Fillable plastic candy canes

[Puddingypops]

Ok I need some advice on a budget

i have bought some of the Fillable plastic candy canes which I’m going to either put in stockings or put as a table gift with dinner

for….

47 year old man (ex husband but we have always spent Xmas together)

17 year old son

76 year old mum (first Christmas here as my dad died and they lived in Spain)

I want to fill each candy cane with something that isn’t edible something more fun, wrap in tissue paper

im tempted to put money in my sons as he’s saving for uni next year

but what to put in the others? One option for my mum is embroidery threads…but I would love some opinions from the hive mind x

I'm not sure I'd get embroidery threads for an embroiderer unless you know they'd be happy with random colours, as many projects will call for specific thread colours.

Other embroidery-themed options could be:
Tulip embroidery and/or milliners' needles. They're excellent and the shape of the boxes would fit.
Thread snips
Magnetic needle minder, depending on diameter of the candy cane
Fabric for embroidery, if she often does small projects. You can get cuts of repurposed antique linens which are great for surface embroidery. 28-count evenweave might be useful for a cross stitcher.

Or if you have a local haberdashery, just go in and see what they have or ask for suggestions!