The star is finally straight and the last string of lights has been coaxed into place. Then a grandchild wanders in, studies the tree for a long moment, and asks why it doesn’t have a face.
This 19-piece kit answers the question by turning the tree itself into a holiday elf. A rounded foam head in a red cap and collar settles in near the top, trailing a long green-and-white striped scarf. Two arms in red sleeves reach out from the boughs, one of them holding up a sign to Santa. Four candy cane ornaments line up down the front as buttons, and a dozen snowflakes drift around them for good measure.
It works on a real tree or an artificial one and is made for indoor display. Decorating becomes a family project with a happy surprise at the end, and the elf tends to appear in more holiday photos than anyone planned.
