I've been doing the Elf on the Shelf pranks for my son for years, and he's always known it's me. I don't even use the trademark Elf — I have a little gnome that works just as well. I enjoy it more ...

My kids are 14 and 16 now, but they held onto their belief in Elf on the Shelf for over a decade. When they were preschoolers, I'd set up elaborate displays showing Jingle and Garland (each kid had ...

Children and parents have been left in stitches after a series of wild Elf on the Shelf stunts at a North East primary school. Pranks have included bricking up the main entrance, blocking the front ...