So, what’s your favourite part of the holidays? Is it the wonderful baked goods that you feel it’s okay to indulge in because it would be unfestive to say no? Is it the christmas carols 24 hours a day on the radio (yes, I listen to that station in December), or is it all that beautiful sparkling snow? Blech, hate the stuff.
My favourite part of the holidays? Stocking stuffers! Maybe it’s because it fills my retail therapy needs with very little expense, maybe it’s the joy of finding the perfect gift over and over again, I’m not sure, but I do love finding interesting things to jam pack (as full as I can, usually overflowing) into stockings.
Here’s what I have going on this year:
There’s the regulars, you know, socks, underwear, toothbrushes, body wash etc. Oh, and don’t forget, our family tradition (this was the only thing on my daughter’s Christmas list last year), the Terry’s Chocolate Orange. A stocking without an orange is like a birthday without a cake.
For the girls, I like to get soaps and lip gloss. This year, I found these cute soaps shaped like cupcakes and pretty little balls full of gloss at the Superstore.
I always like to find at least one thing they probably haven’t seen before, and this year I found it at the checkout in Winners. These Cheater Chopsticks are going to be a hit! I can’t wait to see them use them. There are always a tonne of great stocking stuffers in the checkout line at Winners, actually.
At H&M, I found some cheap earrings and these little cat masks that the girls will love. Pack of 2 for $6.95. It’s also where I got their underwear.
At Walmart, I found Zoobles for the girls, a tech deck for Ethan, punching balloons that are shaped like animals, and a super cool watch (also for Ethan).
Got a baby you need to stuff a stocking for? I got these Boogie wipes, her first toothbrush and paste, and a cool rattle at The Superstore.
It’s not just kids stocking stuffers that I love either, I love stuffing Tom’s stocking too. I found these ravioli shaped dish sponges in our local health food store; fun and functional!
Another Winners find: This cool wine stacker thingy. I’m not sure our wine ever lasts long enough to get stacked, but I thought it was pretty cool.
So, tell me, what’s your favourite part of the holidays? Is there something that absolutely MUST be in your stocking to make Christmas complete?
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