From fake fireplaces to doorstep photos, eclectic foods and extravagant decor
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From fake fireplaces to doorstep photos, eclectic foods and extravagant decor, UAE parents share the traditions and rituals they are doing to make this year's Christmas period magical for their kids...
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The Elf on the Shelf is a huge modern trend, which started in 2005 in the US after an American family self-published a book based on the mother's personal family tradition of a cheeky house elf as a child. Today, parents use the toy Elves as a way of helping children to behave (as otherwise the elves may report back to Santa) as well as a way of adding some humorous festive sparkle and magic. The elves come to life at night and get up to all sorts of antics, which the children discover the next day. Dubai-based American mother of three Megan Kelly shared this picture of her daughters' elf in the kitchen mixer.