While there are plenty of parents who are probably too maxxed out to be adding Elf On The Shelf to their daily routine (hi, hello, I am sadly one of them), the annual tradition remains hugely popular ...

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 ...

I found The Elf on the Shelf the way you find a roommate or a used futon — through a Craigslist ad. “Marketing assistant,” it read. $15 an hour. I was 23, freshly out of college and just desperate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Any parent who’s gotten in on the Elf on the Shelf craze has been there: What started out as a fun tradition—starting out in late ...

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A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, Calif., 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 the ...

While he sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake, Santa Claus can't be everywhere, all the time. That's why he has an army of trusty elves to help determine who's been naughty or ...

For Chanda A. Bell, co-author of The Elf on the Shelf, Christmastime is all the time. When Bell was younger, as the holidays approached, her parents would set out a toy Elf, who watched, listened and ...

Disclaimer: This author is a Grinch in human guise. I would rather clip Italian greyhound toenails and do laundry full of stinking soccer uniforms 24-7 than come up with charming, imaginative tableaux ...