Granny Janet High Five Lovely Onesie Bought this for my Granddaughter and she loved it. Great colour, good quality and Harry Potter !!

A Christmas Eve box is a box full of small, festive presents that’s gifted the night before Christmas. This is a tradition that has suddenly grown over the last few years and is likely inspired by the fact that, in many European countries, presents are exchanged on Christmas Eve rather than Christmas Day. Poppy O'Neill is a Content Editor at Mumsnet and a mother of two. She's been researching and reviewing baby and child products for 2 years, with a particular focus on baby essentials, toys and books for toddlers and outdoor play equipment. From potties to paddling pools and bunk beds to bedtime stories, she loves to deep-dive into research and find the best products out there.

If you're not the crafty type and would rather buy a ready-made Christmas Eve box than decorate and fill one yourself, you'll find them on sale almost everywhere, including popular supermarkets like Tesco and ASDA. Honeyblue29 Harry Potter Hoodie Lovely quality hoodie, soft and warm. Bought has a Christmas gift for my granddaughter. I’m sure she will love it.

Firstly, it’s something that you can hopefully become a tradition year after year. Secondly, on a more practical note, it offers a bit of distraction on a day when most children can barely contain themselves, and parents have a to-do list as long as Santa’s Naughty and Nice lists put together. Finally, it also helps in calming the Christmas mania. Waiting for the big present-opening of the 25th can be really tough, especially on younger kids, so receiving a few presents on Christmas Eve can help take the pressure off. What should I put in a Christmas Eve box? Grannielanie Perfect gift for someone you love Lovely hoodie perfect for a Harry Potter fan. Super soft fabric good clear detail to embroidery NicolaCJJ Hedwig cosy fleece Bought as a Christmas present for my ten year old daughter. Looks really good quality. I’m pleased I bought it :)All you need to do now is sit down with a sherry and wait for the big guy in red to arrive from the North Pole. Oh, and peel four million sprouts, wrap 63,000 cubic square feet of presents, locate the trestle table, buy the emergency Aunt Bessie's and finish writing your Christmas cards. Why you should trust us Elf2 Christmas gift for a Harry Potter fan. I bought this as a Christmas present for my granddaughter who is a Harry Potter fan. The quality is good and it feels lovely and soft. I’m sure it will fit her but it won’t be worn until Christmas Eve.

We then trawled the Mumsnet forums for ideas about how to fill Christmas Eve boxes for every age group and whittled those down to five of the best ideas in each age category. MonopolyJazz Cute onesie Good quality, happy with the price. Bought for Granddaughter’s Xmas present. West Yorkshire shopper Cosy, Fleece Hoody My granddaughter loved it. Good quality, soft and warm. Good value for money. Santa excitement tends to reach its peak on Christmas Eve. If you struggle to stop the kids bubbling over on the 24th, a Christmas Eve box might just keep them occupied on the sleigh bells countdown. What is a Christmas Eve box?popsy16 So soft and fluffy, daughter loves it Huge hit, and fit is very flexible with the cuffed arms and legs It’s often also seen as an extension of the Advent calendar – we all remember the anticipation of the double door on number 24, after all. Christmas Eve boxes are a bit like that: a prize for your patience all through December. What is the point of a Christmas Eve box? Your Christmas Eve box can be as lavish or as simple as you like. A simple shoe box, covered in festive paper will do the job admirably, but if you want it to last for years, you could buy a plain wooden lidded box or apple crate and then paint and stencil it, or decorate it in other ways. We surveyed Mumsnet HQ parents for their best Christmas Eve box ideas, and scoured the internet to find the most creative and Christmassy buys as well as the most fun and festive boxes themselves. A Christmas Eve box is not compulsory and lots of parents feel like there’s enough going on at Christmas already. But there are also many good reasons to join in with this modern festive practice if you feel up to it.

Mumsnetters and Mumsnet HQ have lots of experience in making Christmas special on a budget. We’ve seen what goes down well in Christmas Eve boxes and what piques less interest, and we’ve put together more reindeer hot chocolates than you could shake a candy cane at. About the author Caski So soft and cosy Bought this for my Grand daughter, hope she’s going to love it (or I will keep it for me!) PompeyM Best onesie for harry potter fans Beautifully soft onesie. I hope my Harry Potter loving granddaughter is happy with her christmas present.Poppy is also an award-winning, best-selling children's and parenting author of books such as Don't Worry, Be Happy, The Extraordinary Book That Makes You Feel Happy and Mother Power. She specialises in children's mental health and her books are used by therapists, teachers and SENCOs across the UK. She won a The Week Junior Book Award in 2023, her books have been translated into several languages and she's been featured in The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Sun.