A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, California, was brainstorming where to put his family's Elf on the Shelf for ...

Gather around for a story you’ll want to hear, our Christmas tale starts with a drop in attendance this year.

A mischievous figure is greeting Forest Hills Elementary School students every day in December, and his presence is getting students to school on time.

For nearly two decades, elves have been sitting on shelves (or hanging from ceiling fans) in homes across the world in an effort to figure out which children have been naughty or nice this year.