Elf on the Shelf has become a popular holiday tradition over the past 19 years. Parents often go to great lengths to create elaborate and sometimes outrageous scenes, from elves getting into mischief ...

Love them or hate them, the mischievous Elf on the Shelf has become one of the most popular Christmas traditions. But coming ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As the holiday season winds down and the excitement of Christmas begins to fade, it's that time again: ...

The month of December is coming to a close. For many parents, this means staging a dramatic exit for the family elf. Started by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell back in 2005, Elf on the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Of course, these accessories should merely serve as a jumping-off point. As with our favorite Elf on the ...

Which Elf on the Shelf set is best? An Elf on the Shelf has the most important job of the holiday season: sitting, observing and reporting back to Santa. When your child adopts an Elf on the Shelf, ...

Having an Elf on the Shelf in your home is a seemingly innocent tradition, but so is decorating cookies with your children and we all know how that turns out. (The sprinkles. Why do they treat ...

Feeling the elf-haustion? Does coming up with new adventures for your nighttime Santa spy have you stressed out? Holly (or Buddy or Snowflake) doesn’t need elaborate setups or expensive props to keep ...

Santa’s sneaky elves donned in red suits with crisp white collars have been making chocolaty messes on kitchen counters and dangling dangerously from Christmas tree branches — all while unsuspecting ...

Editor’s note: This story may contain spoilers for prying little eyes! I have successfully resisted the siren song of the Elf on the Shelf for seven years now. At first my kids were too young to ...