North Pole Mail Carrier
Now open: North Pole Mail, with a shoebox mailbox for letters to Santa and your elf on duty with a sock mail bag.
A 10-minute idea for The Elf on the Shelf® or any elf doll.
What you need
- a shoebox and scissors
- a sock
- paper and a marker
How to set it up
- Cut a letter slot in the middle of a shoebox lid and write NORTH POLE MAIL on the side.
- Sit your elf at one end of the box, leaning against it, with a sock draped over one shoulder as a mail bag.
- Set a stack of paper and a marker beside the box, ready for letters to Santa.
Safety check
Cut the slot with scissors, not a craft knife, and keep the scraps away from little ones. How we check
Note from your elf: Mail call! Write your letters to Santa and drop them in. I'll fly them north tonight.
Written with AI · Checked against our safety list · How we check
