The week between November 24 and December 1 is a time called “Scout Elf Return Week,” where all the elves around the world travel from ... An Elf on the Shelf welcome letter is one way to ...

Christy Heins, of North Aurora, Illinois, shared her exit strategy for getting out of the Elf on the Shelf routine in a ... post on Dec. 3 — attaching a letter Santa had written that told ...