Now my kids can say 'Santa, I know him!'" The show -- which is based on ... The film starred Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, while Ed Asner played Santa Claus. Tony-nominated actor Grey Henson ...

Christy Heins, of North Aurora, Illinois, shared her exit strategy for getting out of the Elf on the Shelf routine in a hilarious Facebook post on Dec. 3 Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE.