Christmas traditions
A Christmas Eve sack they’ll open every year
10 November 2026 · Maffy
Choose a sack for the way your family actually celebrates — and a small ritual that makes it last longer than one morning.
Choose a sack for the way your family celebrates. A big plush sack works under the tree, while a smaller drawstring bag suits a Christmas Eve book and a pair of cosy socks.
Give everyone their own initial
Give each child their own initial so they can spot their sack across the room. It settles an argument before it starts, and it means the sacks can be handed down without any awkward re-lettering.
What actually goes in one
A Christmas Eve sack works best when it is small and predictable: a book, new pyjamas, a pair of socks, something warm to drink. The under-the-tree sack is the generous one. Keeping them separate stops Christmas Eve from quietly becoming a second Christmas morning.
Packing it away
After Christmas, empty it, fold it loosely and pack it with the decorations for next year. Velvet and plush both crease if they are folded tightly and left for twelve months — roll them instead, and they will come out looking new.
