New Kindness Elf Ideas for Building Character This Christmas

The kindness elves are on their way to my house! Now I just have to figure out the best way to use them with my granddaughter. I’ve been following variations of Elf on the Shelf and the kindness elves since they were started at The Imagination Tree. Here, I’ll be sharing new kindness elf ideas for 2015 throughout December. In the process, I think I’ll figure what I’ll be doing this year, too!

New Kindness Elf Ideas for 2015

Mailing a Letter to the Kindness Elves (Photo from The Imagination Tree)

Anna Ransom from The Imagination Tree (the originator of the kindness elves) has a new blog, The Kindness Elves, with “The Story of the Kindness Elves.” This year, Anna is featuring the Kindness Elves’ 12 Days of Christmas with activities for the kindness elves, starting December 12. You can join in the fun with the #kindnesselves hashtag, and follow the kindness elves on Facebook and Instagram.

The 12 Magical Days of Kindness runs from December 12-24!

During our Magical Days of Kindness, we had The Kindness Elves meet Pete the Cat (a super-fun way to make a difference)!

Pumpkins and Playdough has a list of their top 20 activity ideas for the kindness elves.

Polka-Dotty Place tells how she’s using kindness elves with a toddler.

Kindness elves hard at work. #wildflowertoys #WildflowerElves #kindnesselves #christmaselves #elvesatwork #santashelper #familytradition #kindnesself #kindnesselvesarehere #kindnessmatters

A photo posted by The Kindness Elves (@thekindnesselves) on Oct 8, 2015 at 4:54pm PDT

Wildflower Toys tell about the kindness elves they sell and how they use them. Second Grade Stories has some free kindness cards to use for your elves.

Looking for a way to teach kindness this holiday season? I have this freebie in my @teacherspayteachers . You can read about it on my blog now! #teachkindness #kindnessintheclassroom #kindnessboomarang #kindness #freebie #iteachtoo #iteachfirst #teacherspayteachers #holidayseason #elfontheshelf A photo posted by Erica’s Ed-Ventures (@ericabohrer) on Nov 18, 2015 at 5:00am PST

Erica’s Ed Ventures has free printables for kindness elves in the classroom.

LOTS of Ideas for Kindness Elves and the Christmas Angel from Previous Years

These ideas are still great and very usable!

You can find a roundup of ideas in my 2013 post on “Using Variations of Elf on the Shelf to Encourage Kindness.”

In my post last year on “Using Kindness Elves to Encourage Kindness {Ideas and Free Printables},” I added more resources and free printables. This post also contains ideas of where to buy kindness elves.

You’ll find all my posts about Kindness Elves in “The Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves.”

Another idea I love is the idea of “Using the Christmas Angel to Encourage Kindness.”

I’m looking forward to my first year of using kindness elves with my granddaughter. I’d love to hear how you’re using them (or another Christmas kindness activity) in your home. 🙂

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