How to Choose Stocking Stuffers

Guide Note: How to Choose Stocking Stuffers offers tips, tricks and advice on choosing the right stocking stuffers for your loved ones this holiday season.

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Introduction

  • You thought you were done with your Christmas shopping, but you've still got those stockings to fill. Traditionally, Christmas stockings were filled with fruit, candy and nuts. Nowadays, stockings contain all sorts of small, thoughtful gifts. Nothing's off limits—toys, gadgets, fancy soaps, household items, etc. Who knows what you'll find in your stocking? Hopefully, it's not a lump of coal.

Stocking Stuffer Suggestions

(Creative Commons photo by Andrew Eick)
(Creative Commons photo by Andrew Eick)
  • There are no real rules about what makes a great stocking stuffer. They have to be small and are typically inexpensive, but other than that, you've got free reign to stuff that seasonal sock with anything from walnuts and oranges to crazy gadgets and gag gifts. Here are a few stocking stuffer suggestions to get you started:
  1. Practical Items: Maps, All-in-One Tools, Cooking Utensils
  2. Toiletries: Fancy Soaps, Herbal Bath Powders, Sleep Mask
  3. Gag Gifts: Party Mustaches, Bigfoot Action Figure, Pirate Mints
  4. Small Toys: Kid Robot Mini-Collectibles, Personalized Rubik's Cube, Rubber Duckies
  5. Edibles: Bacon Salt, Prescription Chocolate Nibs, Chocolate Truffles
  6. Paper Goods: Mini Photo Albums, Composition Notebook, Journals with Vintage Covers
  7. Classic Paperbooks: A Christmas Carol, Nutcracker and Mouse King, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  8. Arts and Crafts: Colored Pencils, Moleskin Notebooks, Watercolor Paints

Resources for How to Choose Stocking Stuffers

Stocking Stuffers for Kids



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