if you have teens, what do you put in their stocking?

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They don't believe in Santa at this point!
Apart from chocolate, shower gel and pyjamas, what else? I am a bit stumped this year!
.......yes, I know that probably tells me they don't need anything.....but Santa normally brings 6 presents each in the stocking.

I put in hot chocolate powder, mini marshmallows and squirty cream in the dses' stockings (they are 19, 21 and 23) - I wrap the cans of cream, and hide them in the salad drawer of the fridge until Christmas Eve (no way they are looking in there).

I put in a gag gift or two - this year I have Below the Belt deodorant for their gentleman's area, a compass key ring, and a spoof Ladybird book - one on the Zombie Apocalypse, one on Being a Student, and one on Meetings (two of mine are at university, and the eldest is on a post grad management scheme).

Ladybird books here too - Zombie Apocalypse for one and Mindfulness for the other.

Nutella
Beer/cider/mini JD etc if old enough
Stuff like hairspray, cotton wool, nail varnish remover
knickers and socks
coffee syrups
'posh' tea bags
lip balm
pickled onions, chilli sauce etc
dried mango has gone down well in the past!

Socks
Undies
Lip balm
Hair bobbles
DS desperate for J2O orange!
Chocks
New phone case
Undies
Smellies

3 kids that don't get it all!

Costa giftcard
Mug
Fandom t-shirt
DVD

I've ordered some geek box lites that will form the silly part of the stocking.

Ooh, marking place as there are some good ideas here, especially the Ladybird books.

Pop vinyls
Nanoblocks
Fantastic beasts panini stickers
Qwertee tshirt
Hotel chocolate
Smellies

Guinness book of records
Stephen King book
Something from lush
Homemade s'mores kit
Light sabre key ring
Guitar tuner

For dd 14

Guitar picks always go down well with dd2

Personalised nutella jar
Broons/ oor Willie book
Subway card
Chocolate
Designer boxers
Cinema card

As well as the Ladybird books, there are spoof Famous Five books too - Five Go On A Strategy Awayday/Famous Five Go Brexit/Five Go Parenting/Five Give Up The Booze!

2- 1 DD and 1 DS- mixed list
Pokemon nano blocks
Jaffa cake stick
assorted sweets/biscuits
monopoly
exploding kittens
cards against humanity expansion
benefit make
Lindt reindeers
instax camera film
pop figures
mermaid tail blanket
always a small soft toy poking out of the top

No toiletries- they don't see those as gifts. Ditto Pjs/socks. Neither drinks tea or coffee

3 teens here

They will get:
Smellies (eg Lynx set)
choc eg selection box, choc orange, choc coins
Cheap DVD
calendar (themed eg Dr Who, football)
socks and pants
some kind of stationery
Pringles in specific flavours
hmm I am a bit stuck too this year!
Costa gift card is a good idea.
Also gonna get DS1 subscription to Empire so might wrap an issue in his stocking.

ladybird books are more for adults who remember them- teens dont

The very hungover caterpillar is a good book

bigredfireenegine there are some mysterious things on yr list - wtf are exploding kittens?

Rolled up magazine - probably Vogue for one and Empire for the other
Disposable camera - seems to have retro appeal for some reason

My two will definitely appreciate the Ladybird books.

exploding kittens is a card game- there is a family version and an adult version

I'm planning on doing themed stockings this year

Ds1 (13) is having a hot choc stocking so..
Mug
Naice hot chocolate powder- probably whittards
Syrups
Marshmallows
Cream ( be in fridge)
Stencils
Biscuits/cookies

Better than the usual tat that I fill it with, he loves a hot choc!

Ds2 is younger and I haven't worked out theme yet!!!

I've ordered some Ladybird books now

I also like the Costa gift card idea.

DS 16
PJ Bottoms
Fan T-shirt
Magazine
American sweets
Keyring
Novelty stress ball
Pens
Badges
chocolate
Titans
Mini Aftershave

Starbucks cards
Heat tech vest things
Yard of Jaffa cakes
Posh ale
Baileys miniatures
Japanese pastel highlighters (order in February )
Socks
MUJI stationery - dolly sized staplers etc
Diary/notebook
Nutella
Tea lights
Old school Toblerone with pre-Brexit triangles
Torch
Fairy lights
Spicy nuts

Starbucks or Pret cards here - not a great fan of Costa

Muji candles - cheap and v good

Sketch books and sketching pencils

Colouring book

I have boys in mid teens. They'll get

Lots of food stuff - chocs, nuts or snacks they don't usually get, US cereals, nutella, personalised marmite jars, etc
CD
DVD
tee shirt
wash bag/facecloth
hair styling products
a novelty gift or two (DS2 just caught me buying grow your own snow because he enjoyed playing with it so much at a Christmas market)
a paperback book or graphic novel
stuff related to their hobbies (eg guitar picks, manuscript paper)
anti-stress squeezy toys (GCSEs coming up...)
mini massagers
novelty mug
Christmas socks
mini Lego kits

in the past also
earphones
bottle lights
phone case
gloves
tie (asked for!)

Like the Ladybird book idea

DSS usually has:
Shower gel
Pringles
Haribo
American or Japanese sweets
Extra long phone charging cable
Socks
Boxers

This year he also has one of the bags that dries out your phone if you drop it in water, an ice towel, water bottle and Bluetooth headphones for the gym, a scratch card and a bottle of fruit cider.