Welcoming any new member of the family is a joyous occasion. Celebrating the arrival of your new elf should be just the same! Our Elf makes its grand entrance in the form of a surprise “Elfy Breakfast”
On the morning of the 25th November the children awake to find a cheeky little Elf has prepared them a Christmas themed Breakfast! The Elf also presents the children with a “Letter of Introduction” from the Jolly man himself, Santa!!!
So how will YOU welcome the Elf?
Here are some ideas for your family or class.
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An “Elfy Breakfast”: Christmas Themed food complete with hot chocolate with snowballs (marshmallows) Snowman shaped pancakes with bacon scarves, and elfberry muffins (raspberry muffins) If breakfast is too hard you could always have an “Elfy” afternoon tea or dinner! I originally saw this brilliant idea on “Little Pumpkin Grace” this clever mummy has spared no detail!
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Elf in an Envelope: Look who has arrived in the mail! An Elf in an envelope! Addressed to your little ones with a stamp from the North Pole. Watch their eyes light up when they open the mail to find a new little friend inside!
Elf Door Drama: Eye spy with my little eye an ‘elfy ‘body stuck in the front door holding onto a set of keys! This cheeky little elf tried very hard to come through the front door but his key wouldn’t work! Lucky Santa sent a key for him to use next time! (Santa keys are readily available form most department stores)
Riding in on a Reindeer: Some little powdery tracks on the floor lead to an Elf riding a reindeer! How else would elves travel but by First Class reindeer flight! The Elf may even have their very own Reindeer ticket! Reindeer Christmas decorations are a perfect size for an elf to sit on and tracks can be made with a little cocoa or baby powder on the floor.
However your Elf make it’s grand entrance they will need a letter to introduce themselves, so here it is!
Letter of Introduction from Santa
- Use the “My Christmas Elf” letter and ask the students or children what it is that you have (a letter)
- How did they know it was a letter and not an email or a postcard or a poster or a recipe?
- What is in a letter?
- Using the blank letter template as a class (for younger students) or individually (for older students) write a thankyou letter back to Santa! Fell free to enlarge the Blank template to A3 size for easier use with a whole class.
- If you are a parent ask your child what they would like to say to Santa! Be the Scribe and write down what they say! This is a great one to file away with other special Christmas memories, to look back on in years to come!
- For Older Students; Discuss what they will need to write (Address at the top, Dear Santa, Letter Body, Closing) Encourage them to write as much on their own as possible, sounding out words and using sight words. You will be amazed at how much they can do!
- Take your Elf on a tour of the house.
- Introduce the Elf to the other “dolls” in the house.
- Take a photo of the Elf on his first night in his new home!
Their are numerous links to be made to The Australian Curriculum for this activity. Some possibilities are;
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Love the different examples you’ve included to introduce the Elf! Love the letter too…I think Santa will be dropping that one off at our house this year.
Aw, gorgeous letter! And I love the links to the Aussie Curriculum!
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