/ Published December 18, 2015
Patrons participate in the Ramstein Community Center’s Elf Boot Camp Dec. 14, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The children participated in multiple activities throughout the event to see if they had the qualities to be an elf at the North Pole. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh)
A child receives a cookie to taste-test at the Ramstein Community Center Elf Boot Camp Dec. 14, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The children were blind-folded and challenged to guess what type of cookie they were eating to see if they had the qualities to be an elf at the North Pole. Other activities included creating an elf identification badge, making elf hats and practicing wrapping gifts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh)
Patrons participate in the Ramstein Community Center’s Elf Boot Camp Dec. 14, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Children were able to make their own elf hats and elf identification badges, taste-tested cookies and practice wrapping gifts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh)
A Christmas ornament hangs from a tree at the Ramstein Community Center’s Elf Boot Camp Dec. 14, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The children at the event participated in multiple activities to see if they had the qualities to be an elf at the North Pole. Activities for Elf Boot Camp included creating an elf identification badge, making elf hats and taste-testing cookies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh)
Zania Sterling, Ramstein Community Center volunteer, helps a child wrap a gift at the Elf Boot Camp Dec. 14, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The children at the event participated in multiple activities to see if they had the qualities to be an elf at the North Pole. Activities for Elf Boot Camp included creating an elf identification badge, making elf hats and taste-testing cookies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh)
Marcie Cerf, Ramstein Community Center recreation assistant, helps a child make an elf identification badge at the Elf Boot Camp Dec. 14, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Children were able to make their own elf hats, elf identification badges and taste-tested cookies during the boot camp. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh)