Sports & Games

The elf found the best hill in the house. At the bottom of the stairs he's sitting on a baking sheet sled in a drift of cotton-ball snow, like he just finished the run of his life.

Ten water bottles stand in a triangle at the end of the hallway, with a soft ball waiting and a scoreboard taped to the wall.

The elf strung a line across the room and got caught mid-ride, zipping from one end to the other with its arms up.

The elf turned a sheet of foil into a shiny ice rink and is gliding across it, with cotton-ball snowbanks all around the edge.

The elf built a basketball court: a paper cup hoop on the wall, a pile of fluffy pom-pom balls, a tape free-throw line and a scoreboard that says Elf 12, Kids 0. Game on.

The elf built a block wall and is mid-throw in a marshmallow snowball fight with a teddy bear across the room.

The elf built a mini golf course across the floor, with cup holes, book ramps and a pencil putter. Par is three.