The author has been doing Elf on the Shelf pranks for her son for years.Courtesy of Ashley Archambault I've been doing the Elf on the Shelf pranks for my son for years, and he's always known it's me.

My kids are teenagers now, but they believed in Elf on the Shelf for more than a decade. When I was deep in my elf years, I complained about the work, and now I miss it. These days, my elves are ...

This husband's Elf on the Shelf brought their family's toilet to life in the run up to Christmas. The filmer said: "I never want an elf again unless it makes me laugh every single day. My loving ...

My kids are 14 and 16 now, but they held onto their belief in Elf on the Shelf for over a decade. When they were preschoolers, I'd set up elaborate displays showing Jingle and Garland (each kid had ...