Once upon a time, there was a young mother who had made it through her son's first five years without an Elf on the Shelf. "I'll never have one of those," she thought. "Who has time to move an elf ...

A few days before Christmas, my 6-year-old sat down at our kitchen island and began to write on a paper towel with a red ink pen. “Dear Julie, I got a chreet for you,” the note said addressing to our ...

The magical Elf on the Shelf watches over kids and lets them know Christmas is coming — which means parents make a mad dash each night to rearrange their special friend before dawn. Not an easy task!

The Elf on the Shelf is the biggest Christmas phenomenon to hit since Frosty, and if your kids are truly obsessed with their magical little holiday friend, it only makes sense to throw a party in his ...

OK, that’s it. We need some elf control around here. This Elf on the Shelf thing — based on the children’s book of the same name about magical elves who visit your house on Santa’s behalf to monitor ...

If you have a scout elf who is ready to try some magic, print off this free printable Elf on the Shelf Magician Props set. An easy to setup idea for fun with your elf. Make elf planning simple with ...

Which Elf on the Shelf set is best? An Elf on the Shelf has the most important job of the holiday season: sitting, observing and reporting back to Santa. When your child adopts an Elf on the Shelf, ...

Each year, shortly before Thanksgiving, my husband laments the parade of plastic tubs that he must help hand down from the attic as I prepare for the onslaught of all that is Christmas. It takes a ...