At Santa’s North Pole, a large, snowy field sits under the twinkly night sky. Here, shiny ice ribbons curl into frost flowers of all different sizes. Sparkling with bright greens, stunning pinks, and many hues of blue, the flowers grow from the ice like blossoms sprout from a tree. This is the magical place where Frost Pips elf babies bloom.
Inside each flower, the baby elf sleeps, their flower’s nectar giving them the warmth and nourishment they need… until one day they pop from their flower’s petals with bright, curious eyes, to meet the world!
What Happens When an Elf Baby Blooms?
After the elf babies bloom, they need some of the same care human babies need, like love and cuddles and lullabies…plus they sure do love to play!
Everyone at the North Pole plays with the elf babies, including Santa’s Scout Elves and Elf Mates, who take extra care to make sure the pips get their bottles until their human families adopt them and can continue feeding and playing with them.
Santa’s elves report that the pips, like human babies, make a lot of noise. It’s not uncommon to hear them slurp, burp and cry. But, did you know they also love to coo and hum? When these baby elves decide to sing and hum, everyone at the North Pole stops to listen. It’s a celebration of sounds as their joyous musical notes dance in the air.
Watch the Frost Pips elf babies sing one of their favorite songs here.
What is Their Place in the Human World?
Because Santa gives permission for children all across the world to love and care for the pips year-round, the elf babies are soon ready to leave the North Pole and join a family. Unlike their full-grown Scout Elf counterparts, pips have special permission from Santa to be cuddled and played with because they are sent with their frost flower, which provides the magical nectar that protects and nourishes them.
And because it takes an elf baby a very long time to become full-grown (sometimes 20 years or more!), they enjoy plenty of time cuddling and being cared for by their families.
In their own time, when Santa knows they are each ready, Frost Pips go back to the North Pole, where they attend Scout Elf School and prepare to become one of Santa’s official reporting Scout Elves. They often return as a new reporting Scout Elf for the families who cared for them when they were tiny elf babies.
Why Kids Love Frost Pips Elf Babies
Playable, Portable Toys
Frost Pips are the perfect size for small hands and big hearts, great for bringing along on adventures while developing fine motor skills.
Imaginative Play
Story time is endless as kids imagine and make up stories about the missions their babies will one day complete to help Santa bring joy to others.
Enhanced Nurturing Skills
Children learn to show care and demonstrate empathy. Opportunities abound for looking after a small friend and creating gentle stories to support a caretaking role.
Year-Round Connections
Because these friends are allowed to stay and play through the year, children always have a connection to Santa and their seasonal North Pole friends.
Learn more about the ways Santaverse characters support child development here.
How to Use Your Frost Pips Elf Babies with The Elf on the Shelf Tradition
Kids ask lots of questions, including, “Where did Santa’s elves come from?” Introducing elf babies to your family’s tradition is easy and, equipped with the information given here, your child will be immersed in the belief and wonder of Santaverse by knowing the origins of their favorite North Pole friends.
Family Milestones
As babies are born, families grow. The holidays are popular times to announce these joyous additions, and many families choose to add Frost Pips elf babies in celebration of those moments. Whether adding a pip to the family’s elf tradition to represent each child or gifting a pip to a new brother or sister (or grandparent or cousin or friend!), it’s a wonderful way to make a big announcement while surprising and delighting others at Christmastime.
Team up with Your Scout Elf
Scout Elves love surprising their families. Your elf can create a merry moment like the popular Scout Elf daycare or host the sweetest baby “shower” to introduce these tiny new friends who have arrived directly from the North Pole (but who also can come right off the shelf for big playtime fun!)
Learn About Elf Babies As Part of a Bigger Story
The Frost Pips are introduced in The Rise of Nicholas the Noble by Chanda A. Bell, as one of the many wondrous creatures from Santa’s North Pole. In this novel, best enjoyed by families who read it together, or by middle grade fantasy lovers who can read independently, readers discover the beginning of an exciting journey of a boy named Nicholas who overcame dark forces and became the man known today as Santa Claus. To learn more about Frost Pips and the many characters who inhabit One True North in this legendary novel, visit santaverse.com.
Adopt Frost Pips Baby Elves Today…
…and get year-round enjoyment with one of Santa’s favorite little helpers. Just because the Christmas season comes to an end doesn’t mean the fun has to!