If your family gets visited by an Elf on the Shelf over the holidays, then Christmas Day brings a breath of fresh air — all elves have safely returned to the North Pole (aka, Mom’s closet) not be seen ...

Christmas magic is sneaking back into your home! It’s that time again for your mischievous little scout elf to come for a visit. Whether you’re a veteran elf parent or this is your first December ...

We’ve all been there. You’re scrolling through Facebook and Pinterest, and you keep seeing that elf. Yes, the one with the mischievous smile that gets into over-the-top, precarious situations. I know ...

My kids are teenagers now, but they believed in Elf on the Shelf for more than a decade. When I was deep in my elf years, I complained about the work, and now I miss it. These days, my elves are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Every family has their own special Christmas traditions, whether they're unique to you and yours or ...

A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, California, was brainstorming where to put his family's Elf on the Shelf for his three kids to find the next morning. He decided to make it look like ...

When Chanda A. Bell was younger, her family had a tradition of setting out an Elf assigned by Santa to monitor the kids' behavior leading up to the holidays In 2005, she worked with her mom on ...