This clip, shared by Briana, captures a sweet idea that spiraled into pure childhood overwhelm. ''This was a lighthearted, family-oriented moment connected to our Elf on the Shelf tradition,'' Briana ...

Santa Claus’ special scouting elves returned to homes across the world this week as part of the festive tradition in which they keep an extra eye out for the big man in red, reporting back to him if ...

Zooey Deschanel hasn’t been able to take her family through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, past the sea of twirly-swirly gum drops. “A bunch of my daughter's friends were talking about it, ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — time to get the holiday decorations out, make some hot cocoa, and sit down to your annual re-watching of Elf. But one family who probably won’t be doing that ...

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 ...