Saturday, December 10, 2005

Frugal Stocking Stuffers for Anyone

What was that I forgot?
So the gifts are bought and wrapped and placed beautifully under the twinkling lights of your Christmas tree. Cookies for Santa have been left, and the children are sleeping all snuggled in their bed. Oh No! What about those stockings hung by the Chimney with Care? What do you put in those? Did you forget about that? Often the stockings are the last item we think about, and can sometimes be the hardest to fill. So what do you do when you have NO idea what to put in there? I've provided a few ideas for Stocking Stuffers to help ease your pain. I also would like to suggest that you go stroll through your local dollar store or dollar tree and check out all the fun gadgets and small items they sell to add to your stocking stuffers list. I think that if you use your imagination, you will have NO problem filling those stockings with the best stuffers ever (some are a bit pricier, so just ignore those if they are over your budget)!

Some ideas for Stocking Stuffers
Address book
Arts & Crafts Supplies
Bandaids (colored, characters)
Bath gel
Bath salts
Batteries (especially electronics lovers or gameboy lovers)
Beauty treatments
Bookmark
Books
Bottle Opener
Boxer Shorts (Girls Like These Too and they roll up well)
Bubble bath
Business Card Holder
Calculator
Calendar
Calling Cards
Candles
Candy
Card Games
Cars
CDs
Cell phone accessories
Chapstick
Chocolates
clock
Coasters
Coffee (flavored or specialty)
Cologne
Coloring Books
Cookies
CorkScrew
Cosmetics
Coupons
Crayons
Crossword Puzzles
Date book
Diary
Disposable Camera
Donation to favorite charity
DVDs
Earrings
electric pencil sharpener
electronics
Eyeglass Cleaner
Film
Flashlight
Games (Handheld)
Garden Tools
Gift Cards
Gift certificates
Gloves
Hair Accessories
Hand warmers
Harmonica
Hats
HeadPhones
Hobby goods
Hot chocolate
Ice Scraper
Jar of (favorite item)
Jewelry
Journal
Kaleidoscope
KeyChain
Kitchen Gadgets (egg timer, baster, etc)
Lingerie
LipStick and LipGloss
Lock De-Icer
Lotions
Lottery Tickets
Magazine subscription
Magnets
Maps
Mazes
Mirror
Mittens
Money
Mousepad
Mug
Music (online subscription: iTunes, etc)
Nail file
Nail polish
Napkin Rings
Night Light
Note cards
Notepad
Organizer
Ornaments
Packets of Hot Cocoa or other fun drinks
PaperWeight
Pens
Pefume
Picture frame/photos
Piggy Banks
Photo framed
Pot Pourri
Puzzles
Puzzle/Activity Booklets
Radio (personal size)
Razor
Scarf
Seeds
Shoelaces (Wild, Funky, Specialty)
Sidewalk Chalk
Slippers
Snow Globe
Soaps
Soap Dish
Socks
Stamp Pad with Stamps
Stationery
Stickers
Straws (silly, fun, festive, decorative)
Stuffed Toys
Tea (variety pack)
Tea Cup
Tire Guage
Tools
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Travel Alarm
Trinket Box
Videos
Wallet
Watch
Yo Yo

To get even MORE great ideas, look at November 28th, post. The gift basket contents can be made into stocking stuffers as well!

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