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Marshmallow Igloo

Field Manual EF-24

Your elf builds a cosy igloo from marshmallows and settles in for the night. It takes a little patience and one bag, and it gets a big reaction.

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

Supplies

Requisition slip
  • A bag of marshmallows
  • A small bowl to build around
  • A plate

Setting the scene

  1. 1Turn a small bowl upside down on a plate to use as a form.
  2. 2Stack marshmallows around it in rings, leaving a doorway.
  3. 3Leave the bowl inside as a hidden support, or lift it out carefully.
  4. 4Pop the elf inside, peeking out of the door.
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!

Igloos are homes for very cold places, and this one is the sweetest in the world. It’s quite sticky inside. I’d invite you in, but you’re much too big. You may have a piece of the roof instead.

Today’s mission: find me tomorrow morning. (I’m getting sneakier.)

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

Your friend from the North Pole,

Pip
Field Elf, First Class
Elf Field Operations

P.S. If you hear tiny jingling tonight, that’s just me practising.

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