Stocking fillers for DH

[MrsR87]

Hi all

I love the Christmas board, but this is my first thread!

Ever since we’ve been together (15 years) myself and my DH have continued my childhood tradition of having a stocking full of presents in bed before coming downstairs to the bigger presents. The idea is that they should be around £5 or less and be something that the other person will like or use (i.e not random novelty stuff that will end up in the bin).

I don’t know if it’s baby brain but I feel like I’m hitting a wall this year. Here are examples of things I’ve bought in the past:
Gin miniatures
Posh coffee
Craft beer
Recipe books
Socks
Quiz things
Chocolate
Beer books
Grooming products
Nice pâtés etc

I wonder if anyone has any genius suggestions that I haven’t thought of. His interests are gaming (Xbox), coffee, gin, cooking/food, tech and we are expecting our first baby who is due in November so he will be a first time dad this year.

Can anyone help? 🥰

This?

Kitchen utensil
Wine stopper
Costa etc voucher
Mini charger for smartphone (maybe more than £5 but useful!)
Spare wall chargers
Hand gel
Face mask

B&M had Xbox mugs in store I noticed the other day
De-icer glove for the car
Phone case
Something with your DS/DD's photo on (from Photobox etc)

Xbox cufflinks
cufflinks

Mouse mat

Baby first moment cards
cards

Tshirt

Pizza cutter
pizza cutter

Love that onsie

I do a stocking for DH, some ideas are

Fudge
Jelly babies - the snowmen ones
Rolled up magazine, is there an x box or cooking one?
Nice soap, or one of those foamie things which is a sponge with soap inside
x box socks
Fancy ice cube maker for gin, like these, sorry more than £5
Tk maxx often have small pouches of flavoured coffee

Personalised coaster/mouse mat

My dp loves the bath so I picked up a pack of bath bombs for him yesterday for his stocking - £2 but I know he will love them and use them

We do stockings for each other too!
Only thing i can think of that i always include.. a scratchcard

I was thinking about this earlier. DH loves our fire so was thinking of one of those clicky firelighter things plus I often buy the extra long matches.

Nice keyring
Nice mug/photo mug/handprint mug from the baby
Fridge magnets with photos on
Cycling gloves
Gardening bits
Notebooks and pens for work
Head torch/mini torch to have in glove box

Dad mug.

My Dh has similar interests.

So far I've thought of...
A small torch (possibly on a keychain)
Costa or Starbucks Voucher
Scratch card
Bath bomb (probably from lush)
Fingerless gloves
American sweets
Bottle of favourite beer

This book

In addition to the above, socks, gardening gloves with claws on, ice towel, christmas Lego, retro sweets.

A man tin? They have other versions and and some are on sale!

www.campusgifts.co.uk/product/really-good-the-bright-side-man-tin?gclid=CjwKCAjwiOv7BRBREiwAXHbv3LawR5YTyOaMqS8tY6Tj3XBMM6zvbpyHGvDds9TD0JR3OShsaDHjrBoC_0sQAvD_BwE

www.campusgifts.co.uk/gifts-by-brand/the-bright-side/browse-all

Berocca
Swanky hot chocolate and marshmallows
Chutney
Posh mustard
Novelty Chopsticks (but which you will use)
Socks
Mug
Seeds or bulbs
Gardening gloves
Ladybird spoof book
Expensive crisps and/or nuts
Skin care: soap; shower gel, moisturiser
Anti stink insoles
Pants (ok more than £5)

Star Wars air fresheners for car.
Sachets of posh hot choc for work.
Foot cream.
Gloves.
Pot to bake his camemberg in.
Gardening gloves.
Chilli oil in posh bottle.
Wisdon.
Veggie cook book.
Vegitarian Marshmallows

Gin botanicals

DH I do it too.
DH always buys gingerbread for mine. I hate gingerbread... It turned into a joke as for the first couple of years he forgot I didn't like it (just that there was something about gingerbread and stockings)
I've asked for a travel cup this year.
Biggest hit in previous years was s credit card shaped multi tool. It's in his wallet in case he needs one unexpectedly... Usually as a bottle opener. It also gets through airline security, which he found out unintentionally.

Silly, but interesting books. Last year I got mine a mini pioneering book entitled Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Love all of the above, can’t think of many more originals....
Banksy playing cards
Clear Acrylic bird feeder that suctions to the window
Whisky stones
Mini screwdriver set
Pen pot
Hand sanitiser on a caribiner
4 colour all in one pen
London street map glasses cleaner cloth
Spaghetti measurer 😂
Herb scissors
Lip balm

Thumb grips for his Xbox controller
Chocolate covered espresso beans
TK maxx usually have some nice cooking ingredients in- small bottles of fancy oil, flavoured coffee etc.

I usually do a shaving bar
Shampoo bar
Lush bath bomb
Novelty socks
Bottle of Radox
Jelly Babies
Handmade fudge
After 8's or Matchsticks
Cinder toffee
Have done:
Guitar plecs
Wallet ninja
Chocolate coffee beans
Pack of Curly Wurly's
Freddo's
Coffee
Battery operated milk whisk
Glasses case
Wallet
Zippo handwarmer
Phone chargers
Power bank
Traditional Safety razor and shaving brush
Photo gifts
Stick on moustaches
Mugs
Nice pen reuseable straws
Reuseable sandwich wraps

I always put some of the things you mention in, last year I bought him a powerbank to charge his phone/headphones, and a good quality lightning cable (I know, yawn), a pack of cards and some good quality vigilante.

Oh, no vigilante, silly auto correct... 😳
Chocolate!

I've also put tools in. Good quality precision screwdriver etc

chocolate xbox controller
whiskey stones
make your own gin bottle

Fancy coffee
Coffee shop voucher
Wallet ninja
Sugru
Multi tool pen
Magnetic bottle opener
Compass key ring
X box socks
Gin miniatures