In 2005, Chanda A. Bell teamed up with her mother, Carol Aebersold, to publish their book 'The Elf on the Shelf.' She tells ...

Just scroll down to learn the basics, then head to the official Elf on the Shelf website for adorable ideas, videos, and Santa letter templates your kids will love. It's holiday fun at its most ...

For its 20th anniversary, "The Elf on the Shelf" is offering a wide range of limited-edition products, including an ...

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 ...

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 ...

We're officially starting the most wonderful time of the year, and it’s always fun to add to the magic of Christmas. There's holiday baking, snow on the ground, fireplaces all aglow, wrapping presents ...

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 man parents, that means you’ve ...

Editor’s note: This story may contain spoilers for prying little eyes! I have successfully resisted the siren song of the Elf on the Shelf for seven years now. At first my kids were too young to ...