My mom had a ceramic elf that she would move for us in December, well before Elf on the Shelf became popular. I apparently missed out on a great business opportunity!

I have that ceramic elf, now, and have tortured my own kids with it. They're too old for it now, they say, and they know how/who moves it, so the morning excitement is gone.

The morning excitement will certainly rebound Christmas morning; they are still always up at 3:00am Christmas morning. Ugh. But, it is the one day of the year where they will make me coffee.