At the start of December mischievous elves come out to play in homes across the Hunter. In the lead-up to Christmas the Elf on the Shelf is a toy sent to children’s homes to report back to Santa on who has been naughty or nice.

While the cheeky little elves have a job to do, it seems they also like ­getting up to mischief along the way.

Just take a look at what they got up to last year!

Is there an elf at your house? Send in your photos and ideas to jessica.brown@fairfaxmedia.com.au