Lottery tickets! |
Sun paper (special paper that allows you to print using the sun)
Bubble solution Bath bombs Word search books lip balm |
14:15 where did you get the glasses that make lights look like snowflakes?
This year I’m doing: Christmas ornament Mini puzzle Mini stuffed animal Stickers Scented play doh Hot chocolate packets Lip balm |
Glow sticks are fun for younger kids, and Silly Putty. Mine loved something called Thinking Putty, which is a fancier silly putty made for fidgeting, but I can't remember where I got it. Probably Target.
Whoopee cushions were a big hit one year, if you have one of "those" families (I married into one!). Archie McPhee (mcphee.com) has tons of gag gifts and silly joke stuff. Super place for quirky stocking stuffers, if you don't mind a slightly skewed sense of humor. This year, I'm giving hot cocoa bombs. Wish I could get my hands on the one with the Baby Yoda marshmallow in the middle, but so far it's sold out most places. Agree on the Lego blind bags, and you can also get blind bag figurines for different characters and fandoms. Check the trading card section near the checkouts in Target as well as the toy section. And don't forget Pokemon cards! I bought a bunch of those crazy glasses mentioned above for all the kids last year, and they were especially a HUGE hit with my 6yo nephew. Wish I could remember where I got them. Maybe Child's Play in Rockville? They were cardboard, like old-school 3D glasses, and cost about a buck apiece. For tween/early teen girls, washi tape is fun, as well as little erasers, cool pencils, planner stickers, etc. Mine is 13 and *totally* obsessed with fancy Japanese school supplies from places like kawaiipenshop.com. There's also a store in Rockville that sells tons of those kinds of Japanese and Korean goodies (think Hello Kitty, but a zillion different characters and products). They also have accessories, some Korean beauty products like sheet masks, phone cases, housewares like bento boxes and water bottles, anime/manga merchandise (not many actual comics, if I remember, but some of the figures were pretty high-end), and lots of K-Pop stuff like BTS posters and keychains. I can't remember the name of it, but it's in the same shopping center as Penzey's Spices. I went WAY overboard last year! Too much fun. |
8yo DD
pack of mega stuffed Oreos flashlight chocolate coins chocolate Lindt Santa Mandalorian and Baby Yoda Lego Baby Yoda water bottle Baby Yoda notepad BB8 Droid Toy trumpet thing bath bombs All of above is technically stocking but is also all from Santa. She gets a small sack of stuff from Santa and just a couple of things from us. She asked for the Droid and trumpet. The rest I just added. |
we got the cardboard glasses that make lights look like other things from Lowes in the xmas tree section |
I grew up in a part of the world with very few Jewish families, and we always had chocolate coins (wrapped in gold or silver foil paper) in Christmas stockings. I have no idea why or how the tradition came about, but it wasn't until I moved to this area and started buying them for my own child that I realized the connection. |
And also an orange in the toe of the stocking. |
What about ideas for grown kids 18-22? |
light saber light up chopstick set
Mad Libs nail polish, face serums and sheet masks (for teen) lacrosse and ping pong balls fuzzy socks |
$5 gift cards, Bombas socks, tumblers, nutella |
I saw a Christmas themed small sleeve of Oreos at Target today. They have a section near the holiday stuff just for stocking stuffers. All manner of candy, chocolates, and other treats. The dollar spot area also has little activity books, pencils, pads of paper, that kind of thing. My kids also like chapstick, fuzzy socks, hair accessories, Whoopie cushions, etc. My favorite is the "bean boozled" box (at Target) of jelly beans. Some taste good, some taste like dog food, you never know what you'll get! |
Beef Jerkey Lottery scratchers Coke iTunes gift card |
Bic four-color pens
Small brainteasers |
Foreign candy
Cards Stickers Face paint Glow sticks Bouncy balls Mini hello kitty/mini cars Great keychain Cute toiletries Something new to try Activity Pads Origami Paper DIY kit |