Free Printable Buddy The Elf Craft For Kids

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Free Printable Buddy The Elf Craft For Kids

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We’re convinced one of the best Christmas movies of all time is Elf! Will Ferrel is the perfect Christmas elf!

Ever since it was released, we’ve made it a tradition to watch it every year as a family.

Now that our kids are older they’re loving the movie just as much too, so we decided to make these fun Buddy the Elf printable puppets.

They’re a great elf craft for Christmas and they come with a free elf template printable so it’s super easy to recreate at home or school.

Read on below or watch our step by step video tutorial to see how simple these are to make!

Free Printable Buddy The Elf Craft

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Directions

Download the Elf craft printable and print out on heavy, white card stock.

Cut out all the pieces of the elf and your child’s face. Glue the elf hat on top of your child’s head.

Put a little glue on the top of the white collar and glue your child’s photo on top of the collar.

Using the small hole punch, punch out all the white circles on the elf printable.

Place the arms behind the body, then insert the brads and attach both arms.

Place the legs behind the body, then insert the brads and attach both legs.

Put some glue on the top of the elf’s body (where the neck would attach) and slide the white collar underneath the arm brads.

Position the back of the elf coat (the black piece) behind the green coat and glue only the top 1/2″ of it to the elf body.

Using scissors, cut the excess black off the sides of the elf coat.

Like this craft? You’ll also love making this elf paper bag puppet craft or this paper plate elf craft!

That’s it!

Now let your kids have fun playing with themselves as an elf. It’s just like the Elf Yourself app but in real life!

If you want this elf craft to last longer, you can always laminate the printable elf sheet before you cut out all the pieces.

Just make sure you have a sharp hole punch that will punch through the paper and the lamination.

My kids got such a kick out of seeing themselves as Buddy the Elf and I’m sure yours will too!

Don’t forget to download the free elf template by entering your email in the form at the bottom of this post.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Make this simple and fun photo elf craft for kids this Christmas!

Materials

  • Heavy, white cardstock
  • Brads
  • Glue
  • Photo of your child's face (about 2")
  • Laminating sheets (optional)

Tools

  • Scissors
  • Small hole punch
  • Laminator (optional)

Instructions

    1. Download the Elf craft printable and print out on heavy, white card stock.
    2. Cut out all the pieces of the elf and your child's face.
    3. Glue the elf hat on top of your child's head.
    4. Put a little glue on the top of the white collar and glue your child's photo on top of the collar.
    5. Using the small hole punch, punch out all the white circles on the elf printable.
    6. Place the arms behind the body, then insert the brads and attach both arms.
    7. Place the legs behind the body, then insert the brads and attach both legs.
    8. Put some glue on the top of the elf's body (where the neck would attach) and slide the white collar underneath the arm brads.
    9. Position the back of the elf coat (the black piece) behind the green coat and glue only the top 1/2" of it to the elf body.
    10. Using scissors, cut the excess black off the sides of the elf coat.

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    • Sam T says

      Hey Holly! There’s a form at the end of the post. If you enter your email in the form, the link will be emailed to you 🙂

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    • Sam T says

      Hi Elaine! There’s a form at the end of the post. If you enter your email in the form, the link will be emailed to you 🙂

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    • Sam T says

      Of course! There’s a form at the end of the post. If you enter your email in the form, the link will be emailed to you 🙂

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    • Sam T says

      Of course! There’s a form at the end of the post. If you enter your email in the form, the link will be emailed to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Definitely! There’s a form at the end of the post. If you enter your email in the form, the link will be emailed to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Definitely! Just enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

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    • Sam T says

      Of course! Just enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Of course! Just enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

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    • Sam T says

      You should! If you’re looking for the template, just enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

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    • Sam T says

      Totally! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the post, the link to download the file will be emailed to you 🙂

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    • Sam T says

      Do it; I bet they’ll like it! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the post, the link to download the file will be emailed to you 🙂

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    • Sam T says

      Of course! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Of course! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Of course! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Of course! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Of course! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Of course! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Definitely! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Definitely! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Of course! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Oh, it simple! Just enter your email in the form at the end of the page that has the heading, “free elf puppet printable” and the file will be emailed directly to you.

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      I hope you guys try it out! If you put your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂

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  119. Yuriana Servin says

    Hi, we are doing a craft project for some kids a babysit. Wondering if I’m able to get the link for the free template? Really love the elves.
    Thank you.

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  124. Alisha says

    Hi! Thanks for the cute idea! I went through the trouble of laminating all the pieces and now as I’m cutting them out I’m wondering how I will glue the pieces together with the laminate? Or maybe I can’t anymore and I shouldn’t have laminated..? Help please? Thank you! And Merry Christmas! 🙂

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    • Sam T says

      I haven’t laminated them, but I would use a hole punch still; just make sure it’s sharp so it cut cleanly through. Hope it works!! Merry Christmas!!!!

      Reply

  125. Ashley says

    90percent of the comments are requests for the template and the answer is the same. So here is my request. Please send the template. Thank you.

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    • Sam T says

      Lol, yes, I’m not sure people are reading through to the end. You don’t need to comment to get the template. Just enter your email in the for and it will be sent to you 🙂

      Reply

    • Sam T says

      Of course! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, it’ll be sent to you 🙂

      Reply

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