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Stocking fillers

Remember the days when stocking fillers used to be simple? Oranges and chocolate coins, anyone?

Whether you're playing Santa on Christmas Eve or just feel like buying something little for your grandchildren, we've pulled together an assortment of cheap and cheerful stocking fillers. For those of you who are looking for main presents, we've also put together a guide on traditional toys for Christmas.

Under 5's | Pre-teens

Under 5's

 crayons  Triceratops  hot wheels bubble wand 
24 Crayons Assorted Colours RRP £1.99 (now £1.82) Triceratops Dinosaur RRP £3.99 (now £3.75)  Hot Wheels 5 Car Pack RRP £6.24  Mega Bubble Wand Toy RRP £3.50 (now £2.62)
 watch  letters  rubber ducks clacker 
Boys Blue Time Tutor/Teacher Velcro Watch RRP £14.99 (now £5.85) Magnetic Letters and numbers RRP £2.99 Rubber Duck Bath Toys RRP £4.99 (now £3.41) Bigjigs Toys Wooden Animal Clacker Sticks RRP £5.69
 erasers cake Kaleidoscope   hair brush  jumping beans 
Iwako Erasers Cake Ice-Cream RRP £5.29 Metal Kaleidoscope RRP £2.50  Painted Wooden Hair Brush RRP £3.50  Disney Pixar Cars Mighty Beanz 4-Pack RRP £2.50 

What gransnetters say:

  • "Bubbles - tots enjoy them and older children enjoy the challenge of catching them on the wand and re-blowing." Mishap
  • "I had a kaleidoscope... they were fascinating." Ella46 
  • "Anything to do with dinosaurs usually goes down well." Annobel 

Pre-teens

 skipping rope yo yo  marbles  army troopers 
Wooden Handled Skipping Rope RRP £1.35 Scorp Yo-Yo And Belt Clip RRP £3.69   Glass marbles RRP £1.50 Army Troopers - set of 32 plastic figures RRP £5.59 
 slinky whoopie cushion   juggling balls  magnifying glass
Original Slinky RRP £5.30  Whoopee Cushion RRP 83p Set of 3 Juggling Balls RRP £4.95  Melissa & Doug Mombo Snake Magnifying Glass RRP £4.99 
 jacks top trumps  letter  fun snaps 
 Jacks RRP £4.28  Top Trumps DC Universe: Heroes & Villains RRP £5.37 Wooden Animal Letter RRP £2.50  Fun Snaps RRP 40p

What gransnetters say:

Other things you might like...
  • "Top Trumps is a good stocking filler once they can read." Annobel 
  • "I remember crouching on the playground playing Jacks." Gally
  • "On the way home from school, we used to play marbles in the gutter - how would modern parents view that? [grin]" pompa