Goodbye letter from two elves

1. Type the names.
2. Pick the goodbye: Christmas Eve, a last goodbye for someone who is growing out of it, or the last day of school.
3. Print it and leave it where the elf sat last, or tuck it under the tree for Christmas morning.

Many families leave the goodbye letter on Christmas Eve night with a small treat, like a book or new pajamas. If the child is allowed one goodbye hug, the last goodbye letter says so.

Dear Emma,

It's Christmas Eve, and that means it's time for us to fly home. Tonight we'll ride back to the North Pole with Santa.

We had so much fun at your house. We loved hiding together, and we loved hearing you laugh when you found us. We told Santa about all the kind things we saw.

Keep being good to each other while we're gone. We'll be back next December with twice as many hiding places.

Merry Christmas from both of us!

See you next year, Jingle and Snowflake