Christmas stockings

I like that Monica. . . only works if you live near enough to each other of course.
Well, flu finally all but gone so. . . . Off to find stockings this morning from B&M/Poundland. Tomorrow going into town so will buy sugar mice, coins etc and other suggestions. Thank you all so much for your suggestions.

It is not a question of being a skinflint or lady bountiful, It just depends on family traditions. When I grew up and when our children were small, stockings were for children, but my children vetoed them being discontinued and started doing one each for us.

In our household stocking fillers are always trivia and come from places like £land and Charity shops. We keep up the pretence they are from Santa but the contents are provided by every member of the family staying for Christmas.

Currently, in our bedroom, there are a row of carrier bags with labels, which no one looks into but will mysteriously be filled by Christmas Eve. No one is ever seen putting anything in them and equally mysteriously on Christmas morning will be found in Christmas stockings hanging from the mantelpiece in the hall.

I've neverdone it for adults ( surely it's a children's thing) or GC (parents responsibility )
Am I a skinflint?

Don't forget to drop in a few Quality Street!

I'm feeling a bit Ebenezerish now. It's never occurred to me to make up stockings for the DGS - I leave that to their parents Father Christmas, hadn't realised it was a "thing".

I do however do one for every extra adult that's at ours on Christmas morning. They get the red apple, orange, nuts, coins, sugar mouse, of course, then this year they've got books, handcream or bodycream, little puzzles, a Yankee candle, marzipan Santas and a chocolate orange. All six are made up already. I fancy adding a homemade flavoured gin or vodka to each, but only if I can find some little bottles with reliable stoppers!

Going off point for a few minutes...reminds me of my son who always referred to stocking fillers as his "penny" presents, which he loved when he was young.... His "penny presents" as he still calls them, now cost £80!!

I made stockings for all the gc, oh and son and if I home for Christmas I fill them. Gc get the usual sweets and fruit, others items have been small novelity egg cup, glitter for nails, Christmas earrings, things called lush bombs or something that you put in the bath or shower with, the males always get a mag pushed down the side like Private eye. Always found it easier for girls. I am sure they will love the novelity of getting a stockings.

Bubble bath, bodywash, bar of chocolate, face cream. Gloves, hats, flannels..

The 7 and 9 year olds might like a slinky. If older dgc have cats Starwars air freshener to hang in car. Body wash, new wash bag, a Starwars mug. (my adult ds is Statwars mad).

I always put a carton of juice in my children's stockings!

Small bag of wild bird food , a reason to get out on Xmas day for a walk

Google picket money toys
www.hawkin.com/toys/pocket-money-toys

If you can cut card out neatly, google tangrams or pentominoes. Both easy to make, and download and print out shapes to make from all the pieces. It will keep them quiet all Christmas Day afternoon

Grandmattie it is definitely ‘poo’ pourri. It’s something you spray before you do a poo so you can’t smell it (really works)! You can find it on amazon.

Newquay
I bought a Terry's chocolate orange in a knitted Christmas pudding cover for my DD.
The lady was busy making little covers for the oranges at her stall at a local farm.
She had made quite a selection.
I remember one was a lovely Robin.
If you are a knitter there maybe patterns on the net.

How big are the stockings?
Ours get filled up very quickly with fruit, nuts, party popper etc., pencils and a few more bits.

IT gets better and better!

Terry's Chocolate Orange

I think this is a lovely idea. If you have a branch of Tiger nearby they have lots of fun items for stockings.

I bought slipper socks from primark for my d and gd.
They do nice bits and pieces for stockings.

I’ve done quite well filling my DGC’s “Boxing Day” Stockings in Home Bargains!! They are only 8 & 6 so enjoy quantity over quality ? notebooks, pencils, puzzles, old fashioned games such as Tiddlywinks and Dominoes, choc coins etc. Great fun searching for bargains ??????

tubs of bubbles ,for the older ones some hangover cure, balloons, chapstick ,bluetack .The list is endless.Good luck

Sure it is a "poo" pourri, Linda?

A friend of mine has bought poo pourri for children’s stocking!

Novelty flannel and toothbrush always went in ours, pencil/pen and rubber/ pencil sharpener were always welcome too.

Tiger us a great shop, danish i think, with different and interesting things, very reasonably priced. Wish there was one near me.