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Floury Footprints

Field Manual EF-24

A trail of tiny floury footprints leads from the flour bag to wherever your elf is hiding. A morning detective game with very little set-up.

Set-up time
10 minutes
Morning-after tidy
A little mess

Supplies

Requisition slip
  • A little flour
  • A small dish
  • A damp cloth for clean-up

Setting the scene

  1. 1Tip a little flour into a dish.
  2. 2Dip a fingertip in the flour and press a trail of tiny prints along the counter or floor.
  3. 3Lead the trail from the flour bag to the elf's hiding place.
  4. 4Leave the note at the start of the trail.
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

Psst… Maya and Leo! Over here!

Follow my footprints if you’d like to find me! I stepped in the flour on my way back from the North Pole and didn’t notice until it was too late. I’m very sorry about the mess. I’m not sorry about the game.

Today’s mission: be kind, be brave, and be you.

★ 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

Elf Field Operations
  • Form EF-3Free

    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.

    Letter
  • Form EF-2Free

    Elf Incident Report

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

    Official form
  • Form EF-1Free

    Elf Arrival Letter

    Your elf's first-morning letter: introductions, the nightly-report routine and a few house rules, all very official.

    Letter

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