Enjoy an easy set up for your elf with these free printable Elf on the Shelf Detective Props and message decoder. Dress up your elf with elf sized props, and decipher clues with the message decoder.

For many parents, this means staging a dramatic exit for the family elf. Started by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell back in 2005, Elf on the Shelf ... and write a message on a window ...

Wondering how to pull it off? Look no further than these creative Elf on the Shelf departure ideas. From heartfelt messages to final pranks and presents, you’ll find plenty of Elf on the Shelf ...

So, I sent a message to Chris Quinn, editor of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer, with a humble request that he ask subscribers to his Subtext account for examples of their Elf on the Shelf’s ...