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 ...

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 ...

You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Elf on the Shelf is now a favourite tradition at Christmas after the cheeky toy moved across the pond to the ...

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 ...

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 ...