Visiting elf idea
Rubber Duck Harbor
The elf docks a rubber duck in a dry tub with a washcloth pier and a paper ticket.
- Everyday
- Bathroom
- Silly
- No mess
- Household items
- 5 minutes
- Toddler-safe
What you need
These are household pieces. Borrow from the junk drawer first.
- rubber duck
Search Amazon for rubber duck(paid link)
- washcloth
Search Amazon for washcloth(paid link)
- sticky note
Search Amazon for sticky note(paid link)
- pen
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How to set it up
- 1
Keep the tub dry and fold a washcloth as a pier on the edge.
- 2
Park a rubber duck against the washcloth.
- 3
Sit the elf on the duck as captain.
- 4
Leave a sticky-note ferry ticket.
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