So I loved the idea of the Elf on the shelf. It was kinda creepy looking so I wasn't sure I was going to get one. Then I came across Christopher! How cute is he! His head, hands and feet are plastic. His body, legs and arms are cloth. He has wire inside him and is very bendable which helps a ton when he gets into mischief. The story that goes a long with him is just ok....my daughter is 3 and usually sits for longer books, she was not impressed with the story but got the point. I tried to get her to rename him something fun but Christopher stuck. He gets into all sorts of things...flour angels, hanging underwear from the tree...pooping sprinkles (which made my daughter laugh for 20 mins straight). Overall was a good choice, the only thing is there isn't any merchandise like there is for elf on the shelf. And most of her friends have the other elf so she asks why he looks different. I just told her Santa has different types of Elf's  for different things :)