Christmas Eve Boxes

Like most families we had Christmas Eve traditions. My youngest daughter is Christmas obsessed, No childeren yet but she bought us Christmas boxes last year!
If they were full of expensive tat I think it's just extra expense and pressure.
I think if my childeren were younger and I decided to do it I would use it for activities I might do on Christmas Eve anyway such as a special book,craft activities, vouchers where recipient had to make up a story or find out about Chrismas past or in other countries. I'm not sure need even more sweets!

I saw an article about these boxes about 3 years ago.

Oh, such gullible people out there, keeping up with the Jones’ all the time.

Nothing wrong with children learning the art of waiting for something special.

The fact that it was Christmas Eve alone was enough of a thrill for us as kids ?.

As a child my parents always gave my brother and I a new set of jammies for Christmas Eve, which is a tradition I kept up with my own DC. These boxes seem to be an way to commercially extend traditions like this and cost parents even more money!

Don't forget the Elf on the Shelf leaves a present on his way out on Christnas Eve too. We were in trouble last year as my granddaughter had broken her snow globe and had whispered to the elf to bring her one (with an elf inside!!!). We had to say he didn't have any left then spent January looking for one so he could bring it on 1st December this year to show he hasn't forgotten. Not an easy thing to find either.

Another gimmick. Has this come from America?

I bought my boys a lovely advent calendar, filled with Reece peanut butter things.
Feeling greedy, I decided to brave it, and asked the youngest if we could possibly eat some..
"Yeah, sure" he said, "I've eaten up till the 8th of December already, but we could share the rest".

No. Just no. I saw some boxes in a shop and even they were expensive, at about £25. I won’t even buy chocolate-filled advent calendars so a Christmas Eve box is never happening in this house. :gavel:

It’s made me quite depressed- I think it’s called transference. ?

It is depressing.

Oh dear indeed

Oh dear - this is all very depressing <sigh>

It’s nuts. I know of young mothers in my family who buy Christmas themed bedding to go on at the beginning of December. A new set every year, mind. Then there is a hot chocolate station set up to make drinks with whipped cream and marshmallows. All through the month. And advent calendars with small toys in. £40 a pop. And then the Christmas Eve boxes with reindeer poo and a festive pair of pyjamas along with crayons, snacks, more chocolate and sweet stuff.
And they say how expensive children are...I think it started with Facebook.

I felt quite sad when I first heard of these Christmas Eve Boxes two/ three years ago. Love your list Missfoodlove totally agree.

No Christmas Eve boxes here! I’m also totally anti baby showers, Halloween trick or treating, reveal parties and OTT party bags.
Oh and Christmas decorations do not have to go up on December the 1st.
I feel better now that’s off my chest?

My girl was allowed a small present to open, but only on condition that she stuffed the turkey.
No such thing as a free lunch.

I won't be buying Christmas eve boxes..

Many years ago my children were allowed to open one small present that was under the tree on Christmas Eve. When I say small, I mean small and they were perfectly happy with it This was timed so that they could enjoy it for a while before going to bed. I don’t think my parents approved, but it worked for us. However the Christmas Eve boxes take this to a whole new level. I think the idea is just another commercial ploy to get parents to spend even more money on presents, putting even more pressure in them at this precarious time.

More pressure on parents to spend money. And don’t forget about Elf on a Shelf. If I’d had to think every night of mischief for him to get up to I don’t know how I would have coped.

Only knew about them last year when my friends daughter got them for her children. She filled them with new pyjamas, dressing gown, slippers, some games for Xmas Eve and sweets and chocolate. Seems to defeat the whole concept of Christmas Day. I saw the boxes in one of our local card shops just before lockdown and they seemed to be selling well.

Never heard of them myself.