Dress your Elf (and maybe a few stuffed friends) in pajamas, set up a tiny bedtime scene, and leave a sweet note saying goodbye until next Christmas. It's a simple, comforting way to wrap up the ...

A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, California, was brainstorming where to put his family’s Elf on the Shelf for his three kids to find the next morning. Cuddly poodle mix Clementine makes ...