What are some good stocking stuffers?
Here are good ideas for stocking stuffers for all ages, separated into age/gender categories. So be sure to read the general ones that are suitable for either gender, all ages, etc. Some are free or inexpensive, some are a little pricier. Two pieces of Stocking advice: 1) Don’t wait until Christmas Eve to sort the stuff and fill the stockings. Do it ahead of time. This year I’m going to fill and hang the stockings a few days ahead and safety-pin them closed with dire warnings not to touch. 2) Either train your family to be sure to put something in *your* stocking, or get yourself some nice stocking stuffers to “find” in your stocking. I always LOVE what I find in my stocking each year, and good things really do come in small packages! Some gift ideas: Somewhere around the mid-teens, we gave each of our kids a toolbox, and every year they find a new tool in their stockings; The daughters got hope chests and began filling them slowly, and adding items in their stockings, too. Starting wh