You've Been Elfed Free Printables

Spread some holiday cheer to your neighbors and friends with these you’ve been elfed free printables. Christmas gift ideas for festive goodies and treats are also included!

What is it, and How Do You Participate?

It is a fun holiday tradition to spread festive cheer during the holiday season within your neighborhood or community around Christmas time. The concept is simple – secretly deliver (by ringing the doorbell and leaving before they open the door) a Christmas-themed goodie bag to your neighbor’s doorstep, along with a note explaining the “You’ve Been Elfed” tradition. The recipient should then do the same for two other households. If you’ve been elfed, you should also use the door hanger included here so that others will know you’ve already been elfed. It is basically the Christmas version of You’ve Been Booed! This holiday elf tradition is similar to Secret Santa.

What’s Included in This You’ve Been Elfed Free Printable Pack

There are a total of 7 free Christmas printables, which include signs, labels, gift tags, flags, and more. These printables come in two formats: PNG and a printable PDF. You can print multiples of each one if you need more than one.

You’ve Been Elfed Signs (3×5 and 5×7)
Door Hanger (4×10)
Gift Tag (2×2)
Mini Flag
Party Favor Tag (4×2)
You’ve Been Elfed Instruction Sheet (5×7)

Supplies Needed

You’ve been elfed sign and printables pack (PNG files | PDF files)
white cardstock (65 lb) – I do not recommend printer paper for these as it will adversely affect the quality of printables.
scissors or paper trimmer
small wooden dowel for the mini flag pendant
hot glue gun
red and white baker’s twine for your gift tag
gift basket, bucket, bag, or tote (See below for suggestions)
Christmas goodies (See below for gift ideas)
floral foam (optional – depending on the size of your bucket or basket)
red or green paper shreds (2 packs) or tissue paper – You can get both at the dollar store

How to Download These Free “You’ve Been Elfed” Printables

Download the PNG files or the PDF files by clicking the links.
Select the files you want to save.
Click the download button on the right side of the screen.
Save the files to the folder you want.
Open the You’ve Been Elfed printables in your photo viewer for PNG.
- For your PDF file, open it with Adobe Acrobat or another PDF reader software.

How to Print

Load the cardstock or printer paper into your printer’s paper tray.
Find the Paper Settings option. The location will vary depending on your OS (either under Properties (PC) or Presets (iOS)). This will allow you to select various media types that your printer can handle.
1. Go to Paper Type –> Card Stock.
Go to File –> Print. Open your printer settings or printing preferences. The printing settings will vary based on your printer, but ensure the print quality is set to the “Best” setting before printing.
If you are printing with Adobe Acrobat, select “Actual Size” from the printer settings so that it won’t print big copies that take up the whole page.
If you want to print an image version of the files through Preview or a similar photo viewing software, set the scale to 100% (it should be the default option).