Are you struggling to make your way to Christmas break? Inviting this magical friend into your classroom in December is a game changer. This elf on the shelf idea for kindergarten comes with a magical mailbox and tons of classroom management power!
To make the magic mailbox, I just wrapped a shoe box with wrapping paper. The shoe box that I had was one that the top flipped open, so I just cut the top off and wrapped both pieces separately. When I put the top back on, I left a little space so that you could slide a letter inside. If you have a regular shoe box, you can just wrap both pieces separately, and then cut a slit in the top.
In the morning, we received a letter from our elf, Jingle, telling us all about the magic mailbox. She told us that we could write to her and tell/ask her anything we wanted. (Of course, she made sure to tell us to use our best handwriting so that she can read it :)!) She even left us some sentence starters to get us going.
Once we finished writing our letters, we mailed them in the magic mailbox! In the afternoon, I read all of the letters and wrote back to each student as Jingle.
There are so many elf on the shelf ideas, but this one is perfect for your kindergarten writers. Just add the magic mailbox and you have an engaging December writing center!
Want to try this elf on the shelf idea in your classroom? Click here to download the elf paper and sentence starters!
I just love how people become inventive with materials available. This is creativity on a different level a perfect way to instill creativity to kids