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Riddle on the Whiteboard

Field Manual EF-24

Your elf leaves a riddle on the whiteboard and waits for everyone to solve it. Two minutes, no mess, and perfect for the classroom morning circle.

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

Supplies

Requisition slip
  • A whiteboard or chalkboard
  • A marker or chalk

Setting the scene

  1. 1Write a simple riddle on the board, such as “What has hands but can't clap?” (a clock).
  2. 2Sit the elf on the board's ledge holding the marker.
  3. 3Write “Answer tomorrow!” at the bottom.
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!

Good morning, clever thinkers! I’ve left you a riddle. I told the answer only to the reindeer, and they’re terrible at keeping secrets. Write your guesses down and I’ll check them tonight.

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

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

Love from your elf,

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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    Your elf drops in by parachute made from a napkin and string, dangling from a curtain rod or shelf. Five minutes, zero mess and a dramatic entrance.

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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