Christmas Elf Planner
A4, fits US Letter · 21 pages · color and black & white · printable PDF
An elf moves in behind your little elf door in December – and at ten at night you remember he has to get up to something tomorrow? This planner takes the thinking out of it: 24 ready-to-go elf days with a matching letter, printables to cut out and a weekly plan, so you prep once on Sunday and just set things out in the evening.
Purchase and download through Etsy. Structure and text are my own; the English edition was translated with AI assistance and checked. The illustrations were made with an AI generator.
(This planner is for the elf-door tradition with pranks and letters, not for Secret Santa gift swaps.)
A look inside
What's inside
WITH ROLF THE SNOWMAN
On day 2 the elf builds a snowman from toilet paper and a sock. Rolf keeps turning up in little episodes – he writes in mirror writing, goes missing and gets found, and at the end he travels to the North Pole with the elf. Only ideas 1, 2 and 24 have set dates, you choose when to do the others.
24 ELF IDEAS
From a secret meeting with a vote, a Lost & Found and fishing day in the sink to a treasure hunt with clue cards and a hallway airport, all the way to the farewell party. Every idea comes with:
- what the kids find in the morning – and what they do themselves (draw, search, answer, vote)
- supplies, setup time and mess level
- age and notes where needed (e.g. small parts)
- 18 of 24 need no extra shopping if you have the listed things at home
No food is wasted, nothing gets broken, nothing invites climbing.
LETTERS
- a short elf letter to cut out for every idea (same number)
- a big arrival letter and a farewell letter with blanks for your favorite moments
- 2 emergency letters, 3 treasure-hunt clue cards, a letter for real snow, 2 blank letters
- 8 reply letters where the kids write or draw to the elf
PRINTABLES
Ballots and agenda, signs for Lost & Found, construction site and "Missing", Rolf's mirror-writing letter, paper fish, weather report, take-a-number tickets, question cards, runway signs, half pictures to finish, a luggage tag and a paper elf to cut out in case you don't have a figure.
ELF SUNDAY
Once a week: pick the ideas, gather supplies, cut out the letters. The weekly sheet is your packing list; depending on the calendar year you need four or five of them.
⏱ WHEN TIME IS SHORT
12 quick backup ideas, usually set up in 2 minutes, many also without an elf figure.
ALL PAGES (21)
- How the Elf Season Works – guide, Rolf, legend
- Our Elf – profile and house rules
- Supplies & Shopping
- Elf Sunday – weekly sheet to reprint
- Elf Ideas 1–24 (3 pages)
- When Time Is Short – backup ideas and emergencies
- My 24-Day Plan
- Arrival Letter and Farewell Letter
- Elf Letters 1–24 (3 pages), Emergency, Clue & Extra Letters
- Kids' Reply Letters
- Printables (3 pages)
- Our Elf Season – memories and the bottom-line check for next year
DETAILS
- Format: A4 portrait, prints on US Letter with "Fit to page"
- 21 pages, printable PDF
- Color and B/W versions included
- Not tied to a year, reusable every year
- The letters address the kids as "you" (plural-friendly)
- Instant download once payment is confirmed
- Elf door, elf figure and supplies are not included