Here's my letter if it's of use to anyone. We have two elves at our house, a girl and a boy. It's quite long though.
Dear DDs
I hope you?re both doing your very best to be good girls and I?m sure you?re getting very excited about Christmas which will be here very soon. I wonder what Christmas in Bristol will be like for you and if you will get any snow instead of all that rain. Do you think the animals in Bristol Zoo get excited about Christmas? I know you both love visiting there.
Here in the North Pole it is always snowy, there are lots of jobs to be done all year round and at this time of year there is even more to do. Mrs Claus and I are very busy getting everything ready in time for the big day. I keep a close eye on the naughty and nice lists because they are being updated all the time, Mrs Claus is checking my special red suit to make sure it still fits and doesn't have any holes in it and the elves are busy doing all sorts of jobs. Some look after the reindeer and keep the sleigh clean and sparkling, some have to clear the snow from our paths so we can get about, one or two might even be getting your presents ready.
Did you ever wonder how I know which children should go on the nice list and which children on the naughty list? Well I shall let you in on a very important secret. I have special elves called Scout elves. Their job is to visit children everywhere and observe all the things they do.
Scout elves work very hard and notice everything that happens around them. They see all the good things and all the not so good things. Each night whilst everyone is sleeping, Scout elves use their special North Pole magic to bring me their report. They never forget anything they need to tell me, and I really enjoy hearing about all the exciting times the elves have been having with their families.
Scout elves like to have fun too. They love helping with the Christmas preparations in lots of different ways but I?m afraid they do sometimes get up to mischief.
I know that you?re very special little girls so I?ve sent my elves to spend the holiday season with you.
These elves are best friends and always travel together. They are so excited to be coming to stay with you for a while. You will need name them, they do already have names but they are elvish ones and are very difficult to pronounce so you will need to think of nice English ones. Once you have given the elves their names I will be able to send the North Pole magic that makes them come to life at night.
Since the elves will be keeping an eye on things, they?ll be exploring your house from top to bottom, so you never know where you might find them. I hope you will enjoy having the elves to stay at your house for the holidays. I?m sure you will have lots of fun with them. If they are very mischievous you can send me a letter to tell me all about it.
On Christmas Eve, when I deliver your toys, I will bring your little elves back to the North Pole with me. If you have done a good job taking care of my precious elves, I might send them to visit you again next year!