Christmas is less than one month away and silly, sneaky little elves are starting to appear in children's home. A holiday tradition for many families around the world, it is indeed Elf on the Shelf ...

Elf on the Shelf will celebrate 20 years of magic soon. Love it or not, the tradition – started by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell back in 2005 – became a global phenomenon shortly after ...

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several holiday seasons, you've likely heard about a certain doll who lives in your house during the month of December and serves as one of Santa's ...

Over the last 17 years, Elf on the Shelf has become a piece of Christmastime tradition and pop culture. It all started with Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell’s 2005 children’s picture book, "The Elf on ...

It’s a parental truth universally acknowledged that Elf on the Shelf is the bane of so many holiday seasons. But alas, here we are at the start of December — and for many parents, that means you’ve ...

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CHICAGO – For Kelly James-Enger, breaking up battles between her two children is a year-round job. But lately, the Downers Grove, Ill., mother has enjoyed a little help from a wide-eyed elf named ...