cheap, not nasty stocking filler

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What do you put in your kids' stockings? The Christmas ones, I mean! I want to fill them up with interesting things, not spend a fortune, and not fill the house with even more tacky plastic tat then usual

Do you have any creative ideas on interesting things? My kids are a girl of 9 and a boy of 12, but I thought maybe we could all help each other out here with general ideas

Playing cards
Jewlery from Accessorise
mittens
make up
pretty pens pencils and erasers

Stockings in our family consist of:

A satsuma
handful of nuts
a pair of socks!
various bits and bobs of chocolate
a book
Useful bits and bobs eg- when my sister kept losing her nail scissors and borrowing everyone elses her own pair, or school stuff, pens, stapler, ruler, folders- so much great stuff can be found around the 99p mark in Stationary Box.
A calendar

also nice versions of useful things - pens etc as mentioned, toe socks, new toothbrush in funky colours, hair slides / bands / bobbles, bath stuff (travel sizes v good for this)

Paperchase have some lovely little bits of stationery, quite trendy, also some silly games/toys

a diary or journal

they're great ideas, thanks. I like the funky toothbrush one, and the socks. I always add in an orange too, and some chocolate and things. Santy's already bringing them diaries.

For my dd (9) I am putting in

chocolate coins
shower gel
playing cards
notebook
Dr Who money box
book

DD 5 will have
chocolate coins
satsuma
hair clips
toothbrush
tiny sticker maker
snow shaker

DS 21 months
choc coins and satsuma
brum car
pop gun
noddy plane
bouncy ball
soft toy tigger

and probably any other items small enough to fit. I do love a bulging stocking.

Mine have a bird feeder each.
A bath bomb
a paid of socks.
A pencil
A notebook
Divine chocolate coins
a satsuma
Girls ahve bobbles, DS has a book about trees

Thinking of getting a pack of seeds each too.

DS1 (7) has got: Horrid Henry book, Harry & the bucket full of dinosaurs books, Christmas pencil tin with matching pencils, sharpeners etc, a playmobil character & a small box of supermag.

DS2 (3) has got: Thomas books, wind up James, a Terence, Ten in the bed book, a Fimbles game for his Bubble console & an activity book.

dd4 has got
a mrs christmas book
fairy stickers
fairy pen
coins
socks
glitter glue pens
one of those pooing raindeers
pink smarties
Battery operated pencil sharpner

ds 14 months
a few choc coins
a satsuma
little set of pingu books
a little train
a little shiny football

doing one for my niece who is 17
little emery boards(accesorize)
boots no7 lipgloss
little box of 4 thorntons chocs
socks(accesorize)

accesorize have got all their christmas stuff half price now so loadsa little nik naks

Hawkins bazaar is brill for cheap stocking fillers

Puzzle book.
Joke book.
invisable ink pen / high lighters / funky colour gel pen.
diary
chefs hat

Hair gel, scrubby sponge, anti-perspirant and Oxy-type facial wash for 12 yr old boy .
I always loved spy stuff at junior school if that helps .

Deja Vu here

Satsuma
choc orange
pens etc
jewellery
socks
toothbrush
choc coins
bathe stuff

Mine are similar to everyone elses, but a real favourite is one of those bath bombs from lush. Particularly the ones with petals or glitter in.

top trumps (3.99 from woollies and others) have bought sds1 age 7 jacqueline wilson top trumps, sds2 age 12 smash hots top trumps, ds1 doctor who top trumps

All 3 DCs have variation on following;

Nuts & Tangerine
Mr Men Christmas/New Sparkly books
tiny Mr Men bubble bath
Pad & pencil
Chocolate santa's/reindeers
Marshmallows or jelly sweets
Thomas giggling trucks/palace figures/cybermen
Stretchy aliens/jewellery/hair ties
Socks/gloves

For 9 yo DD I'd add Rimmel Dry in 60 Seconds Nailpolish, Fairy or Fluffy Pen, something Clarice Bean, book on ponies and a bracelet!

ds (3.5)
wee thomas tank books - well emily and diesel
cars sponge
wee cars car - ramone I think (couldn't find sally anywhere!)
hooter thingy which he'll love
ELC dinosaur
choc coins
stretchy spiderman thing that claims to climb down walls
socks

dd (3 months but ds insists she has a stocking)
weaning bowl
weaning spoons
bibs
socks
bath sponge mit thing
the v hungry caterpillar board book as we've lost our copy
buggy buddy story book

for a 13 year old girl I am putting in

lip gloss
blusher
footless tights
hair scrunchies
alice bands
slipper socks
satsuma
coins
chocolate hearts
pack of hotpants
impulse
lindor chocs (99p box)
bangle
hair clips