IF you've already been setting up scenes for your little Elf on the Shelf, you might be wondering where the idea actually came from. Here's all we know about the history of the mischievous elf. Elf on ...

Parents and caregivers might all need to be in agreement about when the last night of the Elf on the Shelf is before the ...

If your family celebrates Christmas, you may be gearing up for Christmas in July or already counting down the days until December 25. But while you wait for your Elf on the Shelf to return to your ...

(CNN Money) -- Chanda Bell got the idea 14 years ago to share a family tradition from her childhood that involved an elf sitting on a shelf. She never imagined it would erupt into a Christmas-time ...

A Marietta family 20 years ago created a brand-new tradition with Elf on the Shelf, a Christmas miracle in a day and age where nostalgia rules the airwaves and gift shops.

ATLANTA (AP) — There is one hot item this holiday season that won't be resting under the Christmas tree. It will be on a shelf — watching you. In a few short years, the "Elf on the Shelf" picture book ...

It's not often that a grandmother's wish to leave a legacy to her grandchildren ends up affecting millions of people. But when Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell published their 2005 book, ...

Hence the book, which tells kids just what elves do DO at the North Pole and comes with an adorable cupcake hat and outfit for your elf. "We've gotten a great response, with more than 5,000 ...

Move over Frosty the Snowman, The Elf on the Shelf is the household name when it comes to Christmas traditions. Inspired by a family tradition, Chanda Bell and her mother Carol Aebersold wrote a book ...