Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Any parent who’s gotten in on the Elf on the Shelf craze has been there: What started out as a fun tradition—starting out in late ...

While he sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake, Santa Claus can't be everywhere, all the time. That's why he has an army of trusty elves to help determine who's been naughty or ...

While “The Elf on the Shelf” is an exciting activity for kids, it can get a little tiresome for the parents, moving the elf each night. Bell said that she understands that the holidays come with a lot ...

As the parent of a half-Jewish, half-Christian child who was already a sharp-eyed Santa skeptic by the time he started preschool, I did not want my kid to be the jerk who ruined Christmas for his ...

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 ...

Those Netflix specials aren’t made with (just) Christmas magic. By Tony Maglio If Christa Pitts doesn’t RSVP to your holiday party on time, cut her some slack. The co-founder of The Lumistella Company ...

Parents everywhere know that once the Elf on the Shelf arrives, the house becomes a tiny stage for winter mischief and wide-eyed wonder. If you’re dipping your toes into this tradition for the first ...

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 ...