It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And if your teens and tweens are anything like mine, they love their Christmas Eve boxes as much as they love the main event! These are some of our absolute faves, updated for 2026! I don’t try to replicate stockings. I don’t try to put in many things I would categorise as presents, but I did put in a little make up set last year, and that went down a storm.
- A stylish Christmas Eve Box £5.99
We have had these cardboard Christmas Eve boxes since the girls were little. I love them! Easy to store, not too expensive and enough room to fit in lots of goodies!
2. A more sophisticated Christmas Eve Box £7.99
If I was going to upgrade this year, there are some lovely and slightly more sophisticated option here.
3. A gorgeous Gisella Graham Christmas mug £9.49
An absolutely essential place to start with the contents is a new mug to hold that all important hot chocolate.
4 Or a slightly more traditional mug £15.99
This is just Christmas cuteness overload! Just lovely!
5. Guppy’s Hot Chocolate Stirrers £10
I am really picky about chocolate and there are lots of bombs and stirrers around but I’m not sure I’d want to risk something a bit iffy on Christmas Eve. Not all chocolate is equal! Guppy’s is a lovely independent brand from York.
6. Lindt Hot Chocolate £14.99
Any oldie but a goodie. At least you know it won’t be gross.
7. Fluffy Socks 2 Pack £9.99
These are just adorable and displayed as a cute Christmas bauble – so just perfect for a Christmas Eve box.
8. Christmas Pyjamas From £9.99
I resisted this for years, but honestly, is it even Christmas these days if you aren’t in matching PJ’s? You absolutely don’t need them for a perfect Christmas, but I have found that the adults in our family have theirs year after year and I’ve only had to change the ones for the kids for new sizes as they’ve grown. I quite like these fair isle ones as something jolly and bright!
9. A bath bomb or bubble bath £2.50
I do love a gentle bath bomb for the girls either home made or from the baby section of Lush. We’re a fairly rashy family and some of the options online will likely make us itch. For a guaranteed relax with a lovely smell I always find you can’t go wrong with Dove. Christmas Eve is a perfect time for a bath.
10. A book £10.79
I like the Icelandic concept of books and chocolate on Christmas Eve a lot. It can be anything you fancy.
11. The Night Before Christmas £7.75
I do hope we will keep reading this a tradition forever. We are likely on borrowed time.
12. The Empty Stocking £8.99
This is just the sweetest book. Perfect if you’ve aged out of the night before Christmas and are long past bedtime stories. Somehow Christmas Eve is just different and normal rules can be bent and broken.
13. A Christmas Eve plate
We have had one forever and most things seem aimed at little children. If you’ve lost or broken yours, this is a sophisticated little upgrade.
14. A Santa hat £4.99
15. Hotel Chocolat Chocolate £9.95
I always add a small chocolate treat for earlier in the day.
16. Byoma Star Power Gift Set £12.00
I love how gentle Byoma is. We all love their cleansers in this house. No nasties. No fragrances. Really great for teen and tween skin. I love the cleansers myself!
17. Cross Stitch Kit £12.99
I always like the idea of an activity in a Christmas Eve box to try and avoid any hint of boredom when there is always so much to be done!
18. Face mask £16.94
Similarly a face mask is always good for killing a bit of time and this collegen one is both on trend and not likely to cause any breakouts or be too much for tween and teen skin
19. A Christmas Eve Bell £6.99
We have loads of these from Santa Train experiences, but this is gorgeous, so I have included it in case you don’t have one.
20. A plushie £13.49
I’m not sure you can ever go wrong with a cute plushie!
However you celebrate, have a good one!