Stocking fillers for a 2 year old boy?

[tefal]

Well, he'll be 2.5 at Christmas but I only have little cars, crayons and an orange/apple!

Any other suggestions?

Early I know but I need to be organised early this year with several things coming up.

children's cutlery (character)

cup or mug or drink bottle

facecloth

socks / pants / vests

new toothbrush and paste

(i find with all of above, those with characters on are a huge hit)

little percussion instrument

little animal / dinosaur (from elc)

sweets

box of mini cereal

beanie toy(s)

i heart stockings!

bubble bath
craft stuff
silly songs cd

Yoyo
stickers
comic
box of raisons

Face-cloth (specially a magic one)
I agree with plate/cup
One of those things that make a cow noise when you turn them upside down
Mini baking stuff
play doh
books (second-hand makes it easier)
Dinosaurs
Bathtoys/rubber duck

Have you had a look at the Hawkins Bazaar website? It's been the source of Xmas stocking fillers for me for a decade now.

Little snow globe thingy
peppa pig figures
a Thomas train
mini books
stickers
chocolate coins

Shiny penny (family tradition!)
Notepad and pencil
Kazoo

little torch? I got a nice penguin "wind-up" one for a few pounds.

OMG! Thank you so much. Loads of ideas there. Sepcifically off to google magic face cloth!

Yay! I love this thread! Yes it is ridiculously early but my little boy will be 2 1/4 this Christmas and I'm so looking forward to watching him unwrap his little presents. I'm ashamed to admit I've already started an Amazon Wishlist In my defence we sort of missed last Christmas as we were renovating our house and we didn't do much the two years before as my husband isn't really a Christmassy person - so this year I shall be making up for lost time.

His little stocking will be filled with...

• Books. Lots of books! (Amazon are great for really cheap books plus I'm hoping to get him the original Thomas set second hand off ebay)
• Stickers
• A few little wooden cars and trains (to go with the garage he'll be getting for his birthday and the BRIO train track he already has and adores)
• Some of those playdoh tools where you stuff the playdoh in one side and sort of inject it out the other side (they had them at toddler group last week and he loved them)

I bought him a box of percussion instruments off ebay a few weeks ago and he LOVES them (as does his 5 month old little sister) so would defo recommend those.

I shall be stealing the cutlery, plate, toothbrush and bubble bath suggestions and will be heading over to the Hawkins Bazaar website.

Er...you mean....but...I though the stockings were filled by...someone else. That big guy who doesn't shave. What are you telling me?

Of course KittyFoyle - who else? We just need a few ideas for our letters to him

Chocolate coins

Little box of outrageously indulgant cereal (my children still remember the Christmas I had worked a night shift and couldn't get home until 8.30, and so their dad and I had gift wrapped new bowls, little cereals and some UHT milk in their bedroom, and they had a Santa Breakfast with their dad)

hama beads

tefal - you'll get a magic facecloth in a big asda or tesco, or my poundland have them just now...

Oh. Thank goodness. I was quite shaken for a moment. I'll get back to making my elf trap at once.

I recently bought a Toy Story magic faceloth in Boots for DS's stocking. It was a couple of quid.

I also got a Toy Story pencil case when it was reduced in the Disney Store.

Last year, I managed to get a couple of wooden trains in Tesco to fit his wooden (Brio style) train track. They were only about £3 each.

I've always put in a couple of second hand Ladybird books too.

I love the box of cereal idea! DS loves crunchy cereal but we don't let him have it all that often due to salt/sugar content. He'd be utterly thrilled if he got a box of Cooca Pops from Father Christmas!

Oooooo - love the Santa Breakfast idea colditz!

Not sure you're meant to trap the elves. Don't want to anger the big man and end up with reindeer poo in your stocking.