Every year I look forward to stuffing my grandchildren’s Christmas stockings with edible treats, novelties and little treasured gifts. Every holiday season, I typically spend $25 on each grandchild’s Christmas stocking and I love to get creative with some of the items I place inside.
Do you struggle with stocking stuffer ideas? We’ve compiled a great list of ideas for you and the majority of the ideas are unisex. The list includes goodies for the littlest ones ,through the older children on your gift-giving list.
For those of you who would like to print out these ideas, we’ve got a handy printable word doc for you. Just click HERE to print the ideas out or feel free to pin our holiday stockings over on Pinterest!
Christmas Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Kids
Edibles:
orange
apple
banana
wrapped chocolate candies & miniatures
Welch’s Fruit Snacks
sunflower seeds or peanuts
candy canes
lifesavers
mini-boxes iced animal cookies
granola bars
packet of hot cocoa w/mini marshmallows
juice boxes
mini boxes raisins
bubblegum
snack-size bags popcorn, pretzels, etc.
dried-fruit snacks
jerky and beef sticks
Non-Edibles:
school pencils & erasers
8-pack crayons (for the littlest ones)
8-pack colored pencils
water paints w/brush
mini coloring books
travel-sized activity books, fun pads
new toothbrush
travel-size toothpaste
travel-size hairbrush or comb
barrettes & pony tail holders (girls)
travel-size games
deck of playing cards
hand-held electronic games
mini die-cast cars (boys)
travel-size bubble bath
soap crayons
sunglasses
change purse (girls)
kid’s sized wallets (boys)
lip balms
pair of socks
gloves (smaller kids)
winter hat (smaller kids)
sticker sheets
temporary tattoos
jewelry and watches
travel-size story books
comic books for kids
earbuds
reusable beverage straws
reusable beverage cups w/lids
bookmarks
keychains
nightlights
What kind of items do you enjoy placing in your child’s or grandchild’s Christmas stocking? Do you provide a mixture of edibles with non-edibles? How much do you typically spend on filling your child’s stocking every year? Any year-to-year stocking traditions?
Disclosure: Shelly received 2 complimentary boxes of Welch’s Fruit Snacks towards this holiday feature. No monetary compensation was received. Regardless, Shelly’s thoughts, ideas, words and opinions are all her own.
I love this list with its mixture of traditional and novel ideas. I try to mix edible with non-edible items. I shall definitely keep your list to help me pick out things for next year.
We actually stopped using stockings years ago in favor of medium sized Christmas bags. I just go tired of trying to fit stuff in stockings. The shape of a bag lets you fit stuff in easier, lol.
I agree with ellen about getting stocking stuffers year round at Dollar Tree. Love stickers & coloring books & crayons.
I always run out of ideas for the stockings but I am so going to use some of your wonderful ideas. I love the edible and non-edible ideas. I love the sticker idea and the keychains thanks for the great list.
Thats a great list. I like how the ‘traditional’ oranges and apples are in the stockings. Back in ‘the day’ an orange in winter around here was a treat we looked forward too. I also like how simple the stuffers are. I think so many try way too hard. I like picking things up during the year from the Dollar Store or wherever to have in stockings- like when little chapsticks or whatever are on sale, or small boxes of candy.