Elf on the Shelf

• The tradition: The story explains that a Scout Elf comes to your home each Christmas season to help Santa keep track of who is naughty and who is nice.
• The magic: According to the story, the elf cannot be touched or it will lose its Christmas magic. Children can talk to the elf, but the elf cannot talk back. They can write letters to the elf to give to Santa.
• The story's origin: The tradition was started by Carol Aebersold and her twin daughters, Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts. It originated from their own family tradition from the 1970s, which inspired the book published in 2005.
• The process: The family names their Scout Elf, and each night after the children are asleep, the elf flies back to the North Pole to report to Santa. Upon its return, it hides in a new, often mischievous, location for the children to find the next morning.
• The story's purpose: The tradition is designed to be a fun way to help children be on their best behavior during the holiday season. Parents can make the elf's antics as simple or as elaborate as they wish, using the tradition to create lasting memories.

 Size with the hat : Hight 40 cm , Width 9 cm 

The elf's duty is to report back to Santa about a child's behavior, making the elf a reporter rather than a prankster.

The elf's "naughty" or ”nice" status is dependent on the child's actions, which the elf observes each night before returning to a new spot to await the family. Some families may get creative with pranks to make the tradition more entertaining, but the elf's core purpose is to monitor good behavior and report to Santa.