Stocking Fillers for Mum and Dad

[AmazingLady]

In my family we buy stoking fillers for each other since my sister and I found out about santa. Every year I struggle to find the perfect thing for my mum and dad. They're not the flowery, silly mum and strong manly dad type and amazon/etsy only show very stereotypical gifts I know they'd hate. My dad likes music, geography, gardening and cooking. My mum likes cats, sewing and cooking, but doesn't particulaly like nicknacks or statues because she has no use for them. Any ideas for gifts? (Preferably on a reasonable budget!)

Rolled up magazine
Bookmark
Nice pens
Meal kit
Mug
Pocket tissues
Lip balm
Joke book
Card game
Coffee sachets/pods/bags
Sticky notes/page markers
Quirky socks
Kitchen timer
Pizza cutter
Chop sticks

For a relative into geography I’ve bought one of those alternative maps (like map of pubs, funny place names, flag games and map coasters.
I enjoy sewing and like labels, chalks (or the pens from another thread where the ink vanishes once pressed).
The spicery legend kits are really nice for cooks or some posh salt (Himalayan or Maldon?) or oil that they may not normally buy?

They've got very specific and easy hobbies to buy for, so buy for the hobbies. You dad: CDs, geography books, gardening tools and equipment eg gloves, twine, posh cooks ingredients (go to the whole foods/world foods aisle in the supermarket). Your mum: ditto on the cooking stuff but add tea towels, kitchen knives or gadgets, sewing kit, sewing books from the charity shop, something cute for the cat.

For your mum:
Peugeot pepper mill https://www.tkmaxx.com/uk/en/home/home-rooms/kitchen/black-pepper-mill-13x5cm/p/85469771?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=OrganicShopping&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&utm_term=8546977111111&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAx_GqBhBQEiwAlDNAZuZvblKMQHPr-EHbizojmGVPF1CyGufIVbPk0_p0GZTy3bRz7I9ucBoCTp0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Bird and Blend sticky chai https://www.birdandblendtea.com/products/sticky-chai-tea?_pos=1&_psq=Sticky&_ss=e&_v=1.0
Laneige lip mask https://www.lookfantastic.com/laneige-lip-sleeping-mask-berry-original-20g/14234447.html?affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&shippingcountry=GB&affil=thgppc&kwds=&thg_ppc_campaign=71700000114615813&adtype=pla&product_id=14234447&gbraid=0AAAAAD-fXipNh3d38ab5R323XyQmq8TKs&gclid=CjwKCAiAx_GqBhBQEiwAlDNAZtstC1wejPrgfifJKVVazCZhaz70Ov73LTSNlEq04cC6Gib6cTSgtBoCWGoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Your Mum sounds like me I love cats and baking.

Cats mouse pad
Cat mug
Travel mug
Cashmere gloves
Russian piping nozzles for making cupcake decorating flower designs and piping bags. There are YouTube clips on how to pipe them.
Enamel Xmas Lapel broach - eBay have some with Xmas trees, robins, bells etc.

Your Dad
Gardening gloves
Secateurs

Travel mug
Box of Maltesers

Jigsaw they can both make
Calendar for 2024

There are some great quiz books from ordnance survey that I bought my mum who sounds like your folks, other items that have gone down well: wireless headphones, tweezerman light up tweezers and yeti cups

New silicone grabber things for the kitchen. And silicon spatulas. Can never have enough of them.
Monty Beaujangles cat tin with truffles inside
A quality travel mug each.
a kneeler pad for your dad
Nice hand soap.
alcohol

This might be a stupid question, but do they actually need to fit inside a stocking, or do you just mean a few, lesser £ items???

If they both like food, what about some quirky items in a mini hamper to share.
Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup | Ocado Nice in champagne because the bubbles open the flower and you can eat the flower too
Bacon jam 😋
Glace marrons
Items they might not normally buy with a cook book

For dad:
Gold leaf gardening gloves
secateurs
Man tin https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bright-Side-Man-Tin/dp/B01E7N4UV0/ref=asc_df_B01E7N4UV0/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=256170371706&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14576216203720214370&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045051&hvtargid=pla-422444397511&psc=1&mcid=a0356a541378359fbea8c0118db9fb90

For mum:
A new sewing box
Pin cushion

For your dad - garden labels and pen to write on them.

This might be a stupid question, but do they actually need to fit inside a stocking, or do you just mean a few, lesser £ items???

it's an important question! in our family, stocking fillers are low cost and must fit in a stocking. Some people just mean lower cost but not in stocking, others mean anything that will fit on a stocking but could be ££££££. The things you learn on MN!