Your classroom elf just inspired the best craft of the whole year.
This Christmas Elf Craft is a festive and creative printable activity for Australian primary school students in Prep–Year 3. Students assemble their own personalised elf using the provided template, making it a wonderful Christmas classroom activity that also doubles as a take-home keepsake. It's hands-on, engaging, and requires minimal teacher input once you've handed out the sheets.
Now in two sizes. The large elf is built from separate sheets for a big, bold classroom display. The new mini elf puts every piece on a single A4 page — one sheet per student, one elf each, perfect for class sets and younger hands.
This no-prep instant download is ready to print the moment you need it — perfect for those busy December weeks in your Australian primary classroom.
Why teachers love it:
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Festive and fun — a Christmas classroom activity students genuinely get excited about
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Fine motor skills — cutting, folding and assembling builds important physical skills
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Beautiful display piece — the finished crafts look fantastic on a bulletin board, window or pegged along a string
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Easy to manage — clear templates and fold guides mean students can work independently with minimal fuss
Perfect for:
- Prep–Year 3 Australian primary classrooms
- Christmas craft and creative arts activities
- December classroom displays and take-home gifts
- Art and craft sessions and end-of-year celebrations
What's included:
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Large elf — body template in four versions: blank, lined, I love Christmas because… and I would make a great elf because…, each with a space at the top for the student's photo
- Hat, ears, gloves and shoes to colour and cut, plus arm and leg strips with faint fold guides every 2 cm so even the youngest students get an even concertina fold
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Mini elf — the complete set of pieces on one A4 sheet, with playful notes showing where the photo goes and how to fold the arms and legs
- Teacher instructions: print on white, red and green card, assemble, then peg the finished elves on a string
- Crisp vector artwork that prints sharp at any size; works in colour or black and white; A4
Print and go — your Christmas craft lesson is sorted. 🖨️
Planning your Christmas classroom?
Our Christmas elf ideas guide has more activity ideas, display tips and freebies to use alongside this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, 10 pages, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is locked to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
OUR HAPPINESS GUARANTEE
We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
