24-night elf planner
A ready plan from December 1 to 24. Each date is the morning your kids find the scene. Quick ideas come before school mornings, bigger ones before weekends. Don't like a night? Any other idea works. Ideas you mark as done on their page get a tick here, saved on this phone only.
A 9 p.m. reminder each night? Add the nights to my calendar. Shopping once for the month? The list is at the bottom.
- Tue, Dec 1 Jet-Lagged Elf 2 min
- Wed, Dec 2 Brushing Before Bed 2 min
- Thu, Dec 3 Candy Cane Heart 2 min
- Fri, Dec 4 Caught in the Cookie Jar 2 min
- Sat, Dec 5 Cereal Necklace Station 10 min
- Sun, Dec 6 Elf Escape Room 10 min
- Mon, Dec 7 Coat Pocket Hideout 2 min
- Tue, Dec 8 Curtain Rod Pull-Ups 2 min
- Wed, Dec 9 Laundry Mountain Sledding 2 min
- Thu, Dec 10 Lights Out in the Fridge 2 min
- Fri, Dec 11 Mirror Message 2 min
- Sat, Dec 12 Elf Puzzle Night 10 min
- Sun, Dec 13 Marshmallow Catapult 10 min
- Mon, Dec 14 Ornament in Disguise 2 min
- Tue, Dec 15 Overnight Staring Contest 2 min
- Wed, Dec 16 Peekaboo Elf 2 min
- Thu, Dec 17 Sock Sleeping Bag 2 min
- Fri, Dec 18 Window Lookout 2 min
- Sat, Dec 19 Candy Cane Treasure Hunt 10 min
- Sun, Dec 20 Cereal Taste Test 10 min
- Mon, Dec 21 Elf Grocery List 2 min
- Tue, Dec 22 Fruit Bowl Lounge 2 min
- Wed, Dec 23 Houseplant Jungle Explorer 2 min
- Thu, Dec 24 Santa's Cookie Quality Check 5 min
Add the nights to my calendar
A reminder at 9 p.m. on each setup night, November 30 to December 23. It's called something like "After bedtime: 5-minute job", so it gives nothing away on a lock screen. The night's idea is in the notes.
iPhone, Mac or Outlook Google Calendar
Rather have a button? Tonight's page always opens on a fresh pick. Add it to your Home Screen.
Your December shopping list
Everything in this plan is in most homes. If you're shopping anyway, these are the ones that run out:
- Wrapped mini candy canes (Amazon): first needed Thu, Dec 3 for Candy Cane Heart.
- Mini clothespins (Amazon): first needed Tue, Dec 8 for Curtain Rod Pull-Ups.
- Dry-erase markers (Amazon): first needed Fri, Dec 11 for Mirror Message.
- Mini marshmallows (Amazon): first needed Sun, Dec 13 for Marshmallow Catapult.
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