Frost Pips Story Time

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Materials:

• Miniature chair and stool
• Miniature rug
• Frost Pips elf babies
• Printer
• Paper
• Printable
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. First, your elf will print and cut out the storybook printable.
2. Then they will gather all the Frost Pips elf babies together for story time.
3. They will settle everyone into the chair or on the carpet.
4. Then they will read the book to the elf babies and wait for you to find their sweet scene.

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Food or Fake?

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Materials:

• Paper
• Printer
• Printable sign and numbers
• Rubber cheese or pet toy
• Sponge
• Orange paper
• Real cheese block

Instructions:

1. Your elf has a cheesy challenge for you! First, they will print and cut out the printable sign and numbers.
2. Then they will cut holds in the orange paper and fold it into a triangle cheese shape.
3. Then, they will place the rubber cheese, sponge, paper triangle cheese shape and the block of real cheese out with numbers in front of each.
4. Finally, they will pose and wait for you to guess which one is the real cheese! Is it food? Or is it fake?

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Look What the Elf-nado Blew In

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Materials:

• Polyester batting (see instructions for sizing)
• Polyester fiberfill
• Round wire wreath form
• Hot glue gun
• Glue sticks
• Small lightweight objects to place in tornado
• Printer
• Paper
• Printable
• Fishing line

Instructions:

1. Your elf will decide how large they want to make their tornado and will adjust the measurements of the supplies accordingly. (The tornado pictured uses an 18 inch wreath form and a sheet of polyester batting cut to a long triangle shape that is about 24 inches wide at the top, about five feet long and two inches wide at the bottom tip.)
2. First, your elf will tie lengths of fishing line in at least two places on the wreath form to aid in hanging up the tornado after it is complete.
3. Your elf will glue the top edge of the triangle of polyester batting along the edge of the wreath form, overlapping any extra and gluing it down.
4. Next, your elf will begin gluing together the long edges of the polyester batting, overlapping it irregularly to create a slightly twisted cone shape.
5. Then, your elf will lightly glue down long tufts of polyester fiberfill from top to bottom, round and round, shaping it to resemble the swirls of a tornado.
6. Your elf will leave some polyester fiberfill trailing from the bottom to resemble the tail of the tornado.
7. Finally, your elf will print and cut out the printable and place the elements into the tornado, as if it has whipped up items from the ground. They may also add small lightweight objects, like a miniature chair or other items.
8. Lastly, your elf will stand beside the sign and wait for you to tumble out of bed to find them!

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Is This How You Play Pickleball?

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Materials:

• Polar Props Pickleball Play Pack
• A small jar of pickles (optional)
• Printer
• Paper
• Printable pickleball sign and caption bubbles

Instructions:

1. Your elf will set up the Polar Props Pickleball Play Pack.
2. They will print and cut out the printable pickleball sign and caption bubbles.
3. They may even add a small jar of pickles to amp up the humor.
4. Then they'll pose and wait for you to find them.

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I Elf-ified You!

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Materials:

• Paper
• Printer
• Printable elf shapes
• Scissors
• Tape

Instructions:

1. First, your elf will find a photo of your family somewhere in your house that they can "elf-ify".
2. Then they'll print and cut out the printable elf shapes.
3. Finally, they'll tape the elf shapes to your picture, then wait for you to discover that they've elf-ified your family!

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Magical Letters

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Copy paper/card stock
• Printable
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf helper will begin by printing, cutting out and setting up the printable where kids will find it.
2. Then they will encourage kids to write their own magical letter that your elf will take with them to the North Pole!

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Travel Scrapbook

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Materials:

• Color Printer
• Copy paper/card stock
• Printable photos
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. To begin, your Scout Elf pal will print, cut out and set up their travel photos on the table, in a frame or in a scrapbook where kids can see.
2. Next, kids can flip through the images to get an idea of what Santa’s Scout Elf crew does throughout the year after they’ve departed from your family’s home.

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Scout Elf Tree House

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Card stock/copy paper
• Printable
• Double-sided tape
• Scissors
• Christmas tree

Instructions:

1. To begin, your Scout Elf will print, cut and fold the printable tree house.
2. Next, they will tape all the sides together so it will stay in place.
3. Then they will find the perfect spot in the Christmas tree to place their tree house!
4. Finally, they will get comfy in their tree house and wait for kids to notice their arrival!

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Merry & Bright Paperdoll Luau

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Cardstock/ copy paper
• Printable
• Scissors
• Tape or glue dots
• Optional: pineapple, sunglasses, luau decorations

Instructions:

1. First, your Scout Elf will print and cut out the gingerbread people along with their clothing and accessories.
2. Next, they will lay them out for kids to find.
3. Finally, they will enjoy a merry and bright luau while kids keep entertained with these paperdolls!

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Elf Carrier Printable Poems

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Copy paper/card stock
• Printable
• Scissors
• Scout Elf Carrier

Instructions:

1. First, your elf will pick out the perfect poem for the day ahead.
2. Next, they will print, cut and set it out beside their Scout Elf Carrier.
3. Finally, they’ll wait in the carrier to be found and kids will discover what the Scout Elf has planned by reading the sweet message.

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Scout Elf Journal

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Copy paper/card stock
• Printable
• Scissors
• Scout Elf Carrier

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf will print, cut and set out the bucket list journal.
2. Then they will tuck themselves into their Scout Elf Carrier for the day's adventure.
3. Lastly, kids will use the travel journal to mark off each elftastic activity they participate in with their Scout Elf!

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Elftastic Insta-Moment

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Card stock/copy paper
• Printable
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf will print and cut the printable.
2. Then they will find their favorite perch and place themselves behind the printed frame to create the cutest Instagram photo ever!

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Silly Smiles

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Card stock/copy paper
• Popsicle/crafting sticks
• Toothpicks
• Scissors
• Adhesive
• Printable

Instructions:

1. Your Scout will print and cut the silly smiles (elf-sized and child-sized).
2. Next, they will adhere the printables to popsicle/crafting sticks for the child-sized smiles and toothpicks for the elf-sized smiles.
3. Lastly, your elf will lay out the props for you to use in silly photos with them!

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Under the Sea

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Cardstock/copy paper
• Printable
• Scissors
• Adhesive

Instructions:

1. The Scout Elf will print, cut, and adhere the ocean printables to a bathroom mirror.
2. Then they will cut out the face holes so they can disguise themselves and an Elf Pet as a sea creature!

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Bags n’ Tags for Shopping Spree

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Card stock/copy paper
• Printable
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. First, your Scout Elf will print, cut, and fold the printable bags and tags.
2. Next, they will arrange their bags to hold like their most recent shopping haul!

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Father’s Day Printables

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Materials:

• Printer
• Card stock/paper
• Printable
• Scissors
• Crayons, markers, or pencils

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf will prepare the printable.
2. The elf will then lay out all the materials needed for children to cut, color, and fill everything in for dad to love!
3. Finally, kids will show dad he’s SUPER with a special card, coloring sheet, and silly caricature of his face!

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Mother’s Day Printables

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Materials:

• Printer
• Card stock/paper
• Printable
• Scissors
• Crayons, markers, or pencils

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf will prepare the printable.
2. The elf will then lay out all the materials needed for children to cut, color, and fill in everything for mom to love!
3. Finally, as their Scout Elf watches, kids will crown mom Queen of the Day and provide her with beautiful flowers and a card dedicated just to her!

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Summer Bucket List Bingo

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Materials:

• Printer
• Card stock/paper
• Printable
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf will prepare the printable.
2. The elf will then lay out all the materials needed for children to cut out their bingo chips.
3. Finally, one by one, kids will paste bingo chips on each summer activity as they complete it. It won’t take long to fill the card and win the game!

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Make Your Own Flower Patch

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Card stock/paper
• Printables
• Scissors
• Tape
• Pipe cleaners

Instructions:

1. Your elf will print and cut out the printables.
2. Your elf will slip the costume over their head and tuck it into place.
3. The Scout Elf will lay out all the materials for you to make a flower patch so they’ll be sitting pretty among the posies.
4. Lastly, they will offer a printable spring-time card and surprise you dressed up as a flower!

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Scout Elf Egg Holders

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Card stock/paper
• Printables
• Scissors
• Tape
• Real or plastic eggs

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf will print and cut out the printable egg holders.
2. Next, they will tape together the ends to form a circle.
3. Finally, your Scout Elf will place the eggs in the holders and enjoy the Easter message with you!

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Shamrock Scavenger Hunt

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Materials:

• Small pot
• Gold wrapped chocolate coins
• Color printer
• Card stock/paper
• Printable

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf will hide clues around your home where prompted.
2. The Scout Elf will then sit in the pot of gold waiting for you to solve the clues and find them at the end of the scavenger hunt.
3. At the end of the scavenger hunt, the pot of gold can be safely moved to a different location. Be careful not to touch the Scout Elf!

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Scout Elf Valentine Photo Booth

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Card stock/paper
• Printable
• Scissors
• Toothpicks and wooden skewers
• Clear tape
• Optional: any Elf Pets^® plush animal

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf will print and cut out the printables.
2. They will tape toothpicks or skewers to the backs of the printables to make props and signs that you and your Elf Pets^® and plush friends can hold up in photographs.
3. Your Scout Elf will pose, using a few props, but will leave a collection of props and signs for you and your Elf Pets^® and plush friends to use as well!

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Elf Conversation Hearts

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Materials:

• Color printer
• Card stock/paper
• Printable
• Scissors
• Bowls filled with conversation hearts

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf will print and cut out the printables.
2. They will gently shimmy into their sandwich-board-style costume, folding at the shoulders to hold in place.
3. They’ll decorate and wait for you to find them to say you’ll be their Valentine!

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Positive Paper Hearts

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Materials:

• Printer
• Card stock/paper
• Printable
• Optional: sticky notes
• Scissors
• Tape
• Pen

Instructions:

1. Your Scout Elf will print and cut out the printable and several blank heart shapes (or they might use sticky notes).
2. They will write your positive traits on the blank heart shapes or sticky notes, and then they will arrange the hearts on a wall or flat surface.
3. They will wait for you to discover all the ways you are wonderful to those who know you!

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