Christmas Stockings; who do you do them for?

[tootsieglitterballs]

Do you do them for everyone in your house, and if yes, do you do one for yourself?!

Now DS is a but bigger (almost 3 at Christmas) I want to start having stockings in bedrooms, but ideally for everyone (inc DH) . So should I do one for myself too?!

I'm thinking yes, I should - don't want to ruin the illusion for DS and if I don't, no other bugger will do one for me

[GherkinSnatch]

Everyone in the house gets one - I do one for DH and he does one for me (daft things like sweets and toiletries and a new toothbrush), and I find little bits for the DC - usually chocolate coins, a tube of sweets and a couple of silly little toys. Last year DS got a compass and a hot wheels car in his. And an orange - always put an orange in.

[onemorecakeplease]

Just the dc and ddog!

[fleshmarketclose]

Everyone who is here for Christmas gets one here including the dog. Dh does mine ably assisted by dd1 and I do everyone else's. Dc are aged 30 to 14. It's the best bit about Christmas IMO, we empty ours at the table after lunch which initially was started to encourage the dc to stay at the table and they refused to alter the routine as they grew up

[ridingsixwhitehorses]

I do them for my kids, dh and my mum. I make dh do mine. The kids know santa only brings them for kids.

[NotAsYoungAsIWas]

All six of us and they are by the fireplace. DCs are 14, 19, 21 and 25!!

[d270r0]

I make them for my 2 ds's and dh. Dh is rubbish at making mine so my sister makes me one as my present from her :)

[NoWordForFluffy]

Our new stockings came today. Here's a photo of them (names blanked out). They're on top of the tumble dryer so you can appreciate the size of them!

[anyoldname76]

me and dh dont have a stocking but our dc do, this year though ive crocheted stockings for my bro and sil, im in the process of making my mum and dads. ive actually bought my 1st stocking present today for my mums, it is a hedgehog solar light which i got in the sale

[tootsieglitterballs]

I now need to find some really lovely stockings! Any pointers ?!

[tootsieglitterballs]

That would be a nice idea @NeonFlower . Perhaps next year.... this year DS2 is due last week of November (so most likely first week of December) so an advent calendar will be wasted on me this year! Unless it's filled with coffee...

[NeonFlower]

Just an idea, why don't you do the stockings for the others but get dh/buy yourself a beauty (or gin) advent calendar?

Now the kids are older I give them a tenner and they spend 5 in the pund shop and 5 elsewhere and do a stocking each for me and DH, we do theirs.

[tootsieglitterballs]

A chocolate orange is a must in all of them I think (well, maybe not the 2-4 week old... however DH will disagree with me there, And insist baby gets one so he can eat it!) . I'm looking at getting some of those crochet choc orange covers this year for them and putting them in the toe of the stocking...

[toptomatoes]

Everyone gets one at ours but I don't do them all - I do them for the DC and DH and DH's parents, DH does mine, my sisters and I do them for our parents, my mum does them for my sisters, my sister does one for my nephew...

We just put cheap little bits in like socks, little mirrors, mini torch, chocolate orange or coins, hair bobbles/clips, touchable bubbles, pens etc

[tootsieglitterballs]

@MuddlingThroughLife I feel the same! I remember watching 'Christmas in a day' and one family didn't wrap any of their presents, they were just all out in piles on the sofa... still irritates me!

[MuddlingThroughLife]

tootsie they have to be wrapped. If it ain't wrapped it ain't a present. I wrap absolutely everything even the tiniest of stocking fillers. It's half the fun!

[tootsieglitterballs]

Fab ideas coming through here! Thanks everyone!

Think we will be doing them for everyone, in bedrooms and wrapped!

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

Just the DC.
When they were little they had gift bags in their room (we used to make DS sleep in DD room so they woke up and chattered at 5am trying to open them quietly) And yes we wrapped them - gives extra lie-in time for us.

Last year I bought light up stockings -, little gifts like earrings, Hawkins Bazaar bits, some sweets.

[MuddlingThroughLife]

Neverlandwendy - before kids me and dh did stockings for each other with chocolate, deodorant, a pen, novelty socks, that type if thing. We still buy each other a few stocking type pressies but tend to just pop them in our Christmas sacks now rather than stockings. We only do stockings for the kids now and they love them even though they are soon to be 16, 13 and 10.

[MrsK]

Toots, I did my table gifts that way one year. Struggled to find things that weren't too big for the tube. I don't think DH would've appreciated a lipstick 😉

[tootsieglitterballs]

@MrsK I'm hoping to do table gifts too this year, but to pop them inside homemade crackers with names on as the place settings!

[MrsK]

Everyone gets a stocking here. DD is a teenager, she likes face masks, toiletries, American sweets, undies from Urban Outfitters that type of thing. Bits & bobs that catch my eye throughout the year (non perishable).
DH, always has pants & black fine knit socks its a tradition now. A funny book, the Ladybird Husband book was a great success a couple of years back. DD had how the "how to survive a Zombie apocalypse " last year & how a Cat works. Chocolate nuts from Hotel Chocolat & a selection of posh nut based snacks. Golf bits, like thermal golf gloves, he was quite pleased with those.
My two Aunts stay as well, they get miniature bottles of wine & fizz, chocolates, etc. Last year I got them light up wine glasses, which they loved & took with them to the restaurant we went to for Christmas lunch.
Stockings are one of my favourite things to do, I've got a box of things I've already bought for this year. Including a tea towel with a Pug on it for one of my Aunts (pug owner) & porcelain tea for one pot & cup for the other.
Table gifts are good fun too & I also put a scratch card by everyones place setting

[christinarossetti]

I really like the idea of stockings, but hate the reality of buying stuff for the sake of it.

I do them for the children, with socks, pants, hair slides, felt tips etc, which they would get/need anyway.

[MaisyPops]

We do them for anyone staying with us.

Nothing big like expensive perfume or anything. More odds and ends e.g. Chocolate coins, CD/DVD, book, hand cream/aftershave balm etc

[NeverlandWendy]

What a lovely thread! What do people with no children do? I love stockings and I've just moved into a house with a 'real' Father Christmas style fireplace so would hate to miss out

[Mammyofthree]

I only do stockings for the kids. I buy a few stocking filler type pressies for dh but they all go in his Christmas sack with his other pressies. My kids love their stockings!