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Elf Goodbye / Leaving Ideas

Elf goodbye idea – the last-night bedtime basket

Tom’s yellow-smudged elf beside a basket lined with a red snowflake napkin, folded pyjamas and a Christmas storybook.

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

Elf goodbye idea – the reindeer snack loading bay

Tom’s elf beside a cardboard Christmas Eve loading bay with a carrot, an empty Santa saucer and a folded-cloth elf seat.

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

Elf goodbye idea – the open-next-December time capsule

Tom’s yellow-smudged elf beside a kraft bag labelled Open next December with three small memory drawings and a wooden peg.

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

Elf goodbye idea – a heart to keep until next December

Tom’s elf with yellow paint on his cheek beside a plain wooden heart, a paper For you pouch and a See you in December note.

Leave a small wooden heart and a See you in December note for a sweet elf farewell, with a free cardboard-heart alternative.

Elf goodbye idea – the homeward ticket office

Tom’s elf with his yellow cheek smudge sitting beside a homemade Home Tickets counter, a North Pole ticket and a cardboard scarf trolley.

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

Christmas elf idea – packing for the North Pole

Tom’s elf beside an open blue miniature suitcase with a clear lid, rolled green felt scarf and a small red paper travel booklet.

An open miniature suitcase, a homemade scarf and a pretend travel booklet give your elf a little packing scene before going home.

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