What do you put in a christmas stocking?

katevw1

I'm 30 and still have a stocking. In 2 households! I love it, best bit I think. My sister and I always enjoyed "make your own waterglobe/snowman" toy. I now know it was only to shut us up for an hour or so before we asked for the next present. Bloomin brilliant. Boots 3 for 2 gifts are brilliant for girly stockings.

jackomdj

I love the juice idea too!

Our DD's open their stocking when they wake up & play for a while until we are ready to get up.

We put lots of bits in that they can play with, colouring book, pens/pencils, polly pocket, little book, some chocolate or sweets...

Last year DD shouted at 2:30 "he's been" & woke everyone up!

MummyYummy

My DS is nearly 5yrs old now and this year has seemed the easiest so far for his stocking. So far I've got:

Dominoes - £shop
Juggling balls - £shop (he's been desperate for some!!)
Arty things - pencils, colouring book etc
Santa soap - superdrug
Disney mug filled with marshmallows - wilkos
Socks and undies
Yoyo's
Disney flannel

Need to add:

Satsuma
Chocolate coins
Probably something else - can't remember!!

Last year we added a lot of toys in his stocking (well mainly Thomas the tank engines - £5 each!!) But this year I'm excited about being able to have more traditional items.

themull1

when i was a kid, maybe 35 or so years ago, my mam used to cut the legs off a pair of tights, and put all the small/medium presents for me and my brother in there, all wrapped in xmas paper, with careful stretching she could get it about ten feet long.!! ha ha, American Tan only in those days.....:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

mummybear3

mummyslittleboy wrote: »

I do the same for the same reason:rotfl::rotfl:

last year I bought them all one of the ones from hawkins bazaar already made up for £15 each the girls loved them

Has anyone else bought these - are they always as worth the money as this? Had a look on the site but it doesnt give you any hints on whats inside, I need 3 so want to make sure they are worth it.
Thanks m x

maisiescamp

I have 2 DD's aged 5 & 2, I put expandable flannels, character toothbrush, chocolate santa, tube of smaties, satsuma and a few other little novelty presents in their stockings.

Like the idea of putting some juice in there as well, so think I will do that this year too!

imcognito

Well mine have sacks!!

Big massive sacks lol.. They are 5 4 and 23 months at Christmas.

We've alwasy done the Stockings/Sacks from Santa and the big Pressie downstairs from us.

We prob spend about £50-75 on the stockings.

This year full of Books, puzzles, magic Kits whoopee cushions, plastic Jewlerry for the princess!! tea set, various board games, oh a hanging solar system for DS1, Oh all have new plates bowls and knives forks as we seemed to have smashed loads of theres this year!! DVDs..
also one biggish present yet to be bought!
I used to put Pjs and new pants socks etc.. But the Pjs are now in the Xmas eve hamper

Have bought almost everything, need to stop really lol!!!

ankspon

A christmas foot

jamgirl

i love stockings.....they are my favourite bit to do :j

mine are 15, 13 and 11 but not much has changed, they will be getting..

satsuma
choc coins
faaarrrrrr too many little sweets, (palma violets, refresher chews, that sort of thing)
bubble bath
toothbrush
gloves
cards
silly books
xmas puzzle books
socks
deodrant
pens, pencils
silly stuff like farty putty! stretchy men, anything from hawkins bazaar

can't wait :j:j

sianb84

When I was a kid stockings consisted of:

chocolate coins
satsuma
a tube of sweets
mateys bubble bath
a small cuddly toy
a puzzle book
rocket balloons
polystrene glider
pens/pencils
bouncy ball
pop and catch game
sneaky snake
little parachute man

basically anything small and cheap like hawkins bazaar sells or would put in a kids party bag