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Stocking fillers for boys ages 8 and 11

16 replies

winwinchickendinner · 02/11/2020 23:21

Stuck this year. Always seem to get the same sort of stuff, smellies, chocolates etc.

Any good ideas? (Preferably not to expensive as they will have their main presents)

Merry Christmas 🎄 Smile

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CoffeeChocolateWine · 03/11/2020 00:11

Following, as need some inspiration for my 11yo DS.

So far I have...
Touchscreen gloves
Crystal growing Christmas tree
Book
Mohdoh
Guitar plectrums
Mini world map puzzle
Outline metallic pens

Also getting him some muscle soak, chocs...not sure what else.

Leeds2 · 03/11/2020 01:24

Joke book.
Whoopee cushion.
Comic.
Suduko puzzle book.
Rubik's cube.
Can of fizzy drink if that would be seen as a treat!
Packet of breakfast cereal that isn't normally allowed!
Top Trumps.
Fake tattoos.
Swirly straw.

RonaRossi · 03/11/2020 02:50

12 and 10 year old boys here. So far I have:

Aftershave (ADIDAS from Sports Direct, they’re only £4/£5)
Lynx spray
Coloured hair spray
Power bank
Juggling balls
Book
Sweets/chocs
Packets of mug cake mix
Novelty socks (gaming)

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 03/11/2020 03:42

My girls have

  • shower gel
  • spork for camping
  • chop sticks
  • stationery
  • seeds
  • book
  • spy pens to write secret messages to each other
  • hot chocolate snowmen
  • HP sweets
habibihabibi · 03/11/2020 04:01

Everything consumable or useable
Bottle of Coke ( once a year)
Chocolate orange or similar
Jelly Beans in horrid flavours
Undies
Socks
Bamboo toothbrush
Toothpaste
Novelty soap/shampoo etc
New water bottle for school
Comic

Fivemoreminutes1 · 03/11/2020 04:32

Top Trumps
Glow in the dark shoe laces
Grow your own Venus fly trap
Trick yo-yo
Crusha milkshake mix
Egg cup
Torch

AHippoNamedBooBooButt · 03/11/2020 05:19

My boys are 8 and 11 as well so following with interest.
So far I have fluffy christmas socks and fake snow.
Thoughts I have are:

Oreos
Poptarts
Roblox blind bag/toy
Superzings
Robux voucher
Kids Aftershave (zara kids do nice ones)
Dogman books
Small Teddy
Small lego set
Bath bomb

TriTri82 · 03/11/2020 06:38

Mine are 4 and 8. So far, I have:

Bubble bath
A book each
Santa chocs
Socks
Colouring pens
Ninja turtles (for 4 YO)

Howmanysleepsnow · 03/11/2020 23:13

Novelty usb stick (Lamborghini)
Fortnite socks
Double dare jelly beans
Giant gobstobber
Fidget pen
Cactus

zowiewowie · 03/11/2020 23:49

My son just turned 12 has a shower speaker, hot chili chocolate, multi function geek pen, Minecraft uno cards, fluffy socks, stacking cats game, Minecraft mug, photo book of his beloved cat, and if I cam be cheeky, I sell kids activity kits and my son loved the lizard Keyring beading kit and he created the beginner electronic circuits kit all by himself. Well I paid but he designed the projects, sourced it all and made the tutorials and written instructions. www.creativeactivelives.org.uk/shop

WellTidy · 03/11/2020 23:58

Bagged lego sets
Energy stick
Pencil case
Novelty erasers
Magazine
Bath bombs
Random flavour cans of drinks - there are some odd Fanta flavours, for example
Mini Pringles
Novelty socks
Personalised Lego figure
Takeaway dice
Book
Chocolates
Top trumps or card game eg link it, themed dobble
Pens for school
Shiny new coins
Straws that flavour milk as you suck through them (I got these in b and m)
Seeds
Charger
Squishy ball
Football gloves

WellTidy · 03/11/2020 23:59

And a hot chocolate stirrer

Kathy2020 · 04/11/2020 22:23

@WellTidy thanks so much for posting about the personalised Lego figure- I didn’t even know they existed!

thelegohooverer · 05/11/2020 12:43

So far we have

Lego
Lego
Lego

He’ll love it Grin

My best one is a selection of individual Lego bricks. He has a book that shows various old sets and we spent a lovely half hour poring over the pictures together with him pointing out various bricks and elements that he admired so I tracked them down.

WellTidy · 05/11/2020 15:35

You’re welcome!

Also a tube of tennis balls in random colours

Equimum · 05/11/2020 16:10

Venus flytrap in a can
Mini marble run building kit
Pass the Pigs
Top Trumps
Coloured biros
Torch/ headlamp
Pen knife or whittling knife
Joke or riddle books

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