From recruiting teenagers to keeping it simple, families reveal how they manage the nightly holiday ritual without losing their minds.

ELF on the Shelf has taken over numerous UK households in the run up to Christmas. And while many parents have been ...

Running out of Elf on the Shelf ideas? These 12 fun and easy setups can help keep the magic alive and surprise kids all the ...

Elf on the Shelf "scout elves" are as notorious for keeping kids in line during the holiday season as they are for their ...

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 ...

The well-known "Elf on the Shelf" is right now making an appearance in scores of households across America. The popular holiday visitor appears after Thanksgiving and stays throughout the holidays — ...

The Cincinnati resident started a Kickstarter campaign to make the Jewish counterpart to the magical elf. He raised $18,000 to make his own seasonal rhyming toy: the Mensch on a Bench. “We call it ...

Learn about the origins of Elf on the Shelf and understand how to easily set up new scenarios so you don't get overwhelmed ...

"Maybe that’s why watching what happened next — not just to the brand, but to Christmas itself — hurts as much as it does." ...

As the parent of a half-Jewish, half-Christian child who was already a sharp-eyed Santa skeptic by the time he started preschool, I did not want my kid to be the jerk who ruined Christmas for his ...

A Marietta family 20 years ago created a brand-new tradition with Elf on the Shelf, a Christmas miracle in a day and age where nostalgia rules the airwaves and gift shops.

This combination of photos shows an Elf on the Shelf doll in various locations at the home of Antonia Katsanos in Totowa, N.J. in December 2020-2021. (Antonia Katsanos via AP) This combination of ...