The Kindness Elves Christmas Tradition

Introduce The Kindness Elves to your family this Christmas as an alternative to the ever popular Christmas tradition of elf on the shelf. The magical kindness elves sprinkle kindness wherever they go and in a fun and playful way they teach children how to be kind and thoughtful. The kindness elves encourage children to do small acts of kindness in their everyday life.

The Kindness Elves as an alternative to the popular kids Christmas tradition of Elf on the Shelf. Encouraging small acts of kindness and good deeds these magical elves teach children how to be kind and thoughtful.

Are you looking for more Christmas ideas? Maybe make some salt dough Christmas decoration, write a letter to santa or mix up some magical reindeer food.

The Kindness Elves Christmas Tradition

The kindness elves work in a similar way to the popular elf on the shelf elves. They are magical and playful and you can have a lot of fun with them, but instead of reporting back to santa on whether your child has been good or bad the kindness elves are introduced to spread kindness and love.

Whilst having fun with the kindness elves children are learning about what makes someone kind and thoughtful. This is hopefully a lesson which will stay with them long after the kindness elves have left.

(The full range of kindness elves and accessories are available by following this link to the kindness elves website.)

On arrival the kindness elves introduce themselves and explain that they "are kindness elves who have come to stay, to do good deeds and have fun with play".

Each morning the elves magically appear in a new place with a little message or postcard for the children. They might be holding a suggestion of an act of kindness that the children could carry out or they might be holding a tiny postcard thanking the children for a good deed they have done. Occasionally they could even leave a special treat for the children as a thank you for being so kind.

Acts of kindness could be anything, big or small. It could be giving someone a hug, clearing the dishes away, baking cookies or donating old clothes.

Some mornings the children could even wake up to find that the elves have done an act of kindness themselves, like set up a fun activity for the children, tidied up their room or decorated the Christmas tree.

The Kindness elves come in an adorable little house, complete with a tiny letter box. The fully working letter box can be used for sending tiny pieces of elf mail backwards and forwards between the children and the elves. This has the added bonus of encouraging early or reluctant writers.

Children can collect the little notes that they receive from the kindness elves in the 'Little Book of Big Kindness', creating beautiful memories that can be looked back on year after year. The little notes could be thanking the children for the kind deeds that the kindness elves have spotted them doing or they could be telling them what kind and helpful children they are.

There are lots of beautiful little notes and mini postcards in the kindness elves accessories pack, but if you want to make your own your could have a go at making these tiny folded heart notes and envelopes or use our free printable postcards that we made after reading 'The Story of the Kindness Elves'.

'The Story of the Kindness Elves' is a beautiful book that explains the story of where the kindness elves come from and how they spend their days making special kindness potions. One day they discover they need the help of some special children, and this is where your children come in. They are the children chosen to help spread kindness and love.

Get your kindness elves set today so that you can be ready to spread kindness and love over the Christmas period (and beyond!)