Elf on the Shelf is a wildly popular Christmas phenomenon that not even the leaders of Christmas (AKA Santa and Mariah Carey) could have seen coming. Opinions about Elfie are pretty polarizing; you ...

If you have an Elf on the Shelf that visits during the holidays, you know how stressful it can be to come up with different fun ways to keep them moving and the kids entertained during the month of ...

With the holidays rapidly approaching, that means a beloved character is about to make their seasonal debut. No, we’re not talking about Santa Claus, but his famous pint-size helper: Elf on the Shelf.

Editor’s note: This story may contain spoilers for prying little eyes! Thinking of a new and creative Elf on the Shelf idea every day can be an exhausting task on top of the hustle and bustle of the ...

Every night, when the kids are asleep, the elf flies back to the North Pole to report the day’s events. When the elf returns, ...

It should be called "Elf off the Shelf," because those elves are hardly ever just sitting on a shelf. In addition to hot cocoa, holiday movies, dazzling lights and mad dashes to the store, you also ...

Breaking news alert: Your Elf on the Shelf can procreate. If you’re somehow unfamiliar with the kooky holiday tradition of Elf on the Shelf, here’s the 411: The elf is a spy for Santa who gets up to ...

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Most kids delight in the antics their Elf on the Shelf gets up to while their asleep. Pulling pranks, making messes, being silly — it’s all in good holiday fun! Jeannie Mai’s daughter Monaco, though, ...