Christmas boxes are something I started doing last year. It's like the official kickoff to the Christmas season. I saw a couple of ideas in my newsfeed a few years ago to be opened on Christmas Eve. However, I decided to switch it up just a bit.
Our kiddos get their Christmas box the day after Thanksgiving instead of Christmas Eve. We actually didn't give them out the day after Thanksgiving this year because they all went to a football game and came home way later. I was already asleep. So the kids got their boxes the day after.
Each box has a few little Christmas goodies to kick off the holiday season. For one, they each get new Christmas pajamas. These cute ones are by Leveret and the kids look like the cutest little elves in them. Then I just add a few other holiday things.
Here is a close up of the Christmas box for one of the twins. They each got a new cup. Then we added a candy filled candy cane, an ornament to paint for the tree and some bubbles. The bubbles have been their all time favorite thing. They love bubbles all day every day. The bubbles, cup and ornament are all from the Dollar Tree, but you can pretty much put whatever you want in them.
The big kid box is almost the same. I didn't add cups in because I knew the box wouldn't close. I did add in some lip balm though because it's getting a little cooler outside. I scored a mom win too. Watching my 15 year old come out in striped Christmas pajamas made my day. Then I thought, man I'm turning into one of those old folks who buys the corny things for the over grown kids and demand they wear it! I was so happy though!
All five boxes
The kids opening their boxes.
And here's last year's boxes. This was our first year so of course, I got carried away. I filled them with pajamas, candy cane, a Santa hat, a blinking Rudolph nose, a Christmas cake and a movie. Most of the movies we already had and I just put them inside the boxes. They just got to choose which day we got to watch them.
I'm always extra excited about the holidays so I'm a bit extra myself at times! I love making the Christmas boxes. I don't know how long we're going to keep it up. However, for now it's a becoming a bit of a tradition.
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