Visiting elf idea
Lint Roller Snowplow
The elf drives a lint roller like a snowplow across the dryer top with a napkin snowbank.
- Everyday
- Laundry
- Silly
- No mess
- Household items
- 5 minutes
- Toddler-safe

What you need
These are household pieces. Borrow from the junk drawer first.
- lint roller
Search Amazon for lint roller(paid link)
- napkin
Search Amazon for napkin(paid link)
- sticky note
Search Amazon for sticky note(paid link)
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How to set it up
- 1
Lay a lint roller on the dryer as a plow.
- 2
Sit the elf on the handle.
- 3
Crumple a napkin at one end as a snowbank.
- 4
Add a sticky-note plow route.
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