Message in a Jar Goodbye

Your elf left a rolled-up goodbye letter sealed in a jar, like a message in a bottle.

A 5-minute idea for The Elf on the Shelf® or any elf doll.

  • Goodbye
  • 5 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • a clean jar
  • paper
  • a ribbon

How to set it up

  1. Write the goodbye note and roll it up.
  2. Tie it with a ribbon and drop it in a clean jar.
  3. Set the jar where your elf used to sit, and put your elf away.

Safety check

Use a plastic jar if little ones will handle it. How we check

A clean jar holding a rolled note tied with ribbon on a windowsill.

Note from your elf: Thank you for the best December. Keep this letter until I come back!

AI illustration of Moss, our own elf. Yours will look a little different.

Written with AI · Checked against our safety list · How we check

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