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Christmas elf coloring pages
Pocket is one of Santa's elves, and he has had a very busy December.
Pocket is the elf of our 24 Doors advent calendar. Here he waves with a letter in his hand, and kneels to tie the bow on a present.
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Pocket the elf
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Elf coloring pages to print
One picture a page, in black and white, US Letter or A4.
Pocket the elf
Pocket is the elf from our 24 Doors calendar, waving, with a letter in his other hand.
Ages 5 and up · 1 page · PDF
Pocket wraps a present
Pocket ties the bow, with the wrapping paper and the scissors beside him.
Ages 5 and up · 1 page · PDF
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Ideas while you color
Stripes on the scarf
Pocket's scarf is all stripes. Make them two colors, or four, or rainbow.
Your own elf
Give your colored Pocket an elf name of your own, and write it on the wrapping paper.
Christmas elf names: Find your own elf name from your first letter and your birthday month.
Our own book
The Christmas Secret
A Christmas Eve picture book with a read-along · ages 3 to 7 · out on October 20
Our book has no elves at all. At Santa's secret circus, the snowmen and the gingerbread people do the work.
Questions
Grown-ups ask
Who is Pocket?
Pocket is one of Santa's elves and the voice of our 24 Doors advent calendar, which comes by email one door a day from December 1 to 24.
How do I print these coloring pages?
Press US Letter or A4 under a picture and print the PDF at 100%, or "Actual size". Each picture is one page, free, with no sign-up. Every Christmas coloring page in one file comes by email, from the box on this page.
Can my child color them on a phone or tablet?
Yes, at the top of this page, with a finger. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere, and Save the picture keeps a copy on your device.
Can I print them for my class?
Yes, as many copies as your class needs. The cards say which ages each picture suits, so a mixed class can take one each.
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Santa's nice listA certificate for kind things only, signed by Santa, and 24 kind things to do in December.
Christmas gift tagsEveryone's names fit on one sheet of tags in the pictures of our book, and Santa's own tags come signed.
Christmas elf namesSpin up an elf name from a first letter and a birthday month, and make it official with a badge or an elf ID card.
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