Girls aged 12 & 15 stocking gifts

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Very mindful this year of not just filling with stuff for the sake of it. Would appreciate your ideas of what you buy please. Especially happy to hear your more quirky ideas. Thank you in advance

14 year old dd is getting a powerpack for her phone, some little warhammer bits eg grass and mini skulls to put on the bases of her figures, some edible icing pens (the lakeland ones that are like felt tip pens), a dinosaur stuffed toy (we had a tragedy this year when dh mistook the bin bag of all her stuffed toys that were outside her room while we were having some work done in there for ragging...) usual sweets etc. Hopefully a mini lego set if I can find something as it has become a bit of a tradition.

16 year old is a ds but getting similar, powerpack, wants an sd card so I'll stick that in, probably a gift card for nintendo. I'll admit after that I'm stuck.

Ours have pretty standard items, year on year and once past primary school it hasn't varied enormously, even into adulthood. Often slightly more expensive than we usually bought - MAC rather than Rimmel, Victoria's Secrets or Agent provocateur rather than M&S and adapted to hobbies and activities, age, preferences etc.
Book
Magazine
Makeup
Toiletries
Socks or tights
Underwear
Scent
Jewelry
Something like sheet music and rosin or ballet tights and ouch pads or a new Scrum cap or ski/sailing gloves.
Trainers if needed, new ballet shoes or under-armour if needed. Stuff they need but which is still exciting to get.
Stationary
Sweets
A voucher for cinema or shopping, a Pret card or a restaurant voucher.
New boots or shoes (I wouldn't but their father made it a tradition).
New PJs.
Hair things.
Gloves and scarves or hats.

My DD is a bit younger (nearly 11) but there might be something that helps...

Bakedin cookie mix in a bottle
Perfume (cheap but lovely one from Next)
Palm reading book
Skin tone colouring pencils (requested)
Make-up bag
Book
Gloves
Purse
Tangram game
Scented pens
Rock/crystal for her collection
Sweets/chocolate

Previous hits were a hair wrap, make-up brush set, worry doll, metallic outline pens, icing nozzles, bath bombs, mug with initial, mug cake mix, marshmallow toasting fork.

Go practical if you don't want to be buying stuff for the sake of it:
socks
tights
knickers
nice shower gel or bath bubbles
hair bobbles
earrings
pens / pencils
nail varnish
water bottle
anything for sports or hobbies e.g. swimming goggles, sports socks
chocolate or sweets
coffee shop voucher (my friend's 12yr olds are obsessed with Costa and Starbucks on the way home from school)

For DD13, I’ve got (or have bought in the past):

Mug cakes recipe book
Mug cakes kit from BakedIn
Cute animal cable protectors
Ear bud cleaning kit in a tin
Jewellery
cuddly toy (requested)
Avengers Dobble

DD12 is probably getting some combo of
Fluffy sliders
Candy kittens and popping candy sweets
Starbucks gift card
Popping bubbles for boba tea
Cuddly pretzel
Erasable pens
Nail varnish remover
Probably one of gloves/pants/bra/tights
Notebook/drawing pad
Cute enamel pin badges
Kawaii sticky notes

Other things I know she'd like
Revolution make up pallets
Cheap perfume
Hand cream (call of fruity)
Books
Lush bath bombs
Deodorant
Hair spray
Make up sponges/brushes/removable make up pads
Nail varnish/top coats
Lip balms
Kawaii key rings

We have book, lip gloss, stationary, slipper socks, tie dye kit, nail varnish, slushie cup, purse.....

Make up bits
Body mist
Chocolate
Phone case
Hairbrush
Scrunchies
Fake eyelashes
Art supplies
Stationary

Watching with interest - what about a thirteen year old boy? Finding that tricky this year!

Make up
Face mask
Lush shower jelly/gel/bath bomb
Nail files
Fluffy socks
Nike socks
Umbrella
Necklace or earrings
Hair scrunchie
Hair brush
Hair clip
Belt
Sweets

I like to put in things that will be used up.

At that age mine would have had
Deodorant
Shower gel
Toothbrush
Cotton wool pads
Eyemakeup remover wipes
Pens
Notebook
Post it notes
Nail varnish
Lip balm
Hair bobbles/grips
Stretchy gloves
Sweets/chocolate
Blu tac (loved getting my own personal stash of blu tac)
Horoscope book (for the year ahead).

These days I'd put in
A bauble/tree decoration
Coaster related to a hobby
Washi tape
Card game
Scrunchie
Mini hairbrush
Compact mirror
One of those "little book of..." books
Costume jewellery (primark)
Craft kit from The Works
Fidget/sensory toy
Nice photo in a frame
Something silly you always put in when they were little (eg bubbles, bouncy ball)

I love making stockings.

mine always get

• a bath sponge in a funny shape (takes up space well)
• book
• chocolate orange
• magazine
• pens / art stuff
• lego
• key rings
• christmas tree bauble

and whatever else I can find

I have one of them! In his stocking he's getting...
Bakedin cookie mix
Aftershave
Highlighter pens
Multi tool pen
Money holder keyring
Crossbody bag for wallet and phone
Tin of thunks
Sneaker balls
PlayStation voucher
Things to do on the loo book
Jolly ranchers
Chocolate orange

Large Toblerone bar
Costa voucher and slim reusable cup
Powerbank
some item of clothing, maybe a T-shirt or socks
new body spray

Our. stocking is a bit of an add-on as we are Germans and do. all the. presents on Christmas. Eve so. the stocking started as a nudge to living here with.just 3-4 items. Often I put in what on small presents she will get anyway.

DD 12 getting bath bombs, lip gloss, fluffy socks, perfume, body spray, cleanser, notebook, post it notes , malteasers,

Bath bomb
Shampoo bar
Nail varnish
Shower radio (bought one for £5 this year from Rex london)
Fluffy bed socks
Chocolate orange - tradition!
Small box of fairy lights
Passport cover
New lunch box (boring but they're cute!)
Eye mask