Think like your elf: Keep an eye out for all the sneaky spots they might appear, maybe peeking from the cereal box, hanging from a lampshade, or hiding in a stocking. Every day brings a new surprise.

The Town Talk wants to see your most creative, hardest-to-find and downright wacky hiding places for your Elf on the Shelf.

For as long as twin sisters and co-creators of popular children’s book “The Elf on the Shelf” Christa Pitts and Chanda A. Bell can remember, Santa’s little helper, an elf, has been a part of their ...