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Toilet Paper Bowling

Field Manual EF-24

Your elf sets up a bowling alley in the hallway with toilet rolls as pins and a ball ready to roll. A no-mess scene that turns into a breakfast game.

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

Supplies

Requisition slip
  • Six or ten toilet paper rolls
  • A small soft ball or an orange
  • Paper for a scorecard

Setting the scene

  1. 1Stand the toilet rolls in a triangle at the end of a hallway.
  2. 2Place the ball a few steps away.
  3. 3Pose the elf mid-throw, or holding a little scorecard.
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

Dear Maya and Leo,

Welcome to Elf Lanes, the finest bowling alley in the hallway. I scored zero, because I’m smaller than the ball. Please beat my score. It won’t be difficult.

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

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

With sparkles and secret plans,

Pip
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.

    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