Snowflake Trail Goodbye

Your elf left a trail of paper snowflakes to the window, each one with a favorite memory.

A 10-minute idea for The Elf on the Shelf® or any elf doll.

  • Goodbye
  • 10 min
  • A little mess
  • Medium
  • All ages

What you need

  • white paper and a pen
  • scissors
  • tape

How to set it up

  1. Fold and cut five paper snowflakes, and write a favorite December memory on each, like Our tea party.
  2. Lay them in a trail across the floor to the nearest window, taping each one flat.
  3. Put your elf away and leave the goodbye note on the windowsill, at the end of the trail.

Safety check

Put the scissors away when you are done. How we check

Paper snowflakes taped in a trail across a wooden floor to a frosty window with a small folded note.

Note from your elf: Five favorite memories, left on my way home. Thank you, and see you next year!

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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