Christmas stockings for teenagers

[PhyllisDoris]

Do other people still full stockings for teenage children at Christmas?
I have two DDs, 14 and 16. I suggested tonight that this might be the first year that we don't fill stockings for them because they might like the money we spend on stocking fillers to go towards a more substantial present instead, and they were outraged!
Do other parents still fill stockings for their teenage children? (it goes without saying that they don't think Father Christmas brings the presents!)

Mine would have heart attacks if they didn't get stockings (oldest is 17) Just little things, including a orange from the fruit bowl
They still get chocolate coins of father christmas as well. As do we all (my DMum writes the labels in her work handwritting so it truely is from FatherChristmas)
Heck me and DH still give each other stockings before we go downstairs (well the contents aren't usually for public consumptiopn)

We do stockings for our teenage dses too - and dh and I do them for eachother - it is a nice part of christmas morning that we all enjoy. I am struggling for inspiration for what to put into the stockings this year, though - it seems as if I always put the same sort of stuff in - a funny t-shirt from primark, socks and boxers, shower gel, chocolate, choc money etc - so if anyone has any good and cheap suggestions, I would be eternally grateful!

Paperback book? Set of felt tips and some paper? Origami kit?

I suspect the above were in a bid for me to not disturb my parents...
There's lots of wierd and wonderful toys in pound shops atm.

we do stocking still - girls are easy as its primark tat. I still mange to fill Dh's and ds's stockings with stuff - chocolates, orange, daft undies, some toys from Hawkins Bazaar.

Usually I buy one of their pre-filled stockings and then divvy up the contents between boys. Its all daft rubbish, but isnt that what christmas stockings are all about?? sort of an appetiser before the main event!

Of course.
The world would end if I failed to maintain any of the family Christmas traditions.
Mind you I wish I had never started the one where we have to buy the biggest wretched tree we can fit in the car. At least the boys can carry it for me now.
I did tentatively suggest a smaller/artificial tree last year but they were aghast. You'd have thought I was cancelling Christmas.

Definitely do stockings. dc are 13 15 17. Every year they get the same things. A comic, chocolate orange or chocolate coins, a satsuma, a cheapo CD (no more than a fiver) and a little novelty thing usually from hawkins bazaar)

As SecretSquirrels says its all part of the family traditions that get past on.

Yes still do stockings. DD2 21
and DD3 19 still have stockings. DD1 is 24 and married nut she had a stocking when she was at home.

In fact DD1 and her DH are with us this Christmas so they'll be getting a small stocking. DH and I do one for
each other. The girls open their stockings together in one of their bedrooms then come. into our bedroom, sit on the bed and show us what hey've had and also look at our stuff,

Mine are 19,18 18 and 14.. and of course they still have stockings:) In fact I do my 18 r old brother one too!

They still put them on their beds and we have to sneak in at about 1am to fetch them (lots of wine keeps me going!) and we stuff them and sneak them back up..then at the crack of dawn (the 19 yr old is the worst!) they drag them into our bedroom and all sit on/in the bed to open them! I love it!

Ours are full of Primark socks and pants, smellies and cheap DVDS and lots of sweets ..simple essentials with the odd fun item . Oh and the Beano for DS1 (18!!) who says Xmas wouldn't be right without!

DS2 is 14 but autistic with learning difficulties and he still believes..utterly..and it just makes it magical for everyone:)

God yes! It's still lovely when she sits on the end of our bed opening everything, even if she does know they're from me! It's always amusing to see DH enjoy it too, since he hasn't got a clue what she's got!

Forgot to add my contribution for ideas!

Last year, DD got 5 rulers, all individually wrapped, as I was sick of hearing her ask me for a ruler all year, to do her maths homework!

Apart from that, body sprays, makeup, brush, chocolates, smellies, calendar, diary, pens, art stuff, oh and couple of scratch cards.

I know an old lady of 84 who still fills stockings for her two daughters!

I'm going to carry on at least that long!

Yes, and mine are 17 and almost 21.

Ah, thanks everyone. Good to know we're not alone. I secretly like doing the stockings but DH thinks I'm silly to keep it going. Trouble is, these days the girls tend to go to bed later than Father Christmas would like, seeing as he has to get up to get the meat in the oven the next day. Lol

I've done Starbucks cards and cinema vouchers fir our DD's stockings in past years. Also a £5 Boots gift card. They have underwear. make up cheap DVDs and silly games and Christmas novelties.

Yep, my ddsa re 16 and 14 and will still get a stocking each. They are likely to include -

a Starbucks voucher (this has been a huge success for the last couple of years) and a Starbucks big chocolate coin

Thorntons chocolate coins

small bottle of coke or Fentimans ginger beer

bottle of salad dressing for dd1 and bottle of grenadine for dd2

Nutella

Mini boxes of cereals (the only timeof year that they get them!)

dried mango, or cashew nuts, or Marmite crisps or something like that

face wash and eyemake up remover wipes

toothbrush

etc

we go to my parents every other year, and a friend of my mums insists on coming round on Christmas Eve around 8 oclock just to see all the stockings laid out in front of the fire (for adults as well as children).

Still do a stocking for my DD (16) - and an Advent Calendar!

We still do them here (DCs 16, 13, 11). Chocolate money, some Roses plus an apple an orange and a couple of small presents.

We also still do Sinterklas (Dutch tradition 5th December). It is still sweet to go up to the children's bedrooms and see their shoes outside their doors as much in hope as expectation for shoe presents.

Teenagers here.

We still put out whisky and a mince pie for Father Christmas and a carrot for Ruldolf.

Then stockings go each side of the tree.

Father Christmas brings them each choc coins, tube of smarties, tube of jelly babies, choc reindeer, apple, satsuma, walnuts.

Then they each get socks, pants, shower gels and deodarants (really posh ones they don't usually get). Cricket balls or golf balls for DS or hair bits for DD.

There is usually a book each or good pens or last year DS got a Rubiks Cube and DD got some nail art bits.

Father Christmas gets bits throughout the year when he thinks they'd be a good stocking present.

I don't think we'll ever stop doing it. DS (15) was horrified last year when I asked if he still wanted to do it.

He did say "no thanks" to an advent calendar for the first time, though.

Books are 'proper' presents, rather than 'stocking' presents in this house! Stocking stuff has to be less than a fiver - and often much less!

You can get paper back books for a fiver. Especially if you order them on line.

Our DDs still love Advent Calendars. DD3 still uses the one with little pockets in that they all used to share. Well she shares it once DD2 comes home from uni..

DS1 suggested he might one day not be at home for christmas...I soon put him right on that one!

Ds1 (17) gets chocolate coins, socks, pants, a clemintine, those big quality street sweets, more socks, a few more socks and a toothbrush!

Thought I might add a mini pannetone this year. It's good to keep them guessing.