Toilet paper is the unsung hero of the holiday elf -- it's in every house, it's free, and it's shockingly versatile.
Toilet paper elf ideas
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TP Mummy -- wrap the elf loosely so his face still shows.
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Toilet Paper Tree -- unroll it around a small houseplant or lamp base like he "decorated."
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Snowball Fight -- crumple squares into "snowballs" scattered around him.
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Zip Line -- a strip stretched taut between two points with the elf "hanging" mid-transit.
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TP Snowman -- roll several squares into balls and stack them into a tiny snowman next to the elf.
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Toilet Paper Trail -- unroll a length leading from the bathroom to wherever the elf ended up, like he got lost.
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