Are you tired of filling your stockings with the same things every year? Yes, there may be a certain element of tradition involved, but after receiving a small red plastic stapler every year for 12 years, I could only shake my head and laugh.

As a mom myself, I am tired of filling stockings with cheap, easily breakable "junk" every year for my children. It's not something I think a great deal about. I usually devote one trip for stockings and grab things as I see them. Therefore, I put a great deal of thought into my children's stockings this year and wanted to pass on these ideas. Let me add that everything, including the stocking can be found on ebay, which can make it very easy:

Christmas Stockings

Also, let me say if you have more than one child, buy a pack of something and split it between the two stockings. They will be happy they are getting the same things and you can save some money.

Please, please, please let me know if you found this helpful by voting yes at the end!!! And feel free to contact me if you have an idea that you would like added.

Boys or Girls

• spinning toothbrushes - can be found in different characters (Disney Cars, Disney Princesses, Atronauts - to name a few we have had in our house)
• toothpaste to go with aforementioned toothbrushes
• bath fizzies - color changers for the water (See Examples)
• bubble bath
• bath crayons (See Examples)
• flashlights See Examples)
• chewing gum
• CDs (Veggietales Cds)
• DVDs
• character socks or just nifty socks (Socks with Disney Characters)
• harmonica (See Examples)
• disposable camera (See Examples)
• marbles:

Girls

• lip gloss or chap stick
• ponytail holder
• barrettes (See Examples)
• nail polish (real or pretend) See Examples
• costume jewelry
• bead necklaces
• sparkly bracelets
• earrings (clip-on or pierced)
• doll house furniture (See Examples):

Boys

• Thomas the Train vehicles (See Examples):

• Matchbox cars (See Examples)
• Lego Sets (the little ones)
• little Transformers:

• shaving cream (my son loves to play with it in the bath and pretend to shave)