Introducing the Elf on the Shelf to your kids for the first time doesn't have to be a huge thing. It can be a fun, sweet, and easy tradition with these ideas.

Next, the Elf on the Shelf website encourages families to read the book together to learn about the tradition and some very important elf rules (more on that below). Finally, kids get to name ...

Elf on the Shelf "scout elves" are as notorious for keeping kids in line during the holiday season as they are for their nightly antics. But what do experts say about whether or not it's a good ...

While the plush stuffed elf “keeps an eye” on children during the countdown to Christmas and ensure kids are on their best behavior, the parents have to do all the hard work once the elf ...

Elf on the Shelf "scout elves" are as notorious for keeping kids in line during the holiday season as they are for their nightly antics. But what do experts say about whether or not it's a good ...

Elf on the Shelf "scout elves" are as notorious for keeping kids in line during the holiday season as they are for their nightly antics. But what do experts say about whether or not it's a good idea ...

Elf on the Shelf figures are piled in a box at the company's studio Aug. 27, 2020, in Atlanta. (John Bazemore, Associated Press) ...

Each night, the elf flies back to the North Pole to inform Jolly Old St. Nicholas whether the kids are behaving and then returns. Shenanigans ensue. The elf does not actually stay on a shelf.