Stocking fillers (which aren't plastic tat)

[lyinginthesundrinkingbubbles]

Could I start a thread on this please?

Good ideas especially for children. Useful things that I won't throw in the bin within a few weeks and don't cost a fortune.

So far I have:
Water bottle
Socks
Stickers
Pens and pencils
A knitting Nancy
Top Trumps
Annual

But any brilliant ideas out there?

We have got...
Unicorn Jammy dodgers
Dinosaur jammy dodgers
Those straws that turn milk into flavoured milk
Peel off nail varnish
Chocolate
Bath bomb
Bath crayons
Bangers (the ones you throw on the floor)
Glow sticks
Bath puffs
Hair band
Head band
Bubble bath
£ shop light up unicorn and light up monster.
Can’t think of anything else!

DS is 6, so far he'll be getting:

Colour my bath tablets (change the colour of the bath water)
Magic flannel
A Rubiks type puzzle
A joke book
A magic drawer
Chocolate coins
A couple of Hotwheels cars
Strawberry toothpaste
Paw patrol mash'ems

My DS is 10. Hits over the last few years in his stocking were ....

Flavoured toothpaste - we've had strawberry and orange
Battery powered Batman toothbrush
Big tub of popcorn from Morrisons - huge and cost £2
Christmas socks
Snow globe
Harry Potter top trumps
There's a boook I bought from Book People - think it's called 100 paper planes and its full of rip out coloured papers with folds to make the paper plane
Multi coloured pen
Highlighter pens
Notebooks
Hankies with his initial on them
A soft toy - either from Jellycat or White Compmay or similar - last year Koala from M&S
Kazoo
Twisty straw
Fun christmas mug
Darth Vader bubble bath
Joke book
CD
ChRistmas tshirt from Primark
Hair gel
Lynx body spray
Personalised pencils
Torch key ring
Harry Potter slippers from Primark

@eastmidswarwicknightnanny code isn’t working is there a typo in your post?

Where do you get jammy dodgers that are unicorns/dinosaurs?

I always put in a movie.

Other things my kids have enjoyed - Playmobil figures, Lego figures, spyglasses, Schliech figures, regular and audio books. I put in Star Wars watches one year and pirate treasure maps in another. I'm all for real toys in the stocking 🙂

This is such a good thread. I'm trying not to buy for the sake of it and fill the house with tat so looking to buy fewer things but better quality. I will buy them a couple of bits (plastic tat) that I know they will love.

This year so far:
Squishy pineapple
Pot of poo putty (they would never think I would buy them that so must be Santa)
Little plasticine animal kits
David Williams card game
Top trumps
Pot of slime
Book marks

I really like the flannel idea and a trip to lush is in order I think. I will get some branded pants and socks too. I also like the can of pop. I like to put stuff in that I would normally be very 'unfun' about. Making up stockings are my favourite bit of Christmas.

Reading that back my plastic tat limit on stockings has already been met. I think I might get them. DVD each too.

Love this thread as there's some fantastic ideas in here so blatantly placemarking.

Ive included
Top trumps
Rubix cubes
Key rings
Stationary
Books
And always a tangerine in the toe

@one tree sorry I think it has ended if I see another I will post bit I highly recommend the company sign up for an account and get points too.

So far I've got mine (boys aged 6 and 2)
Dinosaur eggs
Pokemon ball
Monster car
Character socks (Pokemon and Paw Patrol)
Walking poo emoji that poops out jelly beans. I know it's tat but they will find it hilarious.

Going to look for that paper planes book I think ds1 would love that

DDs 13 & 11 have-

Shower cap
Face Wipes
Fake nails
Hair bobbles
Trainer socks
Blender sponges
Face mask
Box of mini Hollister perfumes
Sports drink bottle
£5 Costa voucher

My 11 year old still loves toy soldiers.

Also there are loads of wooden puzzles/models on Amazon which are quite cheap and fun

Marking place not much to add but we’ve got some
Pop heads
Playing cards
Flannels, the ones that undo in the bath

I have four ds. They have:

Ds, 12 and Ds, 14
Selection box
Book
DVD
Socks
Pants
Smelly set

Ds, 5
Chocolate
Book
Dvd
Soap foam
Torch
Crayons

Ds, 2
Bath toy
Chocolate
Book
Soap foam
Apple threading toy
Crayons

I found these which are quite useful, pencil holder and holds phone. Thought it was cute and cheap at 5 pounds something.

Leeds2 - B & M sell them.

Thanks, Elf.

I love these threads as I learn about lots of things I never knew existed but now NEED!

My general formula for a stocking is that there can be 1 item that is cheap tat because kids love it. Any other cheap and cheerful item either has to be useful (stationary, notebook for example) edible or something that can be used up. There will also be 3 or 4 items that are slightly better quality (ie. more than a fiver and is generally a book and stuff from their ‘list’.

So far I’ve got:
DS (9)
Extendable back scratcher (cheap tat item!)
Bath bomb
Hair gel
Book
Solitaire game
Guitar plectrum punch
Funky pencils
Will also be getting chocs and one or 2 items from his list.

DD (6)
Hatching unicorn egg (cheap tat item)
LOL surprise pets (I know this will be on her list even though she hasn’t written it yet!)
Book
Bath bomb
Nail polish
Colouring pens
Mini reading light
Knickers
Will also be getting chocs, soft toy and something else from her list.

DD(6 months)
Cutlery set
Sippy cup
Plum pouch
Bubble bath
Cuddly toy
Bibs
Teether
Toothbrush

Place marking!

On DS's list (he's 3 on Boxing Day) I have bath crayons, character socks and pants, bath flutes (Amazon cheapie), chocolate, stickers, bubbles, battery operated toothbrush, character mug.

Going to put some babybels in dc stocking. Was also looking for some mini pots of jam.

Every year I do satsuma, mini coke can, pot of jelly and some sort of sweet or choc that she is allowed to eat straight away FOR ONE DAY A YEAR ONLY.

Also put in a mini bottle of Lush snow fairy shower gel but last year they did not have them which was annoying. Hope they have reinstated that size this year. I put a bath bomb which is for xmas morning bath.

Knickers and socks feature. I will also add some sort of blind bag. I think these are tat but they have brought out sylvanian ones now so I will prob go for that as they are the toys she plays with most.

This year she is starting to get into music and singing so I will add something along those lines.does anyone have any ideas of a small musical instrument? She already has a recorder.

Also likes helping with cooking so will probably get her her own wooden spoon/spatula/utensil sort of thing, maybe some cake cases.