Arrivals & Goodbyes

On the last night, the elf leaves a wrapped box by the tree with cozy pajamas, a story to read tonight and a goodbye note.

On Christmas Eve the elf leaves a goodbye note and a trail of little green footprints heading out the door, back to the North Pole.

On arrival day the elf floats in under a big red balloon, riding in a little basket tied below it.

On Christmas Eve the kids find the elf packing to go home. His little suitcase is open and full of souvenirs from the month: a crayon, a candy cane, a sock and a drawing they made.

The elf flew back from the North Pole on a paper airplane and the landing didn't go great. The plane is nose-down in a pillow, there's snow everywhere, and the elf is upside down beside it.

The elf is back! It floated in on a coffee filter parachute and is dangling from the curtain rod with a big hello note.

The elf arrives by mail. A box covered in drawn-on stamps and FRAGILE labels sits by the door, and when the kids lift the flaps he pops up out of the paper shred.