list of helpful stocking stuffer ideas

For many families, stockings on Christmas morning are as much a part of the holiday tradition as gifts and a Christmas tree. Children dream of getting up and seeing those stockings bulging with toys and sweets. However, I usually forget about stockings until I end up running out to a store during the final days before Christmas to search madly for the overpriced junk that I end up buying. Be sure to include some of these items on your gift list and finish off your stocking stuffers early this year.

An orange – traditionally occupies the toe
Treats – candy canes or Andes mints
Nuts – bag of shelled walnuts or pecans
Toys – small and unwrapped
Socks – colorful and rolled up
Personal ornament
Coins – even children love shiny coins
Personal care items – chapstick, fancy toothbrush, hair accessories
Stickers/Tattoos
Tea bags or hot cocoa mix

What items do you remember finding in your stocking as a child? What are your favorite items to include in a stocking now?

Sharing Ink

I think Stocking are difficult -we have four boys -three teenagers and a 26 year old -so I am open to any suggestions-socks, cool boxers, batteries, starbucks card, I-tune card , subway card, one chocolate bar, cologne , movie tickets, any other ideas When they were younger they loved the bath crayons and “shaving cream” soap.
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deana

I always got batteries in my stocking too for my camera or new electronic gadget. :)
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Denise

I always buy those chocolate oranges instead of a real orange – every member of the family has a different flavor favorite. Dear daughter loves the choc-raspberry, her father likes the choc-mint and I like the choc-orange. Other than that, its a movie, toothbrush, lotion, nail polish for DD. I found little individual pkgs of hummus and crackers at World Market last year. I’m going shopping today, and will start to look for stocking stuffers! Thanks for the reminder!
Leslie Harris

I always got underwear in my stocking – something funky and colorful. My boys always get a pair of socks, and a toothbrush (usually a cool spinbrush) and toothpaste, plus other assorted goodies like Matchbox cars, Thomas trains, etc. And there have to be little chocolate coins!
Jenni

A can of black olives

A special fruit (Ugli, Star, Pomegranate, Avacado)

A squirt gun

Fishing lures

Bottle of car cleaner

incense

lighter
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Richelle

We would always get a mini box of “sugar” cereal, since we didn’t get those too often, and an orange, some candy, usually a little thing of lotion and some chapstick. Underwear and socks sometimes, and usually some sort of fun thing different for each child.
Cindy

What a great list! We would get those invisible ink booklets…remember those? My favorite was always Mr. Mystery. Now we give our children candy, little toys, usually a small stuffed animal or plastic dinosaur (they’re boys!). Stockings are fun…I think I like picking out the stocking stuffers more than buying the other presents.
boliyou

Santa always provided a healthy breakfast in stockings…juice box, piece of fruit (everyone got their favorite) and box of cold cereal in our stockings. There were also candy coins, a candy cane, small toys and treats, new toothbrush and toothpaste. As we got older, we’d find our favorite shampoo, conditioner, antiperspirant, etc. And there were usually a couple of things that were unique to each stocking, too.
(fairy) Godmother

what happened to underwear? For the kids SILLIES! (Unless you want an adult stocking for a more private moment!) We always stuff new undies into the kids stockings. They love them!

Another thing we put in them every year are those Brain Quest flash cards.

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LazyCrazyMama

Cool list! I love the stockings most of all :)
My mom always put in a “book” of lifesavers – that was always my favorite.
Sarah

We always got pens and pencils too. When we got a bit older we would get crossword puzzles and word searches to go with them.
Expat Mom

When I was growing up, my mom always put breakfast in our stockings . . . an orange in the toe, a pastry just above that and then things to do. Usually we got stuff like a little book, fancy pens or pencils, lip chap in Christmas flavors, fancy erasers and little maze books. When we got older, we had movies in there so we could watch them and not bug my parents while they were sleeping.

My husband thinks I`m insane for buying stocking stuffers already, but I have started! Everything is just so expensive near Christmas and you never can find what you want, so it`s just easier to pick stuff up when you find it. Not to mention, it spreads the spending out a bit.
theresa

We always include their favorite grocery item … a jar of dill pickles, a can of mushrooms, a box of stuffing … LOL!! Really! :o)
Laura

My mom always put little lip glosses (usually sparkly or fruit flavored) nail polish, earrings, candy, little bottles of bubble bath, a new toothbrush, etc..
barretts and bows, etc.

My brother-in-law (my sisters husband) Santa always put breakfast items small box of cereal- orange, juice box… so if the kids woke up early – they could eat breakfast.

MY sister said, “yeah- santa did that for us too- just our breakfast was pez candy and candy bars.” :0)

list of helpful stocking stuffer ideas

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