Elf on the Shelf is a new craze that's sweeping the nation.

It seems hundreds or even thousands of you in Chester and Ellesmere Port have an elf in your house this Christmas and we asked to see your pictures.

The Elf on the Shelf comes from a rhymed children’s book explaining the story of Santa’s scout elves, who are sent to be his eyes and ears at children’s homes around the world.

So if you've got an Elf on the Shelf - and it seems like most families will by Boxing Day - tweet us your pictures to @ChesterChron or email us at newsroom@cheshirenews.co.uk

Here are some of the pictures we've been sent so far