Counter Ride
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