they’re bound to notice if the elf doesn’t move a few nights in a row, so try to do your homework and prepare yourself with some easy Elf on the Shelf ideas in advance.

Whether you regularly whip up homemade waffles for breakfast or swear by dino nuggets for dinner, you most likely find yourself spending ... to display your Elf on the Shelf each morning.

Christy Heins, of North Aurora, Illinois, shared her exit strategy for getting out of the Elf on the Shelf routine in a hilarious Facebook post on Dec. 3 Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE.

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 ...