65 Stocking Stuffers for Kids and a GIVEAWAY!

Do you do stockings with your family? I always had a stocking as a child, and even as an adult, my parents still filled one for me. Filling stockings for my kids is arguably one of my favorite parts of Christmas. I love choosing small trinkets that I know they will love and that fit their little personalities, choosing their special ornament for the tree each year, and picking out some of their favorite treats to include. The joy on their faces when pulling out those little treats and trinkets is better then seeing what Santa left under the tree.

Sometimes choosing stocking stuffers can be the toughest part, though! There are a lot of things to choose from, and sometimes it’s hard to narrow it down. So I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite things to include in my kids stockings each year. I often find a lot of these items in the dollar bin at Target (I start collecting them around September). Whatever doesn’t fit in their stocking becomes small prizes I can use throughout the year for good behavior, grades, etc.

5 Food/Treat Stocking Stuffers

• Chocolate Santas
• Small packages of snacks, like Goldfish, Nuts and Fruit snacks
• Small candies
• Candy canes
• Gum

5 Art Supply  Stocking Stuffers

• Paint brushes
• Watercolor sets
• Crayons/Markers
• Pencils & Small Notepads
• Finger paints

5 Craft  Stocking Stuffers

• Beads
• Pipe Cleaners
• Popsicle Sticks
• Glue Sticks
• Craft Foam Shapes

 5 Holiday  Stocking Stuffers

• Ornaments
• Novelty games
• Candy Filled Candy Cane shapes
• Christmas socks
• Cheap holiday toys (tops, ball mazes, etc.)

5 Activity  Stocking Stuffers

• Jumprope
• Sidewalk Chalk
• Harmonica
• Whistles
• Bubbles

5 Stocking Stuffers to Wear

• Socks
• Sunglasses
• Dress-up jewelry
• Lip gloss
• Gloves & scarf

5 Toy  Stocking Stuffers

• Felt Super Hero Mask/Princess crown
• Small toys like these Handmade Wee Animal Sets (Featured in last year’s Top 50 Gifts on Etsy)
• Small Toy cars
• Small packs of Legos
• Bouncy Balls

5 Educational Stocking Stuffers

• Small Books
• Flash cards
• Magazine subscription (We love National Geographic Kids!)
• Calculator
• Trivia games (Like BrainQuest)

5 Just for Fun  Stocking Stuffers

• Playdough (get a recipe to make your own here)
• Silly Putty
• Silly String
• “Just add water” growing capsules
• Silly drinking straw glasses

Miscellaneous Stocking Stuffers

• Rubber duckies
• Movies
• Gift Cards
• Wendy’s Frosty’s gift certificates (supports the Dave Thomas Adoption Foundation)
• CDs
• Stickers
• Tattoos
• Cash/Coins
• Trading Cards
• Movie Tickets
• Card Games
• Chess/Checkers
• Video games
• Wallet
• Silly Bandz