Photos of Elf Village at Macy's Santaland

Happy (early) Christmas!  For mechanical puppet fans -- especially those who enjoyed the photos of Ella's Deli in Madison -- here's photos of the downtown Minneapolis Macy's annual display of Santaland.

 Elves tending Santa's reindeer stable

The Christmas panda

The elves' bakery

The toy workshop

We brought the elf in the foreground ourselves

A rabbit conducting Treant Christmas tree carolers

Elf school

Dinner tables

Elf barracks and hijinks, with a sleeping mouse in the corner

The animals (including a Christmas walrus) decorating a Christmas tree