Stocking Bits

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On another thread or two I have seen people say their total cost for stockings are £20-40 and so I was wondering what you put in them to make them so wallet friendly!

DS is 12
Dd is 9

Inspire me please!

My DD 9 has

• a book £5
• beanie boo £5
• carrot seeds £1
• chopsticks £1
• stationery set 80p
• friendship bracelet set 80p
• Harry potter door plaque £4

-Cubs blanket badge £1

• post it notes £1
• shower gel £1
• flamingo body puff £1
• bath bomb £1
• suduko book £1.50
• Chocolate snitch £3
• Chocolate Santa £2
• hot chocolate bomb £1.50

Approx £30

I make my teenagers a stocking but with things they would need anyway. I put in a tube of sweets, chocolate coins, deodorant, socks, stationary for school. Probably only spend £10 each.

my youngest is getting:

Shark pram toy - £1
Shark comfort blanket - £1
Pirate stickers - £0.39
Magic bubbles - £0.39
Rubber puzzle ball - £0.10
Chocolate coins - £0.59
Panda Biscuits - £0.25

My oldest is getting:

Bouncing putty - £0.50
Fun snaps - £0.02 (was a deal that they where only 1p if bought with other items)
Emoji stickers - £0.39
Magic bubbles - £0.39
Chocolate coins - £0.59
Panda Biscuits - £0.25
(still need a few more bulkier items for him)

Then I buy multipacks of sweets and break them up between everyone, so far if I divide the cost by the number of people then:

Candy canes - £0.24
Candy sticks - £0.24
Cherry lollies - £0.24
Fruit pastilles - £0.24

I also got some free indervidual packs of unicorn jelly beans etc... that I will add too

altogether they are only costing £5 each

So far: DD2 13 Some fine line pens
Apple slicer (DD1 15 leaves Apple cores like a fairy tale trail around the house)
For both- There will be a satsuma, some chocolate, socks, a sort of roll on sleep scents thing , a bath bomb, a book, and a couple of other little things one hair bands or nail polish

Thank you. Where do you find such cheap things? I have access to the usual high street stuff and online. Even primark isn’t that cheap!

I want to know that too! I just got some books for only £2.50 Which I thought was good!

Home bargains
B&M
Wilkos
Asda
Sainsbury's
Amazon

Also it's sometimes a case of splitting stuff down, 3for2 offers etc. The chopsticks I mentioned... It was a set of 6pairs for £6. We are all having a pair in our stockings, then they will be reunited in the kitchen for safekeeping until we need them.

Also having children with simple tastes not bothered by labels and YouTubers seems to help keep costs down.

Wilkos! I’d forgotten about that place.

I usually do Primark and Claire's as well, and maybe the department stores like Debenhams and Marks, but haven't been able to go to a big shopping centre or city this year.

Novelty versions of everday items like socks, bath stuff, toothbrush, sweets, small toys, joke book, craft supplies.

I pick them up in the weeks running up to Christmas, places like B&m, supermarkets, Primark, etc. Also you get some novelty toys on amazon for around £1 (flick a chicken and slime aliens this year). Adding a few things into supermarket shop spreads the cost.

I try not to buy a lot of plastic crap and it's mainly useful but fun items (flik a chicken aside).

9yo:
Gameboy keyring : Flying Tiger €5
Glow in the dark NERF bullets with their own wrist cuff, €1.50
Glow sticks, €1
Cool bike wheels lights, €4
Mini post-it notes with animals on, 65c
Blue 2m charger cable, €5
Minecraft socks, €2.50
Bath bomb, huge! €3
Crocodile game, €2

He's getting a telescopic backscratcher in his (homemade) cracker. He's been minthering for one for a year and I've always said no, but something silly for Xmas, he'll be over the moon! And it only cost €2.

I've been buying bits since school went back.

I tend to put one of the smaller gifts into the kids stockings, so small lego sets they wanted, in years gone by it's been action figures, a fleece blanket, a soft toy.

Then I add in a chocolate santa, a blind bag (Smyths usually have a great selection), fluffy socks and sometimes a pack of sweets they like.