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The magical Elf on the Shelf watches over kids and lets them know Christmas is coming — which means parents make a mad dash each night to rearrange their special friend before dawn. Not an easy task!

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This Elf on the Shelf left a permanent mark. A father took the Elf on the Shelf trend to the extreme and gave himself a tattoo to fully convince his children of their elf’s mischief. Doting dad ...

Their reaction reminded me that the smallest things can become the biggest memories,” Mandy Fouse tells PEOPLE ...

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New Jersey mom Mary Grego says the best part of her creative Elf on the Shelf displays is watching her two kids smile and seeing their "eyes glisten" Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents ...

Twenty years after it was introduced to the world by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, the Elf on the Shelf is now a staple of modern Christmas festivities, having become a cherished ...

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