Elf arrival ideas for the first night
The first night sets the tone for the whole month, but it doesn't have to be big. These arrivals are simple, a bit magical and easy to pull off after a busy day.
- Asleep in a stocking
- Hiding in the cereal box
- Stuck halfway down the chimney
- Hello note by the door
- Welcome letter from the North Pole
- Welcome breakfast
- Bursting out of a present
- Paper plane landing
- A tiny door appears
- Hitched a lift in a hood
The list
- Asleep in a stocking: The elf has arrived and gone straight to sleep inside a Christmas stocking.
- Hiding in the cereal box: The elf has cut a window in the cereal box and is peeping out at the breakfast table.
- Stuck halfway down the chimney: Only the elf's legs are showing, poking out of the fireplace or a gap in the bookcase.
- Hello note by the door: The elf is waiting by the front door with a wobbly handwritten hello.
- Welcome letter from the North Pole: The elf arrives with an official-looking letter explaining the rules of the visit.
- Welcome breakfast: The elf has laid the breakfast table with a treat for each child and a welcome note.
- Bursting out of a present: A wrapped box under the tree has been torn open from the inside and the elf is climbing out.
- Paper plane landing: The elf has crash-landed on a paper plane with a runway of fairy lights.
- A tiny door appears: A little cardboard door has appeared on the skirting board with the elf beside it.
- Hitched a lift in a hood: The elf has arrived riding in the hood of a coat on its hook, peeping over the edge and waving.