Christmas Eve Boxes

The night before Christmas deserves its own tradition. Our Christmas Eve boxes are filled, personalised and ready to open — everything a family needs to slow the evening down and let the excitement build, curated in Wales and delivered "directly from the North Pole."

Inside the Night Before Christmas Hamper: three festive storybooks to read together, a Christmas mug, reindeer coaster and hot chocolate stirrer for a warm bedtime drink, chocolate snowflakes and seasonal treats, cosy Christmas socks, a little Christmas Mouse with its own bed for the best snuggles, and a fabric Santa sack to leave out for the presents. Every box includes a personalised letter from Father Christmas with your little elf's name — and it all arrives in a limited-edition keepsake wicker hamper that comes back out every Christmas Eve for years.

Unlike an empty box to fill yourself, a Bluebells & Thyme Christmas Eve box arrives complete — tell us your child's name at checkout and the elves do the rest. Sending festive magic to grown-ups too? Our Christmas letterbox gifts from £20 and vintage Christmas hampers from £85 have them covered.

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What is a Christmas Eve box?

A Christmas Eve box is a gift opened on the 24th of December — a tradition that gives children a little festive magic the night before the big day and helps settle them for bed. The Bluebells & Thyme Christmas Eve box arrives ready-filled in a keepsake wicker hamper, complete with a personalised letter from Father Christmas.

What do you put in a Christmas Eve box?

The classics are a bedtime story, hot chocolate, cosy socks and a treat. The Bluebells & Thyme Christmas Eve box includes all of them and more: three festive storybooks, a Christmas mug with reindeer coaster and hot chocolate stirrer, chocolate snowflakes and sweets, Christmas socks, a Christmas Mouse with its own bed, and a Santa sack for the presents.

Is the Christmas Eve box personalised?

Yes — every Bluebells & Thyme Christmas Eve box includes a personalised letter from Father Christmas confirming your child is on the Nice List. Just add your little elf's name in the personalised message box when ordering and the letter arrives ready to read on the night, tucked inside the keepsake wicker hamper.

Can you deliver a gift the next day in the UK?

Yes — order from Bluebells & Thyme by 3pm Monday - Friday and your gift arrives free, next day, anywhere in the UK through Royal Mail Tracked 24 service. That covers both our letterbox gifts from £20, which fit through a standard UK letterbox even if the recipient is out, and our full hampers from £85, delivered to the door. Every gift includes a free handwritten message with no invoice enclosed.