The cute holiday celebrity, Elf on the Shelf, typically comes at the beginning of December, often on Dec. 1, as part of the holiday tradition leading up to Christmas.

When the COVID-19 pandemic eliminated the possibility of spending Christmas 2020 with her son Grayson's beloved grandparents, Lauren Eggert embraced the "Elf on the Shelf" to make her child's ...

Elf on the Shelf "scout elves" are as notorious for keeping kids in line during the holiday season as they are for their nightly antics. But what do experts say about whether or not it's a good ...

I successfully avoided Elf drudgery yet again. But now the kids are 6 and 7 and so excited for Christmas — and so sad that their cousins and friends have Elves but we don't.

Elf on the Shelf has become a growing Christmas tradition that was originally started by Carol Aebersold and her daughters Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts in 2005, when they published the story and ...