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Paper Snowflake Blizzard

Field Manual EF-24

Your elf cuts dozens of paper snowflakes and hangs them across a window or classroom ceiling. Pretty, mess-free and a lovely craft to continue.

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

Supplies

Requisition slip
  • Printer paper
  • Scissors
  • Sticky tape or thread

Setting the scene

  1. 1Fold squares of paper into triangles and snip shapes along the edges.
  2. 2Unfold and tape the snowflakes to a window, or hang them from thread.
  3. 3Sit the elf on the windowsill beside a pile of paper scraps.
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!

It wasn’t snowing, so I made my own. No two snowflakes are the same, not even the paper ones. Would you make a few more today? Let’s see if we can fill the whole window.

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. Santa says your report was ‘extremely nice’.

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.

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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