I'm totally not one of those parents that's going to spend hours moving around a little elf, especially during one of the busiest times of the year.

So when we introduced the Elf on the Shelf to our toddler, I was all about elf hijinks that took less than 5 minutes to produce. Here's one of my elf on the shelf attempts that was super simple:

If you're interested, here's more elf on the shelf ideas for toddlers that can be done in 5 minutes or less!