DawnM Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Just curious. So far I have: Nintendo DS screen protectors extra DS pens/stylus Nintendo points cards That may be all they have in there as I can't think of any other small items that they would use/need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Edibles? My personal favorites as a teen were beef jerky & cashews! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 I gave them each been jerky last year. I could do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 The big kid is getting Arrows Nerf darts toothbrush candy clementine ......and I forget what else. I'd have to check my closet! The toddler is getting Schleich animals (cat and dog) nerf mini football caramel wafer cookies toothbrush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 $5 gift card to where? Jar of olives wouldn't' go over at our house. Flashlights they have, but maybe another scouting item. Dawn Our standby stuffers: toothbrush can or two of soda (a big treat for them) jar of olives $5 gift card small flashlight cool pens or pencils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsmomma Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 small puzzles little notepads small cardgames the jumbo candy bars (one per stocking) $5 giftcards to subway tiny toys (misc things from the dollar store) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnlvr Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 pen lights slinky nuts jerky pencils little notebooks magnetic tic-tac-toe army men silly putty monogrammed dog tags silly socks (to be applied to feet immediately) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I personally hate stockings! I feel like I do all this shopping, and then I have to fill the stockings, which is never cheap! This year, I was having my kids each buy gifts for each other when I had the brilliant idea - let them fill each other's stockings! I'm off the hook, stockings get filled, and it's a neat thing between the siblings. There is also a $$$ limit when I do it this way. That's what we're doing this year. So, some of the stuff the kids picked out for each other: Hershey's Truffles from $1 bin at Target walkable Littlest Pet shops (2 for 1 at Toys 'r Us!) a mini calendar gel pens Cars tattoos mini puppy Rudolph chapstick Thomas train stickers small Lego set an orange My mom always put band-aids in ours and we loved to collect band-aids, lol. I also always like school supplies, as has my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) Our standby stuffers: toothbrush can or two of soda (a big treat for them) jar of olives $5 gift card small flashlight cool pens or pencils These are great ideas. I'm thinking about putting pens in every stocking, but then I think about how they will get lost and maybe I don't want to waste my money! Mine are also getting good quality dog brush for their dogs high quality dog treats for using at training classes possibly a leash w/ 4 leaf clovers (b/c of 4H) Dd (9)- tights metallic thread sewing pattern interesting buttons sewing scissors & other sewing do-dads dry skin lotion w/o ingredients she is allergic to! Ds- rolled up PJ bottoms not sure what else, still thinking! ETA: a mango for Ds. He loves them and I don't often buy them. fuzzy slipper socks, he has outgrown his Edited December 7, 2011 by shanvan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 toothpaste-toothbrush-itunes card--a speaker for mp3--chocolate-haven't really looked for stocking stuffers yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 We usually theme our stockings. This year, each kid is getting: - A couple of inexpensive DVD movies. My daughter is getting "girl power" flicks, and my son is getting action movies. - Several packages of microwave popcorn. - A pair of silly socks that somehow tie in with the movie theme. - Edible treats (chocolate, gum, etc.). - Possibly another small item or two if I can find things that work with the theme. I always stuff a stocking for my husband, too. He's getting steampunk-inspired movies and socks and stuff this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I personally hate stockings! I feel like I do all this shopping, and then I have to fill the stockings, which is never cheap! This year, I was having my kids each buy gifts for each other when I had the brilliant idea - let them fill each other's stockings! I'm off the hook, stockings get filled, and it's a neat thing between the siblings. Absolutely brilliant idea!!!!!:thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 ds 14: invisible ink pen nertz card game mind putty eni puzzle nerf dart refills a couple of ds games mike and ike some other kind of candy ds 1: chunky cars baby beads koosh ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 A Christmas ornament (towards their own collection for when they leave home) is always a good idea, too. Aside from the usual candy, I also have lint brushes for the girls (we have a dog and three cats), pens, a sleep mask for SillyAutismMan (Jack Skellington found at Hot Topic), fuzzy socks, Swedish Fish, beef jerky for those who like it, a pack of small My Little Ponies for the Bronie in the house (it is a big think for the guys at ds's college :001_huh: ) a clip-on hair bow with feathers for one dd...who knows what other tiny oddments will strike my fancy in the next couple weeks. I actually enjoy finding oddments for the stockings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) My kids usually get chocolate coins and a satsuma in the toe, and sometimes nuts too. Their stockings are quite small and narrow. This year they each have a new drinks bottle and 2 little lego mini figures each, that might totally fill the stocking but if there is room ds will get an audio book and dd will get a watch. If the last two don't fit they'll be under the tree. I really like the idea of adding foods that are normally forbidden to their stockings, I might add a can of something fizzy and some pringles with instructions that they are not for breakfast. Edited December 7, 2011 by lailasmum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Let's see... both get the same things. Chocolate sampler - Christmas socks - Christmas ornament - ride tickets for the boardwalk - Angry Birds stuffed animal that makes the game sounds I probably have forgotten something in that list, but they're all stored together so they won't be forgotten when it counts. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 When it comes to stockings, I tend to fill them up with lots of one coveted thing they don't get the rest of the year: candies, mini-notebooks, novelty pencils office supplies (shaped erasers, barracuda sharpeners, glitzy pencils), semi-precious stones, duct tape, silly putty. This year the dollar stores had little 100 piece puzzles. I bought some of those. Did you know you can buy Lego mini-figures in giant lots of 70 figures for $50 on Amazon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 For DS7: Nerf ammo Mini M&M's tube $10 iTunes gift card 2 Clementines Packet of cashews A few cool erasers Half a dozen candy kisses Crayola Model Magic 2 Fishing lures For DS-11 months: Baby socks Cute winter hat & mittens For DH: Steve Jobs book 2 Clementines Nerf ammo Packet of pistachios Half a dozen candy kisses 2 Fishing Lures Miles Davis CD I have no idea what DH will put in my stocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I'm thinking about putting pens in every stocking, but then I think about how they will get lost and maybe I don't want to waste my money! I always get the kids each about thirty pens each for their stockings. For the first half of the year, we can ALWAYS find a pen that works. By October, we start to feel a scarcity, so by December they're thrilled to experience an incredible abundance of pens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 This year, their "Santa" gift is going in their stockings because one is getting a camera and the other a cell phone. Besides that, it has become tradition at our house to get socks in your stocking, along with apple, banana, clementine, M&M's, gum, and whatever other small things I may have accumulated for them. If their Santa gift is a little bigger, I might put things related or part of it in the stocking - the year ds got a Wii, the remote was in his stocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 satsuma chocolate coins jamba juice gift card barnes and noble gift card smencils toothbrush jar of something for on toast (dh an ds honey, dd chocolate spread) little playmobile figures yale tshirt for ds(he is obsessed) Rupunzel barbi type doll for dd 1 ds game fro ds 1 leapster game for dd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougarmom4 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 It's a tradition to always get a can of pringles in the stocking around here. (Takes up lots of space and only costs a little over a buck!) Santa also leaves a box of sugar cereal with the stocking. Kids also always get socks, underwear, gloves, toothbrush, hairbrush, batteries...and an orange. That sounds SO practical...but we also throw in little surprises. We wrap every single little thing (except the orange)...so the fun seems to come from unwrapping, even if it is the expected underwear. And we try to fill them as much as we can, so it is bulging with little wrapped presents. hair bows nerf bullets iTunes card keychain lacrosse balls DVD CD makeup fun pencils/pens gum tic tacs Love the can of soda idea...my kids would think that was a treat, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmyopinion Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Candy, that I can later steal back for myself Pencils, to replace the 4,687 of them that have been sucked into the black hole that must exist at my house A little money, to then demand back to pay for the overdue fines on their library books Fast food gift cards, so that I do not feel bad for all the times I stop and buy myself overpriced coffee while telling them that we need to save money by not buying treats Little notebooks, so that they can keep track of all my failings as a mother so that they can throw them back at me when they are older Tis the season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Candy coal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Matchbox cars Nerf bullets mini flashlights small lego sets batteries for toys under the tree candy toothbrush TAPE (they always use up all my tape) hair clasps scarves jewelry funky socks (we have tile floors) stickers notebooks (for the girl) post-it notes (again, because they use up all mine) chocolate coins crayons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabrizia Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 DS 4: A Skylander gelt a $5 itunes gift card green army men from the dollar store matchbox car DD 2: child safe nail polish a my little pony gelt $5 itunes gift card stickers/small sticker book DS 8 months: No clue maybe an oball and car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 TAPE (they always use up all my tape) See there, now I have to add something more to my list for DS7....the boy just loves tape! Thank you - he's going to be thrilled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShutterBug Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 For ds (9) I have.... - a secret message writing kit (pad with two pens, one that writes and one that reveals) - Magnetic putty...I picked it up at the science museum...it looks like fun :) - a Nanoblox set - a couple of lego mini-fig guys (the ones that come individually and you don't know what they are until you open them) - a couple of Playmobil guys (same idea as the lego guys) - a wind-up alien spaceship toy - candy canes - a chocolate orange I really wanted to get him a wristwatch too, but couldn't find just a simple, child's analog watch anywhere. Everything for boys is either digital or has corny decorations on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I really wanted to get him a wristwatch too, but couldn't find just a simple, child's analog watch anywhere. Everything for boys is either digital or has corny decorations on them. Timex has a variety of options - here is one on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengjohnson Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 soccer socks ski socks toothpaste cashews pokemon cards band aids beef jerky skylander figure candy tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 For hubby: Razor blades, Chocolate Orange, yummy sausage and cheese, cereal, and some candy. For DD3: Altoids (weirdly her favorite candy), Babylegs, a Hot Wheels car, juice, cereal, and some little candies For DD1: Babylegs, cereal, juice, some candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 We do a lot of the above ideas, so I won't repeat them all. :) This year, I'm also making "candy coins" a la Martha Stewart. Essentially a roll of coins wrapped up like a piece of candy. "Bath Fizzies" - again, from Martha Stewart. Earbuds are another staple here. For DH, I'm making spice rubs in tubs - can't remember where this idea originated, but I saw it listed in Family Fun. I've also gotten him some wine pairing cookies and a nice bottle of wine. That's a new one for the stocking, here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I always get the kids each about thirty pens each for their stockings. For the first half of the year, we can ALWAYS find a pen that works. By October, we start to feel a scarcity, so by December they're thrilled to experience an incredible abundance of pens. Same here. The kid is getting All Things Pencil, as he has used up/ground into nubs/lost/broken/had stolen by the cat/lent to the cute girl at math team practice about 15,000 pencils since September. Round it out with a few pencil sharpeners, black pearl erasers, and a box of replacement compass leads, and we're set. And some maple candy, as I'm not entirely heartless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 The boys were with me when I got about 250 pens from Staples for .25 and 250 pencils for .25. So, since they are already on the shelf I can't give them for gifts. Stapes had a 10 pack for a penny of each and I have a teacher card so I was able to get 25 packs each. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I always have a hard time with inexpensive stocking stuffers. And the older ds gets, the harder it gets to find him fun inexpensive things. I like the beef jerky idea. Maybe a small ($10) iTunes or Amazon gift card. That won't stuff it though. Usually I wander around a store until something hits me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 My son is 2.5 Hammond’s Candy Cane Tricycle ornament? if the seller can make one for us in time: http://www.etsy.com/listing/80770846/personalized-christmas-holiday-ornament?ref=cat_gallery_7 Play food? We are planning to get him a kitchen, but haven't ordered it yet. Cutie oranges Tegu wheels to go with his block set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfcartmama Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 They always get a character electric toothbrush...like barbie, Star Wars, etc. a small gift, candies, 'junk' like notebooks, etc. and a small gift card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 This always goes in our kids stockings: chocolate coins and gummi bears plus whatever I come across. This year everyone is getting duncan yo-yo. The boys will probably get sports cards. Someties I put in flavored lip balms. They also could get some variety of caramel, mint, or crispy, candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Itune cards candy cigarettes chewing gum (I hate chewing gum, so they rarely have it) Those balls you put in tennis shoes to kill the smell Chocolate santas gift cards for Smoothie King, Subway, movies I like the beef jerky idea! I need more, though. I find it hard with boys this age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnneLevine Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 -A tootsie roll bank (at Target for $1. They had Skittles banks too) -Top Trumps: Greek Mythology -Mastermind game in tin (from Kohl's for about $5--it will take up a lot of space) -2 Lego mystery mini-figs -Small lego-in-a-bag set: Kingdoms -Manic mint Micro terrarium I love the idea of a small can of Pringles and tape so will probably get those too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 $5 Target gift card a candy bar an orange $5 Amazon gift card flavored lip balm (yep, even for the boy: vanilla) and probably any last minute things I come across FWIW, I'm not going to follow the suggestions of the Best Buy commercial and fill it with ridiculous things like a Kindle, etc. Sheesh! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Socks pack of undies apple orange from the American Girl store for dd9: Kit's accessory pack that we didn't get when we bought the doll a few years ago for dd7: a set of American Girl doll earrings for her doll a set of gel pens for their diaries candy canes or other goodies hair clippie things that look like they had a piece of hair dyed nail polish pens *** not cheap stockings this year, but we bought the A.G. stuff months ago on vacation and put up. It is more of a gift from Santa, but they are small boxes and will fit in the stockings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 For the boys... iTunes giftcards guitar picks drum sticks gloves Chapstick razors or blades shave cream body wash aftershave hats For dd... Irish music CDs (this year she is on a Liz Carrol kick) hair pretties rosin body soap/lotion lip gloss cute little things I find mittens hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Fruit, chocolate, and pokemon cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 It's a tradition to always get a can of pringles in the stocking around here. (Takes up lots of space and only costs a little over a buck!) Santa also leaves a box of sugar cereal with the stocking. Love the pringles idea. We have big stockings. I sewed them when they were born and was excited for new kiddos. Now I have to fill them every year :lol: And I love the sugar cereal. Our Easter Bunny does that every year for a treat, but for some reason Santa never thought of it... duh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Family Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I haven't read al the replies but here are my ideas: angry bird band aids angry bird stickers colored gel pens phineas and Ferb earbuds, I will also download some audio books on my sons mp3 player and put that in his stocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 8 yr old: Lego minifigures x 2 Smencils Nerds candy Card game 5 yr old: Lego minifigures x 2 Pillowcase with his artwork on it Lollipops Card game 2 yr old: Dinosaur Toob Lollipops Dinosaur stuffed animal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 We always get old fashioned candy at Cracker Barrel. The kind that you can't really get anywhere else. I think that I am going to try and cut back on stocking stuffers this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratford Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Oh, I always get violet gum in my stocking! My absolute favorite! We do many of the same things as above. So far the only departure from the norm this year is mittens/gloves for the older 2. Growing up, we had to buy a stocking stuffer for everyone and it had to cost $1 or less. Later, as we got older, we upped the price to $5 or less. We still buy stocking stuffers for everyone on my side - we often enjoy opening those more than the main gifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Ok I have an official list somewhere...I was on the hunt for something else, then I needed a piece of paper, so I tore a piece off my list...It spiralled downward from there. On my non-official list that I managed to find, we are doing bags of jelly beans, maybe night lights, uh (this list is sloppy so now to switch to brain mode)...Maybe a matchbox car or two for each of them...Dagedar balls...Oh Skylander figure if I'm fortunate enough to get the starter set for them for Christmas...The baby is going to have an itty bitty stocking so we are going to give her a few baby cars and...something. :lol: Now I know the adults are each going to have a stocking and I was thinking socks and candy for them. Oh maybe socks for the children...and hats and gloves...yea, those were on the official list. *sigh* My brain doesn't like to be all organized. As I say every year, I WILL be better prepared next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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