Need four days off of new Elf on a Shelf ideas? Get these Elf on the Shelf Vacation Postcards from Kenya, Paris, Hawaii and New York. Send postcards from Elf as your North Pole elf vacations around the world.
Aloha from Hawaii! Bonjour from Paris! Hello from New York! Jambo from Kenya!
Take your Elf doll on an adventure around the world. Elf on the Shelf is vacationing for a few days and will make a few pit stops before returning back to your home.
The Elf moving committee will enjoy 4 days off of Elf on the Shelf ideas with these four printable postcards. In the meantime your child will check the mailbox each day getting a special Elf on the Shelf postcard.
Does Elf on the Shelf go on vacation?
Yes, Elf loves to go on vacation. Road trips, flight 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 Elf on a Shelf travels with you!
Does Elf on the Shelf travel with you?
It is up to each family, mainly the parents, if 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 through a number of ways, like Elf meeting you at your vacation destination or you can transport Elf using a jar. Elf can also go on his own vacation while you are on vacation.
How do you transport elf on a shelf?
If you are about to leave on vacation, leave Elf a note and let him know you are about to travel. The Elf 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 Elf does not get touched.
Elf on the Shelf Tip: In this Mason Jar Elf on the Shelf Idea, try using a plastic jar or container if a child is transporting Elf on the Shelf.
Elf on the Shelf ideas while on vacation
If Elf is traveling with you, make sure you are prepared with a few supplies to create the best Elf on the Shelf 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 Elf on the Shelf Travel Postcards. This gives you four days off of find a new Elf on a Shelf idea. Instead, your child will check the mail each day* for a postcard to watch an Elf on the Shelf trip around the world – from Hawaii, to New York, to Paris, Kenya and back to your home.
*If you are traveling away from a home instead of checking the mailbox, you child can look under the hotel room each day.
One day Elf is missing! You child is wondering why Elf on the Shelf didn’t move! In fact, not only did elf not move, Elf is gone. Lead your child to check the mailbox!
Using these Elf on the Shelf 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 post cards.
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 on the Shelf Ideas!
Elf Postcards Printables
Find Elf Postcards in the Elf Shop. We actually have two sets.
First, you can grab the Elf vacation postcards that include four days off from the Elf moving committee. As elf visits different locations, your child will visit the mailbox each day to see where Elf went.
You can also grab Elf beach vacation postcards, back to school postcards or North pole postcards. This collection of Elf postcards will be used throughout the year, not during the Christmas season.
Free Elf on the Shelf Printables
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Daily Elf on the Shelf Ideas
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. Pin to Pinterest on your Christmas and Elf Boards.
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