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What do you put in a christmas stocking?

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  • jaxx46
    jaxx46 Posts: 613 Forumite
    Will be keeping an eye on this thread as this year for the 1st time ever I have all three of my children & all three of my grandchildren here overnight on christmas eve, plus SIL & DP. I can't wait.
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  • Mykidsmyworld27
    Mykidsmyworld27 Posts: 60 Forumite
    Lol slummymummyof3 thats a great idea x
  • momoyama
    momoyama Posts: 659 Forumite
    I never had a Christmas stocking as a kid. The lady that is now my wonderful wife introduced me to them the first Christmas we were together. So it was the second Christmas that I did one for the first time. What she hadn't figured on was my sense of humour. Among other proper presents, what I did was:

    I stole my mother's budgie's wooden ladder. Well, he never used it. I wrapped it up properly and put it in the stocking with the other presents. Of course, when she unwrapped it she looked at me in confusion. I just looked sullen and said "oh dear. It looks like you have a ladder in your stocking."
  • phunkles
    phunkles Posts: 1,711 Forumite
    I have no idea where to buy coal from??
    I bought a lump of coal from firebox I think it was a few years ago and it was the tiniest piece i ever saw in a tin for like 5quid???
    Any advice where to buy it from??




    Shall be adding the fruit nearer the time will just nab it from the restaurant :)
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  • Lugh_Chronain
    Lugh_Chronain Posts: 6,867 Forumite
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    When we were kids my mum used to put tangerines in our stockings. Those were the days 'ey. I'm getting a little emotional thinking about it as well as feeling Christmassy.

    I always remember my dad used to put a big boot print in the fireplace down in our cellar to make it look like Father Christmas had come through there. We really did have great Christmases then.
  • Kitchenbunny
    Kitchenbunny Posts: 2,085 Forumite
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    This has inspired me to give making a stocking a go. I think once I've got the basic stocking shape cut out and tacked together I'll decorate it and come up with a list of little things to give to my sister. I'm not sure if she lurks on here though so I'll have to be careful about what I say will go in it! The other possibility is to make one for our nieces, but I have no idea what to go in them. Thanks for all of the inspiration. :)

    KB xx
    Trying for daily wins, and a little security in an insecure world.
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