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!

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elf on the Shelf is a wildly popular Christmas phenomenon that not even the leaders of Christmas (AKA Santa and Mariah Carey) ...

Elf on the Shelf has been around for nearly 20 years (Picture: The Lumistella Company) Elf on the Shelf has been a Christmas tradition in many households since the concept was first invented in 2005.

Editor’s note: This story may contain spoilers for prying little eyes! The magical Elf on the Shelf watches over kids and lets them know Christmas is coming — which means parents make a mad dash each ...