How much do you spend (and how old is your child)?
Also, are you avoiding plastic stuff a bit more now?
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Some questions about stockings
Fivemoreminutes1 · 24/05/2022 14:18
Workinghardeveryday · 24/05/2022 22:44
Are you aware it is May?!!
really?
sorry. So much to worry about before stressing about about Christmas!!
really don’t mean to be unsympathetic - but it is MAY.
Imissprosecco · 24/05/2022 15:37
One person's stocking is another person's pillowcase is another person's massive sack!
I do a stocking and a sack (mine will be 3 and 10 months at christmas). The stocking only fits about 5 small things like sweets, crayons, toy cars, socks, little figures. I'm not too bothered about plastic but if I'm getting plastic I want something that is useful or will get played with a lot, not "party bag" type stuff.
The sack has things like books, jigsaws, little games, bubble bath, rucksack, bath toys etc
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Dreamwhisper · 31/05/2022 12:13
Always go excessive on stockings since the year before last when I decided they would be the only thing Santa brought (which didn't work out!) but now love planning the stocking! It is still special and they have large stockings. I have to commit to a formula though otherwise I overdo it and cram a load of stuff in....
What I put in for everyone is:
Lush bath bomb
Sugar Mice
Chocolate Orange
Special/fancy jar of sweets
Christmas lollipop
Snuggly socks
Hot chocolate stirrer
Mini notebook
Stickers
Novelty pencil
3 -5 small gifts from places like Smiggle, Claire's, Rex London
If you haven't done them before and want to start doing them, do NOT hang them in your children's bedroom. First year I did them I hung them up in the hallway and they woke at 6am delighted to see them filled. Second year I hung them at the end of their beds and they were up at 4am :(
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