North Pole arrivals
An unexpected passenger has arrived by shopping bag. Check the luggage label to find out where your December guest has travelled from.
Your elf has made the long trip from the North Pole in the most unlikely luggage of all: an ordinary shopping bag.
A hand-written luggage label gives away where it has come from, and a question on the back asks for help finding somewhere to sleep.
It’s a lovely early-December idea that gets children involved straight away, making a cosy bed from a blanket, a box or a spare slipper. That first little act of hospitality helps them feel the elf really is their guest for the season.
How to set it up
- Draw a snowflake on a luggage label. Write ‘North Pole to’ followed by your town, and put ‘Where shall I sleep tonight?’ on the back.
- Tie it to the handle and tuck the elf inside, peeking out. Leave the bag by the family’s shoes.
- Invite the children to make a bed for their guest.