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I love putting together Christmas stockings, but sometimes I find myself in a rut, buying the same things year after year. So I took time to write this list of 150 ideas. It inspired me – I hope it inspires you. 
I have provided links for many of the stocking stuffer ideas, but you can find many them at Target or even the Dollar Store. Stockings don’t have to be expensive to be thoughtful and meaningful.
- Custom ornament from Lisa Leonard (the snowman and gingerbread figures are my favorites)
- Kids CDs (Our favorites are The Tuneables
and Commander Salamander)
- mittens
- hat
- hairbows, headbands or little barrettes
- Costume jewelry
- Dress up
accessories
- Candy
- Crayons in a crayon roll
- Markers
- Pipe cleaners
- Small craft kits
- Coloring book
- Children’s books
- Children’s bible (Every child should have The Jesus Storybook Bible
- the best $10 you’ll ever spend)
- DVDs (Maybe a new release like Brave
or Santa Paws 2
)
- Action figures (transformers, superheroes)
- Small stuffed animal
- Chalk
- Bouncy balls
- Jacks
- Card games (Old Maid, Go Fish and Hearts Cards Games
)
- Legos
- Paper dolls
- Paints
- Comic books
- Silly Putty
(we always got this in our stockings)
- Marbles
- Temporary tattoos
- Flashlight
- Puzzle
- Bubble bath
- Crayola Color Bath Dropz
- Kids tableware
- Stickers
- Play-Doh
- Fun shape scissors
- Doodle Pad
- Little People
- Matchbox cars
- Travel games
- Toothbrush
- Fun Bandaids
- Glowsticks
- Small squirt gun
- Silly string
- Small t-shirt or jammies (I love getting deals on kids clothes on Zulily and Totsy)
- Finger puppets
- Paint by number kit
- Stained glass kit
- Bracelet Making kit
- Rubik’s Cube
- Alphabet magnets
- Small Toy animals
- Barbie doll
- Stamps
- Glitter glue
- Glitter
- Bead kit
- Toy phone
- Origami Paper
- Balsa wood plane
- Costume jewelry
- Angry Birds Figures
- Bow tie
- Belt
- Underwear
- fun socks
- Tights or leggings
- Green Army Men
- Barrel of Monkeys
- Bubble gum
- SIlly Glasses
- Slinky
- Kids’s Coin Purse
- Laser Finger Beams
- Slingshot Flying Screaming Monkey Toy Flingshot
- Animal erasers
- Cat’s Cradle
Teens/Adults
- custom desk calendar from Snapfish
- Personalized heart bowl from Lisa Leonard
- Lisa Leonard jewelry (Her new monthly charm bracelet is amazing – and 50% off)
- small picture frame (maybe with a favorite picture)
- gloves
- iphone
- Kindle Fire
- Pens
- Fun socks
- Magazine (with a note attached for a 12-month subscription. Get 20% off all magazines here with the code MOMCREATIVE)
- Underwear
- Tie
- Ear buds
- hand lotion
- soap
- bath salts
- Chapstick or lip gloss (I love Stila Cosmetics
)
- Sugar hand scrub
- Cookies
- DVDs
- CDs
- Playing cards
- Travel coffee mug
- Mini Sewing Kit
- Book (Anyone would love Ann Voskamp’s new One Thousand Gifts Devotional
or her One Thousand Gifts photo gift book
)
- Nail polish
- Gift cards
- Cooking tools
- Flash drive
- Extra phone chargers
- New scissors (These scissors will change your life!)
- Paper weight
- Small box of note cards
- Tablet of paper
- Journal (Paper Coterie offers dozens of beautiful, easy to make journals)
- Candle
- Daily inspiration calendar
- Photo coasters
- Make-up
- Cell phone cover (Matthew loves his Otterbox
)
- Tape Measure
- Golf balls/tees
- Hand sanitizer
- Seeds
- Sleep mask
- chewing gum
- Truffles
- wallet or money clip
- Bottle opener
- Leatherman
- Koozie
- Toothbrush
- Scratch-off lottery tickets
- Batteries
- Shoe care items (shoe polish, shoe laces)
- Air fresheners (plug-in or for the car)
- Coffee
- Fishing tackle
- Gourmet snacks (check out World Market)
- Passport folder
- Bungee cords
- Movie passes
- Travel first aid kit
- Hairbrush
- Small lint roller
- Pocket hand warmers
- Anti-Stress Microwavable Neck Pillow
- Foot Rubz Foot Massage Ball
- Hand Held Scalp Head Massager
- Pillbox
- Pedi-Expert Shower Pedicure Kit
Do you give stockings at Christmas? What would you add to this list?
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What inspiration, Jessica — with so many truly meaningful gift ideas.
*Thank you*
Great ideas! I was telling my husband that I’m done Christmas shopping except for stocking stuffers this year — usually I have a ton, but I just haven’t gotten any yet. Now I have some ideas:)
This year for my kids’ stockings, I bought little Hex Bugs, character underwear (Phineas & Ferb), and tiny electronic games (yahtzee, frogger, etc). One year I bought a dozen green bendy aliens on Amazon. I always buy Pez dispensers and m&m candy canes.
Great ideas. Thank you for thinking of SO many ideas.
I officially want you to make a stocking for me.
Sharing a home together, my sister and I decided several years ago to stop buying presents for each other except for stocking stuffers. I’ve gotten a watch, earrings, a necklace, fuzzy socks and Victoria Secret undies before. I have put in my sister’s a t-shirt or a couple pairs of pajama pants rolled up and still had room for more goodies and we don’t have large stockings by any standards.
I used to give my kids stationary, a book of stamps, and some nifty return address labels each year in their stockings–a little prompt to be sure to write thank you notes
That is a GREAT idea! Thanks
Our oldest is still pretty young but is really getting into notes, stamps, mailing letters to friends etc so I think this is great for her, I hadnt even thought about it 
This whole list is awesome!! Thanks so much!!
pez dispensers and toothbrushes in the kids stockings!
Sonic gift cards. We love to hit happy hour for a strawberry or cherry limeade.
Great post! Thanks for all the ideas. I just went and ordered the children’s Bible. I have been looking for a good one to get and that one has great reviews on Amazon!
you will love it!
I put zip ties,rubber bands, safety pins. Bobby pins, cosmetic samples from places like sephora or ultra, picture hanging kits, masking tape, scotch tape, love the stockings. And I wrap each piece individually. A lot of work but a lot of fun too
WHAT scissors will change my life??? (Great lists by the way!)
I need to know what scissors will change my life too! Missing link?
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