The official Elf on the Shelf box set comes with the book and a Scout Elf. Elves come in a variety of hair, eye and skin color. They can be adopted at major retailers like Target, Walmart and Amazon.

Elf on the Shelf was invented by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, who published "The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition" in 2005.

The official Elf on the Shelf box set comes with the book and a Scout Elf. Elves come in a variety of hair, eye and skin color. They can be adopted at major retailers like Target, Walmart and Amazon.

Elf on the Shelf is available at most major retailers, including Walmart, Target, Amazon, Kohl's, CVS, Michaels, Bass Pro Shops, Barnes & Noble and Macy's.

You go to an "Adoption Center" (like Target or Wal-Mart) to "adopt" a Scout Elf (at roughly $29.95) who travels from the North Pole to your home, where the Elf observes your kids all day and then ...

The cute holiday celebrity, Elf on the Shelf, typically comes at the beginning of December, often on Dec. 1, as part of the holiday tradition leading up to Christmas.

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