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Brick Tower Challenge

Field Manual EF-24

Your elf builds the tallest brick tower they can manage and leaves a challenge card: can you beat it? Easy to set up, and it fills a whole morning.

Set-up time
10 minutes
Morning-after tidy
No mess

Supplies

Requisition slip
  • Toy building bricks
  • A ruler or tape measure
  • A card for the challenge

Setting the scene

  1. 1Build a tall, slightly wobbly tower of bricks.
  2. 2Lean a ruler or tape measure against it.
  3. 3Write a challenge card: “ELF RECORD: ___ BRICKS HIGH. CAN YOU BEAT IT?”
  4. 4Sit the elf beside the tower, looking proud.
Tonight's note · Form EF-3
The Bureau of Whimsy
Elf Field Operations
Watching Kindly. Reporting Daily.
Field Elf DispatchWorkshop Annex 7, North Pole
Case No.EF-2026-43745
FormEF-3
IssuedDecember 14, 2026
Re: Nightly Field Dispatch

Rise and shine, Maya and Leo!

I’ve set a new North Pole record for tower building. I had to stand on a thimble to reach the top. I think you can beat it. Count carefully, because the judges are very strict.

Today’s mission: have a wonderful day and tell me all about it.

★ BUREAU OF WHIMSY ★ OFFICIAL SEAL ★ BUREAU OF WHIMSY ★ OFFICIAL SEAL

With sparkles and secret plans,

Pip the Elf
Field Elf, First Class
Elf Field Operations

P.S. I’m moving to a new spot tonight. Start guessing now.

Filed in accordance with the Whimsy Act. Please keep in a safe and magical place.

Form EF-3 · Rev. 2026 · Page 1 of 1

Scan to verify authenticity
DISPATCHEDDEC 14 2026 · EF DESK
The note your elf leaves, printed on Elf Field Operations letterhead. Filed here for Maya; yours carries your child’s name.Print this notePlan all 24 nights

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Paperwork that pairs with this scene

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    Elf Nightly Note

    A short note from the elf for tonight: a kindness mission, a joke, a countdown or an explanation for this morning's mess.

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    When the elf gets up to something: an official report with offense, evidence, witness statement and a (very lenient) ruling.

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Scene set. Note printed. Bedtime.

Print the note with your child's name in about thirty seconds. Classic wording is always free.

Print this noteFile an incident report