This is a shameless thread about a thread, and I don't care who knows!!

[MaureenMLove]

Look, I am old and I'm tired. I am the mother of a teenager.

There's this lovely, lovely thread about Christmas stockings for teenagers and there are some great ideas, but I'm really struggling to remember all of them, so would it be awfully non-MN and cheeky, if I could ask you to add your ideas to a list? It'd make my life so much easier!

I'll start it off, from what I can remember. (This'll be like the generation game conveyor belt and trust me, I won't be winning the big prize! )

Nutella
lottery scratch cards
favourite honey (that's personal, but at least I remembered!)
socks
smellies

Stuck already! Cut and paste just the list - we don't need my ramblings cluttering it up!

Thanks peeps!

I'm so happy to have found this thread. (((hug's all of you))), Christmas will be a breeze this year...thank you!

My DDs still like things to open on Christmas Day and they are 24, 21 and 19. we spend around £50 to £60 on the 2 youngest DDs. But slightly less on DD1 as she is married and completely left home now.

Liking guitar picks - adds to dd2's list.

DD2 saw a stress squeezy thing in M&S in the shape of Blackberry, which she was quite taken with.

Bags of dried mango go down well with my girls.

Novelty drawing pins for notice boards in bedrooms.

Bookmarks.

Highlighters, gel pens, post-it notes

Little boxes of cereal (the only time of year I buy things like cocoa pops etc!)

For girls - make up remover / those nail varnish remover pad things / face wash / shower gel / lip balm etc

Starbucks big chocolate coin

Fluffy bed socks

Popcorn for popping

Bottle of gingerbread syrup

Nando's sauce

DD1 gets Pizza Express salad dressing

Stick on eyebrows or moustaches - because one just never knows when they might come in handy

Pixie ears - ditto

False noses - and ditto again (see if Great Uncle Rodney notices)

Nice sketching pencils

Charcoal

Good art eraser

Reese's peanut butter cups

Jelly beans

Good felt tips

Main presents -

erm:

dd2 wants a ukelele (sp?), that great big new Harry Potter book and some CDs

dd1 wants an i-pod (in her dreams but may get some money towards one), perfume and maybe some 'posher' make up than she usually buys

Both will get PJs, knickers, socks etc too.

Thanks MaryZ. I don't shop in Primark - but have added the chord book to my ever-increasing Amazon basket!

Great thread
Lindt chocolate reindeer
eyeliner
gel pens
alcoholic miniature
packet of cheese puffs (yuk but DD loves them)

Alos the lip-gloss, solid perfume and mini-soap I got in Bodyshop last week on 3 for 2 offer

DD always gets a satsuma and a shiny coin, don't do the nuts though

Picked up a few bits for the DCs today:

keyring
sports drink bottle
gloves
crazy winter hat
fruity bath crystals
bookmark
christmas socks
mobile phone accessories (covers etc)

Didn't think to pick up any stick-on moustaches, though - what was I thinking?

CV - you know you want to now though!

Bump
I'm looking for more ideas

Thank you notelets, for all those presents from Great Aunt Bertha :)
Slipper socks.
Christmas tree decoration.

have managed to find couple more ideas for DS :

Astronaut ice cream -neopolitan flavour as thats his favorite
minecraft mouse mat - from ebay -they also have other game related ones

magical chocolate elves (cadburys-contain popping cangy in the chocolate0
mugs

Do you all wrap the stocking presents?

I have to wrap them all - with paper that only Santa has that year!

Best finds in Poundland/99p shop this week for stockings:
Toastie Bags, Scented candles (Cinnamon for DD & Gingerbread for DS), Clearasil Spot overnight lotion (spent pounds on this in Boots recently too! - probably not for the stocking though), silicone cup cake moulds, malteser boxes, travel refill pots for liquids (DD will be flying this year) and lots more.

Gadget shop guff - guns that fire elastic bands, virtual pets, Top trumps cards (have bought "Plop Trumps" for DS1. Lovely), alarm clocks that run around their room til they get up, Laser Pens, etc etc

XBOX or PS3 stuff - personalised mugs/t shirts/posters all available on ebay depending on their favourite game. Microsoft Points (allows them to download stuff/buy stuff online for their xbox) Gift cards for HMV or Game

DVDs - Comedy stuff v popular in this house, Lee Evans, Michael McIntyre etc

Giant Retro Spacehoppers (on 3 for 2 gifts at Argos just now)

Magazine Subscriptions

in my DD`s stocking there will be:
book
mizz magazine & subscription
face mask
hair mask
mini pannetoni
nail varnish (or 2!)
lipstick/balm
art pencils
sketch pad
face wash
smarties- the pink 1s

Mini hair straightners (for fringes)...£10 superdrug.
One of them there floppy wooly hats with a bobble.
try Campusgifts.com...for thoses Japanese dolly stuff like make up bags...soooo cheap!

just found this thread - genius, thanks MaureenM

one more thing

a variety pack of mini cereals - my two still love these!