The Great Shoe Parade
10 minutes · Free · 3–10 years · Little mess
Something happened in the hallway last night. The elf appears to have talked every shoe in the house into joining a parade — from the smallest slipper to the biggest winter boot, all standing neatly in a row that starts at the elf door. Where were they marching to? Nobody is saying. The elf has gone very quiet about the whole thing.
What you need
- As many shoes as you can find
How to do it
- Wait until everyone is asleep.
- Gather up as many shoes as you can find: slippers, boots, school shoes, the lot.
- Line them all up in one long procession that begins at the elf door.
- If you like, sit a small toy figure in the front shoe as the leader of the parade.
What you tell the children
“Oh no, what a muddle! Can you find all the pairs again and put them back where they belong?”
The note the elf leaves
Goodness, your feet are big. I tried walking in your shoes last night and only ever made it as far as the next one. So I lined them up instead and hopped.
Your elf
The printable version is in the app — with your elf's name on it, and your child's.
One idea every night
The app spreads the ideas across the nights up to Christmas, reminds you in the evening and prints the letters. Twelve are free, and 70 more come with the season pass.
