Christmas Eve Box Ideas: Personalised Fillers They'll Keep
A Christmas Eve box is a little bundle of treats opened the night before Christmas - usually something to cuddle, something to wear and a few small bits to get them excited for the morning. Adding their name to what goes inside turns it into something they keep long after the wrapping is gone. Here are our favourite personalised Christmas Eve box ideas, from first Christmas keepsakes for babies to fillers for teens and grown-ups, plus personalised sacks if you'd rather skip the box altogether.
Something to cuddle
Every good Christmas Eve box needs a cuddly. The Large First Christmas Squishy is £12.99, comes as an elf or a reindeer and is personalised with a child's name. It's soft, squishy and lightweight, and designed for little hands.
For something more traditional, the Christmas Initial Teddy (£19.99) is a reindeer plush with a festive letter design, around 26-34cm tall. Both are CE certified and meet EN71 toy safety rules. See the full Christmas teddy collection or our guide to personalised Christmas teddy bears.
Christmas Eve box ideas for a baby's first Christmas
A first Christmas Eve box is really for the parents, so make it a keepsake. The Rudolf 1st Christmas Teddy (£19.99) has baby's name printed on a festive Rudolf jumper. The Red First Christmas Teddy (£19.99) adds their name and the year, and you can pick from a teddy bear, bunnies, a reindeer, unicorn, dragon, elephant or giraffe.
Add the Baby First Christmas Cloud Plaque (£13.95), a freestanding clear acrylic cloud with a watercolour teddy in a Santa hat, their name and the year. It can come out with the decorations every year after. Our baby's first Christmas gift ideas guide has more.
Swap the box for a personalised Christmas sack
If you'd rather not hunt for a box, a personalised sack does the same job and gets used every year. They're 100% cotton with a drawstring top, in red or beige. Large (50 x 40cm) is £9.50 and Extra Large (75 x 49cm) is £11.50.
The Santa's Nice List sack and the Reindeer Express sack ("Special Delivery For" and their name) are favourites for kids. The Family Village sack reads "Christmas at" with your family name, and there's a Baby's First Christmas sack too. Gifts inside aren't included.
Something to wear on Christmas Eve
The Personalised White Christmas T-Shirt lets you add a name, family name or your own festive message. It comes in adult sizes and kids' sizes from 3-4 up to 12-13 years, so the whole family can match for Christmas Eve photos.
Order the personalised bits first: everything is made to order, so get the named items sorted early, then fill the rest of the box with sweets, a book and a film for the night.
Christmas Eve box ideas for teens and grown-ups
Older kids and adults like an Eve box too. The Handmade Initial Keychain is £6.99 (£7.99 with a velvet gift bag), made by hand from resin with pink stone and gold foil, so no two are the same. For new parents, the Our First Christmas As A Family plaque (£13.95) is personalised with your family name and the year.
For more small fillers, see our personalised stocking fillers and personalised keyrings guides, the personalised Christmas gifts for kids guide, or our main Christmas gift guide.
Christmas Eve box FAQs
What do you put in a Christmas Eve box?
Most Christmas Eve boxes have something to cuddle, something to wear and a few small treats. A personalised teddy or squishy, a festive tee and a keepsake with their name on it make it feel special.
What is a good Christmas Eve box for a baby?
For a first Christmas, go for keepsakes: our Rudolf 1st Christmas Teddy, Red First Christmas Teddy or Baby First Christmas Cloud Plaque, all personalised with their name.
Do you sell Christmas Eve boxes?
We don't sell the boxes themselves, but we make the personalised fillers and personalised Christmas sacks you can use instead. Sacks are supplied empty.
How much do personalised Christmas Eve box fillers cost?
The initial keychain is £6.99, Christmas sacks start at £9.50, the First Christmas Squishy is £12.99, Christmas plaques are £13.95 and Christmas teddies are £19.99.
How fast is delivery?
Order before 2pm Monday to Friday for free next-day delivery. Everything is made to order, so it is worth ordering early in the Christmas rush.
Every gift is personalised and hand-finished in the UK. Order before 2pm Monday to Friday for free next-day delivery.