What started as a fun way to encourage children to behave for the holidays has turned into a nightmare for many parents as ...

The Elf on the Shelf is actually magic, capable of watching the children every day and reporting back to Santa each night.

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 ... make this all-in-good fun setup come ...

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The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. By The New York Times Books Staff Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction ...

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But: priorities! Every year, I run a list of organizations accepting donations of household goods and clothes — plus places ...

Editor’s note: This story may contain spoilers for prying little eyes! Thinking of a new and creative Elf on the Shelf idea every day can be an exhausting task on top of the hustle and bustle of ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. By Jennifer Krauss The protagonists of “A Day With Mousse,” “Little ...

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