This is the best stocking stuffer list ever because all your ideas are going to be on it. I’ve started with what I can think of, then I’ll come back and add your ideas up here after you put them in the comments. You can’t leave the page without adding an idea, got it?
This year we are only giving one gift to each of our kids. The kids drew names among each other, so they will each have 2 gifts to open. Then there’s the stockings. I wrapped up smaller gifts for the stockings and spent a little more on some items–up to $15. The idea is that these are things my kids actually need and will use, and won’t be clutter. The more expensive things are items they’ve been asking for and waiting to get for awhile, but things that weren’t so important that they had to have them right away. Things like a wallet or a watch or gloves with texting fingers. I’d rather do fewer gifts that were useful, than fill our house with bargain clutter. Either way I spend about the same.
I’ve linked to some items for your convenience, but they aren’t affiliate links. My state is on the list of states that Amazon won’t work with.
A lot of the items are generic. I didn’t want to put the same item on each list, so I stuck it on just one of them. I’m sure girls would like Silly Putty too and I’d be as thrilled with a protein bar as Darren would.
Food Items
Breakfast items–doughnuts, muffins, fruit, cinnamon roll, or single serving fun cereal (so the kids can eat without waking mom and dad)
Pomegranate
Oranges
Favorite Candy
Beef Jerky
Nuts
Gum
Fun food they don’t normally get to have, like Spaghetti-o’s
Restaurant Gift Cards
Dark Chocolate
Dad
Watch
Hand warmers
Wallet
Lip Balm
Unbreakable Combs–big pack that would be good to split with friends
Protein Bars
Cough Drops
Boy
Toy Handcuffs
Nerf Bullets–big pack to share with friends 🙂
Matchbox Car
Silly Putty
Mini Lego Set (or a special piece from the lego store)
Art Supplies
Playdough
DVDs (check dollar tree for these too, or even garage sales)
Glow sticks
Sidewalk Chalk
Bubbles (if it’s cold enough they will freeze in the air)
Printed Duct Tape
Ear Buds
Toothbrush
Flashlight
Bandaids
Tape
Batteries
Girl
Magic Baby Bottles
Hair Ties
Lip Gloss
Fingernail Polish
Coin Purse
Mini Wet Brush — wet brushes are our favorite
Craft supplies
Fuzzy socks or Gloves (Dollar Tree)
Cute socks–for mis-matching
Travel size items for sleepovers
Cosmetic bags for organizing
Cute School Supplies
Sunglasses (snow glares)
Stickers
Journal
Stationary
Mom
Water Bottle Carrier–this is my friend’s company and it is really good quality. I love mine!
Texting Gloves
Purse size tissues
Kitchen Gadgets
Slippers
Gift Card for a pedicure
Washi Tape
Fashion Scarf
Earrings
Necklace
Bracelets
Wax melts
Essential Oils
AntiBac gel from bath & body works
Fingernail clippers/Tweezers
Essential oil diffusing locket
Shaker Bottle for protein shakes
Yoga Mat Spray
Pretty Tea Towels
Hand Soap in her favorite scent
Yay!! I’m excited!!
Sorry for repeats!
Play doh
Blistex
Fuzzy Dollar Tree socks & gloves
I bought DVDs off ebay of beloved movies the kids haven’t seen in YEARS! Can’t wait to have them open them.
School Supplies
AntiBac gel from bath & body works
Chipotle gift cards
Caribou Coffee gift card
Cough Drops
My teens love the Aldi spaghetti-o so while getting Thanksgiving items…I had stocking stuffers on my mind. Made me smile so they are getting those too.
Beef Jerky
Candy
Fingernail clippers/Tweezers
Thanks so much for compiling this!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
What great ideas! I’ll add the new ones up above tonight :).
Starbucks gift cards (3 $10 in pack that can be split)
Sidewalk Chalk
Love the water bottle holder as well. Thanks for that info.
Chris, I hadn’t thought of those. Good ideas.
screen cleaner cloth for electronic devices, also cord wraps/organizers, ear buds, fidget toys, pens/pencils, toothbrush, toothpaste, straws
Jenn, Thank you for your ideas!
I think those little LED flashlights for $1 are always handy,
for most ages.
A wise lady who raised children a generation before mine, once shared an idea that has never let me down. Each year, her school aged boys received their own box of adhesive bandages(Bandaids), a roll of transparent tape and a pack of batteries. It was a brilliant idea and has transitioned into a welcome addition to our boys’ stockings for their own personal supplies to use as they wish.
Robin, what a great idea. My kids love having tape especially.
Some ideas for girls:
Stickers
Washi tape
Journals
Stationary Set or Notecards (Marshall’s and TJ Maxx have a great selection of cute designs under $10)
Small Trinket Dish (Target, Marshall’s and TJ Maxx have a cute selection, usually under $10)
Hairclip or pretty Bobby Pins
Ideas for Mom:
Pretty Tea Towels
Hand Soap in one of her favorite scents
Poo-Pourri (Wasn’t sure if I should mention this one, but my Mom loves it! Ha! 🙂
Yoga Mat Spray
Great ideas, Melinda! Thanks for joining in.
We don’t really buy stocking stuffers! They get some candy…by the time I buy three or four candy items, it more than fills the stocking. My kids all look forward to a stocking filled with their favorites. Do others not buy much candy? Or have bigger stockings? lol. The only time I buy stocking stuffers is when I have a baby or toddler that can’t eat the candy…. My oldest is 19 now. She is still in college full time, so still a “kid”, Christmas-wise. But I have been thinking about the future and how I want things to go as my kids grow up and move out of the house. If you ever need a topic idea…lol. I’d love to hear how your readers handle grown kids Christmas gifts, married kids, grandkids, etc. I’m concerned less about the burden to us as I am about setting things up to not be a burden to them as young families.