177 Christmas Elf Ideas - Page 4 of 12

Elf goodbye idea – the Christmas Eve doorbell desk

A cardboard Santa doorbell and handmade welcome sign give your elf one final Christmas Eve shift.

Your elf finds an empty plate and leaves Santa’s snack order as his final Christmas Eve job.

Wave your elf home from a cardboard ferry terminal with a cloth sea, paper ramp and final-departure sign.

An oversized reservation card on a tiny chair gives your elf a funny Christmas Eve seat on the sleigh.

Your elf leaves a basket with familiar pyjamas and a favourite story for one last cosy Christmas Eve bedtime.

An elf loading bay gets the reindeer carrot, Santa’s saucer and the elf’s homeward seat ready for Christmas Eve.

Your elf leaves a December time capsule: a little bag of drawings and family memories to open when he returns next year.

A tiny homeward ticket office gives your elf a cheerful Christmas Eve goodbye, with a handmade North Pole ticket and a scarf trolley.

The elf has made a tiny coloured window from card and transparent wrappers. Look through the panes and see the garden change colour.

The elf has made a little red tissue-paper flower as a Christmas surprise. Leave another set of pieces for the children to try.

Red, green and white ribbons become a little Christmas braid. The elf leaves the last few crossings for the morning.

The elf has dressed for dinner in a bow tie almost as wide as he is. Fold a paper napkin for this quick outfit joke.

A cardboard booth offers free Christmas hugs, and Teddy is the elf’s first visitor. A warm little scene made from scrap card.

The elf is giving his reindeer friend a lesson in going around the cones. A toy training course with homemade markers.

A hole punch turns white paper scraps into tiny snow dots for the elf’s homemade Christmas card.