If you are looking for the best stocking stuffer ideas, this list of 150 ideas will help you get all your shopping done with ease.
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 stocking stuffer 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 (as an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases at no cost to you.). Stockings don't have to be expensive to be thoughtful and meaningful.
Kids Stocking Stuffer Ideas
Games
- Jacks
- Card games (Old Maid, Go Fish and Hearts Cards Games
)
- Marbles
- Puzzles
- Travel games
- Cat's Cradle
Necessities
- mittens (I like these, these and these)
- hat (cute hat here and here)
- hairbows, headbands or little barrettes
- Flashlight
- Bubble bath
- Crayola Color Bath Dropz
- Kids tableware
- Toothbrush
- Fun Bandaids
- Small t-shirt or jammies (I love getting deals on kids clothes on Zulily)
- Bow tie
- Belt
- Underwear (definitely a necessity-girls and boys)
- fun socks
- Tights or leggings
Arts and Crafts
- Crayons in a crayon roll
- Markers
- Pipe Cleaners
- Small Craft Kits (these look fun)
- Coloring book
- Chalk
- Paper dolls
- Paints
- Temporary Tatoos
- Stickers
- Play-Doh
- Fun shaped scissors
- Doodle Pad
- Paint by Number
kit
- Stained glass kit
- Bracelet Making kit
- Glitter glue
- Stamps
- Glitter
- Bead kit
- Origami Paper
- Animal erasers
Pretend Play and Toys
- Dress up
accessories
- Costume jewelry
- Finger puppets
- Silly string
- Small Toy Animals
- Barbie doll
- Little People
- Toy phone
- action figures
- Bouncy balls
- Legos
- Silly Putty
(we always got this in our stockings)
- Small squirt gun
- Glowsticks
- Balsa wood plane
- Angry Birds Figures
- Green Army Men
- Barrel of Monkeys
- Silly Glasses
- Slinky
- Kids's Coin Purse
- Laser Finger Beams
- Slingshot Flying Screaming Monkey Toy Flingshot
- Rubik's Cube
Entertainment and Extras
- Custom ornament from Lisa Leonard (the snowman and gingerbread figures are my favorites)
- Kids CDs
- Children's books
- Children's bible (Every child should have The Jesus Storybook Bible
)
- DVDs
- Comic books (this is a great one to start with)
- Alphabet magnets
- Candy
- Bubble gum
Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Teens & Adults
What to get the girls
- Custom desk calendar from Snapfish
- Personalized keepsake dish from Lisa Leonard
- Lisa Leonard jewelry
- Small picture frame (maybe with a favorite picture)
- hand lotion
- Soap (get a FREE $10 credit when you place your first order with Grove Collaborative)
- Bath salts
- Lip gloss (I love Stila Cosmetics
)
- Sugar hand scrub
- Nail Polish
- Small box of note cards (Tiny Prints has a great selection)
- Custom Photo Notepads
- Journal
- Make-up
- Sleep mask
- Pedicure Kit
What to get the boys
- Tie
- wallet or money clip
- Shoe care
- Gaming Socks
- Reindeer Popper
- Zombie Coloring Book
- Dude Wipes
- Go Long Dice Game
Works for both
- iphone
- Kindle Fire
- Pens
- Fun socks
- Magazine (with a note attached for a 12-month subscription)
- Underwear (For boys and girls)
- Gloves
- Ear buds
- Cookies
- DVDs
- CDs
- Playing cards
- Travel coffee mug
- Mini Sewing Kit
- Book (Check out this list of gift books
)
- Gift cards
- Cooking tools
- Flash drive
- Extra Phone charger
- New scissors (These Joyce Chen scissors
will change your life!)
- Paper weight
- Daily inspiration calendar
- Photo coasters (Make them on Shutterfly.)
- Cell phone cover (Matthew loves his Otterbox
- Tape Measure
- Golf balls/tees
- Hand sanitizer
- Seeds
- Candle
- chewing gum
- Truffles
- Bottle opener
- Leatherman
- Koozie
- Toothbrush
- Scratch-off lottery tickets
- Batteries
- 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
- 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
- Pedicure Kit
Do you give stockings at Christmas? What are your go-to stocking stuffer ideas?
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?
When my kids were out of high school I thought that I could stop with the stocking stuffers. They were really upset that I didn’t do them that year. I now do them every year. They’re both engaged to be married this next summer and I am planning on including them from now on. We LOVE stocking stuffers in this house
I try to pick up stocking stuffers throughout the Fall. We have five kids so it helps to spread the shopping out. Four of ours are teenagers and I really appreciate your section on teens. Great ideas!
I’m so grateful for not missing this post. I always struggle with shopping for stocking stuffers. This list is AWESOME. Thank you. Time to shop!!
Thanks for finally writing about >150 Stocking Stuffer Ideas —
The Mom Creative <Loved it!
I have always stuffed stockings, but with my baby turning 21 we are now only doing stockings with one gift card for Christmas! I will be stuffing 19 stockings this year. Thank you for the ideas!
I always add a small package of Kleenexes – the little ones that come in a multi-pack which you can get from Dollar Tree.
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