Elf on the Shelf

we LOVE our Elf Charlie. He is the best Christmastime tradition. He helps with obedience. My dd loves to go run through the house and find him every morning. Now Charlie is a little bit of a trouble maker and he is super curious so sometimes he gets in a pickle. Last year he got stuck upside down in the cereal box. He got trapped in the cookie jar, he fashioned a saddle and reins for the dog and rode him around for a few hours. on the morning of Christmas eve last year we "found" him in the bathroom where he had unrolled the tp quite a bit. Anyway my dh and I have a ton of fun with Charlie. DD is 5 and so far Charlie is still real with doubts, but then again so is Santa. I am convinced she thinks Santa is like the UPS man. She knows the presents come from us, but she thinks he delivers them.