The American tradition of putting elf puppets on shelves is starting to spread to Britain this Christmas season. Parents across the country are posting photographs of the elves on shelves and hiding ...

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The elf puppet 'appears' in houses at the start of December having been sent by Father Christmas to check whether your children are being "naughty or nice" Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts ...

It's almost Christmas - and with it comes Elf on the Shelf, sent by Santa Claus to check on children across the country. For those not in the loop, the festive toy began as a children's book in the US ...

December is almost upon us, and with it come the flashing lights, technicolour tat, unwieldy wishlists, mountains of mince pies — and now, a relatively new (and, in my view, unwelcome) ‘tradition’.

Elf on the Shelf is a relatively new tradition, but families seem to be having great fun with it. The elf can spring up in any number of scenarios, watching over children to make sure that they are ...

It's almost that time of year again when the popular Elf on the Shelf tradition takes over people's homes. As with many things, the craze began in the US back in 2005, starting out as a children's ...

Mischievous parents have been getting creative this festive season with elaborate Elf on the Shelf pranks. The cheeky adults have taken to social media to share photographs of the dolls in hilarious ...

It's time for those little elves to descend upon our homes once again - but have you got yours sorted? The Elf on the Shelf craze is another US tradition that has made its way to the UK. The idea is ...

A little elf may suddenly start appearing around your house from today to spy on your children and report their behaviour back to Santa - thanks to a new US tradition spreading to the UK. It began as ...