Feeling the elf-haustion? Does coming up with new adventures for your nighttime Santa spy have you stressed out? Holly (or Buddy or Snowflake) doesn’t need elaborate setups or expensive props to keep ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

That little red Elf on the Shelf can be a pain in the neck for parents during the festive season. Amid all the holiday hubbub — the shopping, the schlepping and gift-stashing — the last thing ...

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 ...

If you’re a mom who’s allergic to pipe cleaners, glitter glue, and any craft that requires “drying time,” welcome, this list is for you. Some parents transform their Elf on the Shelf into a nightly ...

Melissa Shission took a careful look. No kids in sight. She adjusted the Elf on the Shelf, wrapped in a tortilla in the refrigerator case of Abide Coffeehouse in Wilkes-Barre. As a business partner, a ...

I've been doing the Elf on the Shelf pranks for my son for years, and he's always known it's me. I don't even use the trademark Elf — I have a little gnome that works just as well. I enjoy it more ...

For as long as twin sisters and co-creators of popular children's book "The Elf on the Shelf" Christa Pitts and Chanda A. Bell can remember, Santa's little helper, an elf, has been a part of their ...

Editor’s note: This story may contain spoilers for prying little eyes! So please take care before reading. December may be the most wonderful time of the year for kids, but it's certainly exhausting ...