Christmas Eve boxes - what’s in yours?

I can't remember when they became a thing but it feels weird when they're getting presents tomorrow.

We did follow the Icelandic tradition (supposedly) of getting a new book and reading on Christmas Eve for a bit but we now have other commitments on Christmas Eve night so we haven't bothered.

Exactly…along with baby showers…overseas hen nights…engagement parties…work collections for a colleagues child’s 18th/21st/30th/ 40th/divorce etc etc etc!
And school proms….what the fuck are they all about?

Christmas PJ’s (that they’ve been wearing all month). Their stockings, the board for FC’s treats, the Santa Key for the tree and two beautiful pop up versions of the night before Christmas.

New pyjamas and some cookies and a couple of nets of chocolate coins. I also have a Christmas tree Lego set I put in every year. Eldest DD builds it every year. I also put in their stockings and our Santa plate.

EotS was 2005 and the original idea was 1974 ( the author did for her own DC) so it's been around a while .

CEH were around when my DC were little ( 26&23 now)

The OP said IF you do them, can people not read or do they just want to spread their misery. Or is it virtue signalling? 🥱

This year

Pyjamas and fluffy socks
Popcorn
Chocolate
Sweets
Book
Board game
Warmie
Face mask
Scratch cards (older kids)

Rod on the shelf 😆
I think ours now has a new name.

We don't do them but if we did it would be new sleepwear and one of those hot chocolate things specifically for wearing/drinking during the traditional Christmas Eve film.

Stuff like bath bombs and chocolate go in their stockings. I find stockings really hard to fill, stuff needs to be small enough to fit in without it all being tat or an absolute ton of chocolate. This year I've gone for temporary tattoos, a stretchy santa, bath bombs and some chocolate. A bit of tat, some useful things and the essential pre breakfast chocolate. I usually do fluffy socks but realised I've forgotten this year.

They are all older (13, 15, 18). They won't eat them all in one go. Plus being vegan we don't have tubs of chocolate and dessert.

Our elf leaves the Christmas Eve box when they return to the North Pole, this year we had:

Christmas Pyjamas
Soft toy
Book
Crayola colour in light up snowman
Lego Baubles
Magic key
Letter from Father Christmas encouraging him to go to bed early 😂

We have an only child and there are so few years that he’ll believe in the magic I want to make it as magical as I can for him while he believes!

Whisky and pork pies in mine.

It's a growing trend of the last 5yrs or so, give or take.

We don't do them but I did toss a mini activity book and novelty pencil at each child this morning, and gave them a hot chocolate mid-afternoon. Kinda similar I guess?!

The OP clearly says IF YOU DO THEM.
These threads are always overrun with people falling over themselves to show that they couldn't do something so crass, chavy and commercialised as Christmas eve boxes or elf on the shelf 🤮
😂

I used to do Christmas Eve Hampers but now do Dec 1st Boxes .

My DS is 26yo . My DD is 23yo
I do not , never have been or ever will do , use Insta or any other social media ( only MN)

CEH:
annual
pyjamas (winter ones not Christmas)
bath bomb
sachet of hot chocolate
small pack of mini biscuits
selection box
Just to calm them down after doing things on Christmas Eve

Stockings were little toys and a few sweets to keep them busy at 5am

Mine do a Dec 1st box now to get a full month of use from
Toiletries , make up/nail polish (for DD)
Pyjamas
Loungwear for DS
Socks/underwear for DS ( his next years worth)
Things they need and use , not land fill tat .

I choose to do these , they add to the fun of Christmas , if other people don;t then pfft up to them. But I hate the sneery arched eyebrow replies Is this a THING ?

Sorry meant to say Elf on the Shelf not Rod!

Love this 😆 We shake jingle bells outside the window which gets the kids to scarper up to bed pronto! Last year we got a neighbour to do it so the kids really didn't suspect it had anything to do with us. Quite magical! Age 5 and 2.

I'd never heard of Xmas eve boxes til today. Is it a regional thing?

Night before Xmas book (had for years)
Other Xmas book (from vinted)
Bubble bath liquid
Little craft,
Hot chocolate stirrers for all of us
A mug (she's now old enough for one)
All our stockings

I'm sorry a DOZEN each!? I'm not the sugar police by any means, I actually have a very sweet tooth but that sounds like a recipe for a huge crash.

I think it’s a Mn invention - here was the first time I’ve heard of all the extra presents.

PJs
Lush Bath Bomb
Face Mask
Perfume - Aftershave (M&S ones)
Selection Box
Hot Chocolate spoon
Board game.

Does anybody go with the Old Father Time tradition at new year ... money (coins) in slippers

Don't do them.
I tried about 5 years ago, possibly more.
Dd who is now 24 told me that I had fallen for Asda's marketing hype.
She had a point

We don't do Christmas Eve boxes but do do 1st Dec boxes to go with their advent calendar. We usually put in pretty similar to what you've put in but we also add either Christmas jumper or Christmas pjs

Nobody I know does rod on the shelf or Christmas Eve boxes. I think they were both invented a couple of years ago by Poundland.