Inflate several balloons and tie them to your elf’s hand to make it look like they’re ready to float back to the North Pole. Get the tutorial at The Elf on the Shelf.

Elf on the Shelf joins Hello Kitty and Papa Smurf as the new balloons in the Macy’s Parade this Thanksgiving. The Elf on the Shelf balloon measures 46 feet tall, 28 feet wide and 64 feet long.

Here are some ways to kick off the Elf on the Shelf magic in your house. And don't worry, there are plenty of excuses if you forget.

A mum has shared how she spent six whole hours blowing up over 1,000 balloons to fill up her utility room as part of an Elf on the Shelf prank for her daughter Molly ...

Papa Smurf and the Elf on The Shelf, also making their debut this Thanksgiving (Alexander Michael) They passed with flying colors. These three new Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, Hello ...

A creative mother has come up with a brilliant way to a create a 'quarantining' Elf on the Shelf, and it involves using a condom.