USA TODAY wants to see your most creative, hardest-to-find and downright wacky hiding places for your Elf on the Shelf.

Elf on the Shelf will celebrate 20 years of magic soon. Love it or not, the tradition – started by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell back in 2005 – became a global phenomenon shortly after ...

Christmas is around the corner, and the jolly old man in red is preparing to visit households across the world on Dec. 24 with his bundles of toys. But, leading to his arrival, Father Christmas needs ...

It's that time of year in case your wondering about when to pull out the little elf from Elf on the Shelf or what's it about? — if you didn't already know. Elf on the Shelf has become a growing ...

Elf on the Shelf has become a popular holiday tradition over the past 19 years. Parents often go to great lengths to create elaborate and sometimes outrageous scenes, from elves getting into mischief ...

For those who celebrate the holiday tradition of the Elf on the Shelf, there are seemingly endless possibilities for how and where the elf will appear every morning in order to keep a watchful eye ...

Santa is getting ready to unleash his fleet of Scout Elves to children's houses around the world. Yes, it's Elf on the Shelf time! While parents may be rolling their eyes (those elves can make quite ...