Having to move the Elf on the Shelf to a creative new place every night can sometimes turn any parent into Scrooge during the Christmas season. Now there's a new, low-maintenance alternative straight ...

It’s hard to believe we’re talking about this already, but the holiday season arrives in just a few weeks. Many people will look forward to renewing favorite traditions like making cookies, decorating ...

My eight-year-old son confided something to me earlier this week: For years, around Christmastime, he’d been looking for his elf. All his friends had elves who came to their homes in the month before ...

Elf on the Shelf is a popular longtime holiday tradition. Not everyone loves it. Elf is a magical toy that comes into a family home to encourage children to behave. The elf then reports back to Santa ...

Many little kids came in costume last year for the Gnome, Elf and Fairy Festival. “That’s the cutest part,” said Jennifer Clauson, supervisor of Wildwood Nature Center, 2701 W. Sibley Ave., Park Ridge ...

Folklore abounds with tales of gnomes popping up in misty glens and brambly thickets. But in classified ads? Not until last week. Colie Campbell of Duluth placed a Lost and Found notice in the News ...

If only he could talk there would surely be extraordinary tales to tell. He's been swimming with turtles off the Great Barrier Reef, scaled a glacier in New Zealand and toured the ancient ruins of ...