With Christmas Eve upon us, it's time for our scout elf to return to the North Pole, making the Elf on the Shelf goodbye letter an essential and heartwarming part of this cherished holiday practice.

Christy Heins, of North Aurora, Illinois, shared her exit strategy in a hilarious Facebook post on Dec. 3 — attaching a letter Santa had written that told her two young daughters that their elf ...

Every night, the elf would return to Santa to tell him how the children ... An Elf on the Shelf welcome letter is one way to introduce your kids to their new buddy who will be sticking around ...