My Elf Moved

Night 3 · Arts and crafts

Little artist elf idea

Your elf wiggles its crayon over the tree, then leans back to admire its work.

  • 4 minutes to set up
  • 3 things you need
  • Build-up too
Set it up Save to Pinterest (opens Pinterest)
A knitted elf set up as little artist AI example
Play: your elf adds a bauble, then freezes back into its pose.
The same spot before the knitted elf set the scene up AI example
Build-up: watch your elf add the red baubles one by one. It ends on your photo.

You need

Tick each one as you find it.

Set it up

  1. Draw a simple green Christmas tree on the paper and add red dots as baubles.

  2. Scatter a few crayons beside the paper.

  3. Where your elf goes: Sit your elf on the paper holding a red crayon, its tip touching the drawing.

Photo tip: Snap it from above at a slight angle, so the whole drawing shows. Hold your phone upright, keep people out of the picture, and get the whole scene in.

What your elf will do

Play

Adds a bauble

Your elf wiggles its crayon over the tree, then leans back to admire its work. The video starts and ends on your own photo.

Build-up

Draws the baubles

Watch your elf add the red baubles one by one. It ends on your photo.

After: the finished scene (an AI picture) Before: the same spot without the finishing touch (an AI picture)

Or let it arrive

Hops in

Your elf bounces in on both feet, three big springy hops, and lands in its spot.

See all the moves

Play and Build-up videos are made by AI from your one photo, a few minutes after you tap Make. One free remake per story.

Set it up, snap it, watch it play

Open the scene in the My Elf Moved app, take one photo, and pick what your elf does. Or let it arrive with one of the moves. Every story is an AI video that ends on your real photo.

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