Eleves today are seen as Santa’s helpers and they make the toys you see under your tree. The first elves were seen as magical and have the ability to cure illness. Elves were seen as the most beautiful creatures ever . The origin of elves comes from Norse mythology. They’re were two different kinds of norse elves, They’re were the dark elves, and the light elves. The dark elves lived within the earth and had a dark complexion. The light elves lived outside the land and were fairer than the sun to look at. These magical elves were helpers to everyday people who were struggling. They would provide health and many other things to keep the humans alive.

After the orirgination of santa, his first elf was Alabaster Snowball. This elf helped santa make all of the first presents for the first christmas. Alabaster became the first Elf on the Shelf. Elf on the Shelf became very popular because parents wanted to find a way to keep their kids to behave around the holidays.