An elf door is a tiny door by the skirting board. It is where the elf lives, who gets up to mischief in your home in December. How it works
Dot to dot: cottage
From 1 to 29 a cottage appears: up the walls, over the roof and down again. The door and windows are already drawn, so the child sees what it is about before the first line.
The roof is the fun part, because the line turns sharp corners there. Colour the cottage red with white windows if you like, but it is the child's house. Once cut out, it can have a mat and a sign from the same sheet.
Change the mat and sign
The door comes with its own mat and sign on the same sheet. You can change them, take them off, write your own words on the sign and choose a size: 9, 13 or 18 centimetres. Change this door
How to do it
Print on A4 at actual size, cut along the dashed line and put the door up with sticky tack by the skirting board. Do it on the evening of 30 November, and the elf has moved in by morning.
Accessories for the door: a lantern, parcels, a Christmas tree and more
