Magic by Morning Tonight

Packed for the North Pole

On Christmas Eve morning, your elf is sitting on a tiny packed suitcase, ready to fly home tonight.

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

  • Goodbye, start Dec 23
  • 5 min
  • No mess
  • Easy
  • All ages

What you need

  • a small box
  • ribbon
  • paper and a marker

How to set it up

  1. The night before Christmas Eve, tie a ribbon around a small box so it looks like a suitcase.
  2. Add a paper luggage tag: To the North Pole. Leaving tonight!
  3. Seat your elf on top of the suitcase where the kids will see it first.

Safety check

With a toddler, skip the ribbon and draw the straps on: a ribbon slipped off the box can wrap around a neck. Set the suitcase on a table, not the floor by a bedroom door, and put the marker away. How we check

An elf doll sitting on a small box tied with ribbon like a suitcase, with a paper luggage tag.

Note from your elf: All packed! One last day together. Let's make it a great one.

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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