Christmas Eve Box ideas – 8 steps to magic
If you’re looking to make the night before Christmas even MORE exciting, then a box filled with special festive goodies is sure to do the trick! Here are ten Christmas Eve Box ideas to get you inspired:
1. Box clever
The fun begins with the box itself!
Though you can buy Christmas Eve Boxes from various retailers, you can DIY very easily. With online shopping at its pre-Christmas peak, you are bound to have a box or two in the recycling: wrap it in some festive wrapping paper and voila!
2. Pick your moment
Like most brilliant ideas, the Christmas Eve Box is all about timing!
Give it in the morning and you can use it as something to keep the kids occupied throughout the day (see below).
Give it in the evening and it can distract them from constantly checking the Santa Tracker.
Let us know what time Christmas Eve Box o’clock is for you on our Facebook, or Instagram!
3. Fill it with fun
A Christmas Eve Box is a fantastic idea to entertain little ones (especially if you have lots of last minute prep for the Big Day!).
You can include all sorts of activities to keep them busy: festive wordsearches and puzzles are always a hit, or why not print out some of our free Christmas Elf colouring sheets?
4. Get your Christmas Elf involved!
If you’ve had a cheeky Elf causing mischief in your house all month, then it seems only fair that they help you with the Christmas Eve Box!
Perhaps it could be your Elf who delivers it before they go home to the North Pole?
5. Hot chocolate
Nothing gets you feeling festive quite like a lovely mug of hot chocolate!
You can include everything they’ll need for this snuggly treat – chocolate powder, chocolate stirrers, a special Christmas mug and of course those all-important marshmallows.
6. Festive fashion
Special Christmas pyjamas are brilliant Christmas Eve Box idea, especially when getting (over) excited children to bed on this special night can be tricky!
Christmas onesies, slippers and socks are also fantastic ideas – and not just for the kids, why not treat the whole family?!
7. A treat for Santa
And finally, no Christmas Eve Box would be complete without some ideas for welcoming the Big Man!
Our Christmas Elf Cookies recipe needs only six ingredients and is super easy to follow, making it a wonderful Christmas Eve activity to include – and you’ll end up with yummy cookies too!
8. Jólabókaflóð
Literally meaning “the Christmas book flood”, this Icelandic tradition of giving books as gifts on Christmas Eve is a lovely idea to consider for your box.
Our Elf collection features an original tale of festive magic - Elf's First Adventure Christmas Story Book is perfect to read to your children on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Eve Box ideas galore!
So, these are our Christmas Box ideas, what are yours? Share the magic on Facebook and Instagram.
