Teddy Tea Party

Field Manual EF-24

Your elf hosts a tea party for the stuffed animals with toy cups and a napkin tablecloth. Gentle and sweet, and ideal for toddlers and preschoolers.

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

Supplies

Requisition slip

Stuffed animals
Toy or plastic cups
A napkin for a tablecloth

Setting the scene

1Sit three or four stuffed animals in a circle.
2Give everyone a cup and spread a napkin in the middle as a tablecloth.
3Seat the elf at the head of the table holding a cup.

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 invited all your friends for tea. Bear asked for more honey. Bunny spilled a little, but we didn’t make a fuss. There’s a seat for you, of course. You’re the guest of honour.

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

Your friend from the North Pole,

Pip

Field Elf, First Class

Elf Field Operations

P.S. I’m very good at hide-and-seek. You’re better. Don’t tell anyone I said that.

The note your elf leaves, printed on Elf Field Operations letterhead. Filed here for Maya; yours carries your child’s name.Print this note Plan all 24 nights

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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.

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