After all, you can't think of Elf on the Shelf names or come up with funny placement ideas until you know when they should arrive at your house. (And they have to head back to the North Pole ...

The Elf on the Shelf and its interactive hide-and-seek game ... You see, scout elves (elves who fly back and forth to the North Pole each night to report to me) are something kind of new.

New Jersey mom Mary Grego says the best part of her creative Elf on the Shelf displays is watching her two kids smile and seeing their "eyes glisten" Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the ...