Looking For Non-Toy Stocking Ideas

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I always give a new cool toothbrush to each family member along with a new tube of toothpaste! More fun for the kiddos! I also always do cute little underwear for my girls, they love seeing what designs they get.

Scratch off lottery tickets, special underwear (days of the week when my daughter was little or funny boxers for my son), cool socks, tickets to local theater or events are few of the things we do or have done.

Ok-that whole "choose Anna's clothes" idea is GREAT!!! Stashing that away for when we have #2...

Love the "night out w/ Mom and Dad" part of this gift. We do the gift cards in ours but the night out is REALLY special since we have 4 kids to split our time among. Thanks.

Hot wheels, Starbucks cards, lottery tickets, hand lotions and body wash, travel games, itunes gift card, magazine subscriptions, cute notecards. Don't forget to do one for you! That's how I got all of my matching Kitchen-Aid cooking utensils. Everytime I went to the store, I picked up one item so it didn't kill my wallet!

What a thoughtful husband you have!

Wow, what great ideas above! Thanks for Ali!!
Santa always leaves a banana in my son's stocking and he thinks it's hilarious, so that's a tradition in our house.
For my husband, I always put: floss, lip balm, magazines, chocolates etc.
For my son, apart from small toys or treats, I'll put floss (the kind that comes in individual pieces with handles), and new socks.

Each one of my six kids gets a ornament for their collection, a book, legos ( smalll kits for the boys) , card games,cds, movies, manicure kits for the girls(15&21)plus the traditional candy and stuff.And a card Thanking them for being in my life and why I am grateful for them. This lets my husband and I get a little extra sleep while the kids "open" their stockings.

These are all great ideas! Every year I put in my kids sock: a movie,a boardgame, fuzzy socks, a book, new toothbrush and toothpaste, hot wheels (for son), hair stuff (for daughter), underwear, new crayola markers, and some fun treats that we don't usually buy....a can of PRINGLES chips is always a hit!

in our house - batteries for the toys that need them, memory cards for cameras (used to be film for the cameras), lip balm, crayons, funky pencils

scratch off lottery tickets!

OMG my 5 yr old asks me daily for a piece of tape to rig up some contraption he's built. It drives me bananas!
What a great idea!!

McDonald's, specialty ice cream shop or favorite fast food coupon, quarters for an arcade trip, movie ticks or roller skating certificate, disposable camera, and what would Christmas be w/o socks, a new toothbrush and chapstick?!! Love the scotch tape idea...seeing as how I never have any when I go to get it thanks to my 9-year-old! My college boys love certificates for Starbucks and to go out to eat, since being full time students their funds are limited and it is a treat not to have to eat in the cafe once in a while!

we always do socks! paperback books, paperclips, post-it notes, pens, soap, toothbrush, notecards, flashlight, favorite candybar, bandaids...

We always get a new toothbrush (to counteract the chocolate). We also get rolls of dollar coins to put in piggy banks.

underware
socks
tshirts
toothbrushes
small travel size lotions
chapstick
new gloves
band aids
cereal (i try to buy food that i would allow them to eat in the morning vs candy)

I went to World Market this year and found a lot of stocking stuffer ideas too!

We always include chapsticks, a new pair of mittens/gloves (magic gloves are perfect), a new toothbrush, bath scrubbies, ponytail holders/barettes if appropriate, and gift cards (usually $5 cards to Starbucks, Coldstone, etc.). This year each kid (mine are a little older) is getting a 4gb thumb drive!

Love the THANK YOU note idea.

art supplies, toothbrushes and chapstick are some of the regulars in out stockings.