🎄 Magical Christmas with AR Elves in Your Home
Bring Christmas spirit with Augmented Reality elves and Christmas tree
Hi, I'm Bo. Christmas has always been special to me - especially the elves. My mother created the most beautiful felted elves that she sold at craft markets. They had character, personality, and warmth. Every Christmas, I still bring them out, and they bring back the sweetest memories.
It was actually these elves that inspired me to create Elves at Home - an Augmented Reality app where you can place animated elves everywhere in your home. Now everyone can experience the magical elf atmosphere my mother created, but in digital form with modern technology.
💭 In loving memory of my mother: Her felted elves each had their own personality - Father Elf with his big white beard, Mother Elf with her sweet smile. They sat on shelves, windowsills, and branches throughout December, bringing joy to everyone who saw them. Now they live on in my app, where they can sit on your branches and swing their legs, just like they did in my childhood. ❤️
🎅 Meet Father Elf and Mother Elf
Father Elf
Mother Elf
📱 My Christmas Apps
Elves at Home
Place animated elves in your home with Augmented Reality. Inspired by my mother's felted elves.
Features:
- 🎅 Father Elf and Mother Elf animations
- 🎄 Place up to 8 elves at once
- ✨ Magical light effects when you tap them
- 🔔 Christmas sounds and bells
- 📸 Take photos and share with family
- 👨👩👧👦 Family-friendly - no ads
Christmas Tree AR
Place a virtual Christmas tree in your living room or on your desk with Augmented Reality.
Features:
- 🎄 Place Christmas tree anywhere
- 🎁 Click gifts for fun sounds
- 🎅 Watch elf dance around tree
- ↔️ Scale and rotate tree
- 📸 Take photos and share them
- ✨ Perfect for small apartments
💡 How to Use AR Elves
- Open the app on your iPhone or iPad
- Scan the floor - app automatically finds placements
- Place elves on branches, shelves, or windowsills
- Tap the elves to see magical light effects and hear sounds
- Take photos and share with family and friends
- Create tradition: Hide elves and have kids find them all!
Affiliate disclosure: This page contains affiliate links to Rito.dk (Danish craft store). If you purchase through these links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products for creative Christmas projects.
🧶 Make Your Own Felted Elves
My mother made her elves from wool and love. Now you can create your own felted elves with Rito.dk's materials (ships within Europe).
Affordable Felt Balls at Rito.dk
Everything You Need for Felted Elves:
🎨 Felt Balls
Pre-made felt balls in various sizes and colors. Perfect base for elf bodies.
Use for: Head (large ball), body (medium ball), arms/legs (small balls)
🧵 Felting Wool
Wool yarn in elf colors: red, white, beige, and green. For elf hats and clothing.
Tip: Carded wool felts easiest - perfect for beginners
📍 Felting Needles
Professional felting needles for shaping and attaching wool. Choose coarse needles for large projects.
Rito recommends: Prym felting needles coarse steel (7 pcs)
See felting needles at Rito →🎅 DIY Elf Kit
Complete kit to make a nose elf (H: 30 cm). Everything included - just get started!
Perfect for: Beginners or as gift for creative souls
See elf kit at Rito →🎄 Christmas Ornament Balls
Feltable Christmas balls (Ø 6 cm, 6 pcs). Make your own unique decorations.
Idea: Make matching ornaments for your felted elves
See Christmas balls at Rito →💡 Guide: Make a Simple Felted Elf
- Start with body: Use a large felt ball as base
- Add head: Felt-attach a smaller ball on top
- Make elf hat: Shape red wool into pointed hat and felt onto head
- Face: Use white wool for beard, small beads for eyes
- Details: Add arms, boots, and belt with felting needle
- Finish: Shape and adjust until your elf has personality!
My mother's secret tip: Give each elf a unique expression - a friendly elf, a funny elf, a sleepy elf. It's the personality that makes them magical! ✨
👨👩👧👦 Christmas Traditions for the Whole Family
AR Elf Hunt (With the App):
Place 8 elves around the house in the evening. Next morning, kids must find them all with the iPad. Move elves each night in December - just like the real elf tradition!
Felting Workshop (With Family):
Set aside a Sunday in November to make elves together. Play Christmas market music in the background, make hot cocoa, and bring out the creativity. The elves you make together become the most valuable.
Elf Photos for Grandparents:
Take photos of AR elves next to physical felted elves. Send them to grandparents who live far away - they love seeing the kids' Christmas magic!
🎄 Create Christmas Magic This Year!
Use technology AND crafts to create unforgettable Christmas moments
Download Christmas Tree AR → Buy Felt Materials at Rito →🎅 From Bo to you: Whether you choose digital AR elves or felted handmade elves, Christmas is about creating memories with those you love. My mother understood that - her elves weren't perfect, but they were made with love. That's what counts. Merry Christmas! ❤️🎄