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Vacation Postcards Around the World for Elf

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January 23, 2024 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Need four days off from the Elf? Get these Elf Vacation Postcards from Kenya, Paris, Hawaii, and New York. Send postcards from Santa’s helper as your North Pole Elf vacations around the world.

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Aloha from Hawaii! Bonjour from Paris! Hello from New York! Jambo from Kenya!

Take your Elf doll on an adventure around the world. Your North Pole family Elf is vacationing for a few days and will make a few pits stops before returning back to your home.

The Elf moving committee will enjoy 4 days off with these four printable postcards. In the meantime, your child will check the mailbox each day getting a special postcard for the Elf.

Does Elf go on vacation?

Yes, Elf loves to go on vacation. Road trips, flights, and more, the Elf goes on many vacations during the year after his/her work in the workshop is done. Sometimes Elf goes on vacation with his family, sometimes Elf takes a vacation alone and sometimes the holiday elf travels with you!

Does Elf travel with you?

It is up to each family, mainly the parents, if holiday Elf travels with you. If you plan a vacation with the Elf, it is important to make sure he can be transported for your journey. This can be done in a number of ways, like the family Elf meeting you at your vacation destination or you can transport the little guy using a jar. The special guy can also go on his own vacation while you are on vacation.

How do you transport Elf?

If you are about to leave on vacation, leave the holiday elf a note and let him know you are about to travel. Santa’s helper will take this note back to Santa. Typically Santa gives some extra magic dust for his/her adventure with you. Santa will also put Elf in a mason jar so you can carry the Elf but he/she does not get touched.

Holiday Elf Tip: In the Transportation Jar Elf Idea, try using a plastic jar or container if a child is transporting the family elf.

Elf Ideas while on vacation

If Elf is traveling with you, make sure you are prepared with a few supplies to create the best holiday elf ideas while on vacation.

Elf brings pajamas
Elf brings souvenirs
Elf dresses for the beach
Elf has on a snow outfit
Elf Scavenger Hunt
Elf reads a travel book
Elf decorates a mini Christmas tree
Elf packs a suitcase with new clothes
Elf hides candy canes
Elf climbs bows up the wall
Elf send postcards

Postcards from your Elf

We have put together a bundle of four Travel Postcards for the elf. This gives you four days off. Instead, your child will check the mail each day* for a postcard to watch the family elf take a trip around the world – from Hawaii to New York, to Paris, Kenya, and back to your home.

*If you are traveling away from home instead of checking the mailbox, your child can look under the hotel room each day.

One day Elf is missing! Your child is wondering why the family elf didn’t move! In fact, not only did Santa’s helper not move, the Elf is gone. Lead your child to check the mailbox!

Using these vacation postcards, write a new message from Elf each day about Elf’s travels around the globe. These fun Elf postcard images also include hidden elves, just like “Where’s waldo” only “Where’s elf.” Your child can have fun checking the mailbox for four days and enjoy finding Elf the postcards.

Elf Travel Locations

Paris, France
Hawaii
New York City
Kenya

To Make Your Elf Postcards

Get your Elf postcard printables.
Cut the postcards out
Glue the back and front together
Write a message on the back and add your mailing address and child’s name.
Put a new letter in the mailbox each day

Four nights of Easy Elf Ideas!

Postcards Printables for The Elf

Find Postcards in the Shop. We have two sets. First, you can grab the holiday vacation postcards that include four days off from the Elf moving committee. As the elf visits different locations, your child will visit the mailbox each day to see where the Elf went.

You can also grab Elf Beach vacation postcards, back-to-school postcards, or North Pole postcards. This collection of postcards will be used throughout the year, not during the Christmas season.

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Fun Printables

Our most popular printable Christmas ideas for an Elf can be found in our shop. Shop holiday ideas, fun letters, adorable Christmas games, jokes for kids, and so much more!

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Free Christmas Elf Printables

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Adorable Valentine Scavenger Hunt for Everyone!

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January 5, 2023 by Ashley Langston Filed Under: Facebook, Games, Instagram, Party, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Valentine's Day

Download these fun clues for a Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt! This is the perfect day to add some fun excitement to the day with a little bit of mystery, too! Fun for a creative way to show someone that you love and care about them on a day that is all about love! Full of rhyming riddles, this Valentine Scavenger Hunt is so much fun for all ages to join in on!

We can all agree that Valentine’s Day is a day that is all about fun ideas and doing things that you love for others. But part of the fun is thinking outside of the box and trying new ideas! The great part about Valentine’s Day games is that you can use this for friends for a fun game or for a loved one to have their gift waiting for them at the end!

This fun scavenger hunt is a great way to add some excitement to the day and keep them guessing (and looking!) at the same time! This would be fun for the kids to print and cut out and create their very own scavenger hunt easily on their own. Get ready – there is sure to be running and searching happening all over the house!

What are some fun gift ideas for Valentine’s Day?

Gift ideas all just depend on who you’re buying them for! Chocolate is always a great gift idea because who doesn’t love that? This list of Valentine Gifts for the Men may help you find some choices, too!

Don’t forget that trips or overnight stays make fun gifts as well. Sometimes planning a surprise trip is so much more fun than shopping for a gift that they may or may not truly want.

Just remember that the options are endless so have fun and plan or buy (or make!) them something that you think they’ll love!

How do you prepare for a Scavenger Hunt?

The biggest thing to remember is that you need to make sure that you have your clue cards lined up and prepared. That way, when they start the scavenger hunt, it’ll be a smooth process for them to go from clue to clue without any issues.

Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt Clues and Ideas

Play cupid this February and take your cutie on a treasure hunt! Use these scavenger hunt clues to create the most Epic Valentine’s Day Hunt, ever! This is the perfect way to add fun to the biggest day all about love!

There are 20 riddles that are included with this fun scavenger hunt, and I’ve included a few of them to show you how fun they are!

For the full list of easy-to-print and ready-to-use riddles, scroll down to the bottom!

“Hey, there cutie! It’s Valentine’s Day! To start the treasure hunt, go to the room where you play!”

“To find the next clue, follow this rule. Go to the place where the food stays cool.”

“Roses are Red, violets are blue. our next clue is found inside your shoe.”

“I hope you’re ready for a whole lotta lovin’. The next clue is found in the room with the oven.”

This great activity can be used for younger kids, teens, and even your significant other like a boyfriend or husband. Simply download your treasure hunt printable clues and then choose your order adding numbers to the back of the cards. Take your numbered clues and begin the process of creating your at home scavenger hunt displaying them around the home.

Hold on to the first hint and hand it off to the player. It will be the instructions that will lead them on a fun treasure hunt. As your sweetheart follows the cute clues, have a fun surprise at the end of the hunt or display little treats along the way.

Valentine Scavenger Hunt PDF

Get ready to create a Valentine’s Day that no one will forget. Just download out this printable Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt for a truly fun time!

Included in the Valentine’s Day printable riddles are:

20 Valentine’s Day Themed Scavenger Hunt Riddles printable PDF Instant Download
Valentine Scavenger Hunt Riddles Answer Key

For this printable Valentine Scavenger Hunt at home, use the clues that are fitting for your valentine and skip the clues that are not!

Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt Printable

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How to Print at Staples

Don’t have a printer? You an print at your local print shop or your Staples Printing Center. Watch this video for how I print my PDF documents at Staples. I personally prefer to print my clues on cardstock.

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Check out our Fun Valentine’s Day Games for Kids. These are great for a holiday party at school or home. Pin to Pinterest.

Of course at the end of your hunt, you could have a tasty prize – like a cake! Use these Valentine Cake Ideas as a simple way to make something sweet for your sweetie! Pin to Pinterest.

Elf on the Shelf Christmas Tree Pun Printable

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November 15, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Ready for a funny Elf on the Shelf ideas? This Elf Christmas Tree Pun is quite funny (and easy!) Oh Chip-mas Tree, Oh Chip-mas Tree. How tasty are your branches! New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily.

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We are back, so is the Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past seven years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

For many of these Elf on the Shelf ideas, make sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our Bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial. You also can shop our collection of Elf Printables for ideas to cover the entire season!

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Funny Elf on the Shelf Christmas Tree Idea

Oh Chip-mas Tree, Oh Chip-mas Tree. How tasty are your branches!

This Fun Elf on the Shelf idea is perfectly easy and after your display your Elf, you are left with a tasty snack! Everyone wins, right?

Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed

Directions

For this Elf idea, display Elf in the Christmas Tree. Add small bags of chips and our free Chip-mas Christmas Tree Pun Printable. I suggest printing the free elf on the shelf printable on cardstock, you can see an example above of how the light shines through normal printer paper.

Elf on the Shelf Printables

Our most popular Elf on the Shelf printables can be found in our Elf Store. Shop Elf costumes, our Elf Twister board, Jokes for Kids, our Magic Shrinking Machine and so much more!

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Free Elf Printables

We also love sharing Elf on the Shelf free printables including this Oh Chip-mas tree printable for a Scout Elf Doll.

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Elf on the Shelf on Social Media

Save these ideas because you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each Christmas season. We do our best to mix up easy and hard Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

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Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a elf doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf’s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The Elf has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD.

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Best Elf Props + Facebook Photo Booth

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January 22, 2024 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Every North Pole Elf needs a few accessories. Enjoy the Best Props for elves plus Photo Booth Printables for Social Media including some of your favorite social media apps. New creative, funny, and original Ideas for Holiday Elves daily.

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We are back, and so is the holiday elf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Ideas for Elves daily (in November and December) for the past seven years. You can view our Huge List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

Of course, it’s nice to have a list of ideas, but before you begin, you need an Elf that can move into many of these creative ideas.

How do I prop my Elf ?

For many elf prop ideas, you want an elf that can prop up or bend. Follow this DIY Bendable Elf tutorial. In under 10 minutes, you can have a bendable, moveable Christmas Elf that can take all sorts of positions. The thicker you wire your elf, the more likely you can get your Elf to stand or bend.

Elf Stand

Can Elf stand? Of course. Other ways to prop your Elf are with string, tape, and leaning against a solid object. Having a clear 12 inch doll stand (typically for a Barbie) is a very helpful Elf prop.

Another way to get the holiday Elf to stand is using the standing prop. Having an Elf standing up can change all of your ideas. A new Elf prop this year is the Stand prop. This standing gear includes fun shoes and plastic pants so that the little guy can stand up.

Best Props for Christmas Elves

When you have an Elf that can move, you want to create scenes with the best props. Elf accessories are the perfect way to tell what is happening in a scene. They are the sprinkles and cherry on top of the ice cream.

We’ve talked about 12 items every mom needs including marshmallows, cotton balls, a dry erase marker, and more. Let’s take that list a step further with the best Elf props.

Costumes

Notes

Miniature Book

Latex Balloons

Shopkins Real Littles

Inflatable Drink Holders

Twister Board

Letter Boards

Fairy Door

Elf-Sized Chair

Photo Booth Props for Social Media

Candy Canes

Photo Booth Printables for Social Media

Want to bring a silly idea to your Christmas Elf doll? Download these digital elf-sized photo booth printables. Three adorable ideas that bring your doll to life through social media. Get these cute Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Photo Booth Frame Templates for Christmas Elves.

Facebook Photo Booth Frame

In the Facebook Photo Booth Frame Template, Elf’s family is “making the nice list” Is 500,000,000 likes too many? Of course not!

Instagram Photo Booth Frame

Look at this Instagram Photo Frame. Your family Elf is the “elf on the week.” It’s official when it’s on the Headquarters Elf Instagram account.

Twitter Photo Booth Frame

Is that a bird chirping? No, it’s only a Christmas Elf! Believe in your Selfie Twitter Photo Booth Frame.

Our most popular printables can be found in our Store. This includes our social media photo booth frame templates for Elf. Also shop costumes, fun games, jokes for kids, and so much more!

We highly suggest you take a look at our winning Esty Elf Props set. This includes the fun Social Media Photo Booth Props Boards.

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