You can make an elf hat in no time at all and without any sewing. Get out any fabric, fleece or felt scraps, a hot glue gun and fiberfill.
How to make an elf hat
In many German households, Scandinavian elves move in at Christmas time. They play fun tricks on children and add variety to the Advent season. Of course, a real elf needs an elf hat, which may suddenly appear in the living room one day as a hint that a new roommate has moved in. You make them as follows:
- Maybe you even have everything you need in the house. Felt or fleece remnants are best. After cutting them to size, they are glued and stuffed with fiberfill if necessary.
- First, draw a circle on the fabric using a round object and cut it out. Then quarter the circle so that you have four equal parts in front of you.
- Now place the edges of a quarter on top of each other and glue them together. Hot glue is best for felt, but for fleece it is better to use liquid craft glue, as this does not harden when it dries.
- Stuff the cone-shaped hat as you like to make it stand up straight. If you don’t have any stuffing cotton at home, you can use fabric scraps or even normal cotton wool.
5 funny Christmas pranks
A prankster who gets up to mischief in your house or apartment during Advent makes children’s eyes light up and hearts laugh. Make sure that the pranks are easy and simple to do, because after all, they shouldn’t cause you any additional stress. These pranks are fun and uncomplicated at the same time:
- Let your elf do the decorating. Toilet paper is perfect for this. A Christmas tree made of toilet paper rolls is quick to build and can be decorated with small figures or stuffed animals. Or how about a fancy snowflake pattern in the toilet paper? Cut it in just a few minutes with craft scissors.
- And even at breakfast, a little elf can provide amusement when the children are suddenly looked at by the fruits in the fruit basket. Simply glue googly eyes on tangerines, oranges, etc.
- It will also certainly raise a laugh when one day the little fellow steals all the toilet paper and decorates the holders in the bathroom and guest toilet with streamers.
- By the way, elves don’t particularly like order. If you want to make your children believe that the dwarf is walking around the apartment with dirty shoes, it’s best to get special elf footprints stamps or stencils.
- Don’t throw away the wrapping paper right away, because you can use it for your gnome. He practices wrapping gifts before Christmas and wraps everything he can get his hands on: toothbrushes, toothpaste, pens, sharpeners and erasers.
Where the elf tradition comes from
The elf tradition has its origins in Scandinavia. The elves are Santa’s employees and move in with people at Christmas time to help them and to play all kinds of tricks. There are some peculiarities in the elf tradition that you should know:
- Christmas gnomes have magical powers. However, if they are seen by a human, they lose these powers. That’s why they hide behind a small gnome door during the day and do their work at night when everyone is asleep.
- Nevertheless, the funny folk like to communicate with their host families. There is a small letterbox in front of the gnome’s door where messages can be left and answered.
- When the elf moves in and out again is entirely up to the hosts. To make sure that saying goodbye isn’t too hard for the children, you should set a fixed date that will definitely be kept. A farewell letter with a glimpse of the next visit makes the separation easier.
