The month of December is coming to a close. For many parents, this means staging a dramatic exit for the family elf. Started by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell back in 2005, Elf on the ...

As the holiday season winds down and the excitement of Christmas begins to fade, it's that time again: time to bid a fond farewell to everybody's favorite holiday helper. Parting with your Elf on the ...

When 4-year-old Lily Christiana met her elf, Crackles, for the first time this Christmas season, she instantly loved him and his nightly antics. So when Lily found out Crackles would be leaving on ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As the holiday season winds down and the excitement of Christmas begins to fade, it's that time again: ...

Little girl gets big surprise during a tearful goodbye to her 'Elf on the Shelf' Lily Christiana, 4, of Connecticut, shed some tears when her "Elf on the Shelf" was returning to the North Pole after ...

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 ...