In 2005, Chanda A. Bell teamed up with her mother, Carol Aebersold, to publish their book 'The Elf on the Shelf' When Chanda A. Bell was younger, her family had a tradition of setting out an Elf ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Any parent who’s gotten in on the Elf on the Shelf craze has been there: What started out as a fun tradition—starting out in late ...

It's time to decorate your Christmas tree, bake some gingerbread cookies, and of course, welcome a special 'Elf on the Shelf' ...

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The month of December is coming to a close. For many parents, this means staging a dramatic exit for the family elf. Started by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell back in 2005, Elf on the ...

For Chanda A. Bell, co-author of The Elf on the Shelf, Christmastime is all the time. When Bell was younger, as the holidays approached, her parents would set out a toy Elf, who watched, listened and ...

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