The Best Stocking Stuffer Ideas

Get the best stocking stuffer ideas for kids and adults. 100 different ideas that everyone is sure to love and that fit in any Christmas shopping budget.

One of my favorite Christmas memories is waking up super early with my brother and going into the living room to open our stockings. We’d play with our new toys until our parents got up and we could open our gifts. It was a great time and I cherish those memories.

My brother and I accidentally slept in one year, and our parents were already up. We were so disappointed that we missed out on our time that the next year we set our alarms to get up early again. 

My parents still give us stockings yearly, and I look forward to them. I also fill a stocking for my husband. And while I love them and they are fun it can be hard to come up with new stocking stuffer ideas every year that are fun and not just junk. 

The Best Stocking Stuffer Ideas

This list of 100 ideas will help you find stocking stuffers for everyone on your list. Even those hard to buy for people and people of all ages.

Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Kids

• Fun holiday-themed candy. (you can even find some natural candy options)
• Lego blind bags.
• Small books.
• Create your own photo flashlight. 
• Bookmarks with their favorite character.
• Erupting Dinosaur Bath Volcano.
• Coloring books and colored pencils.
• Fun bath toys. 
• Solar painting kit.
• Stuffed animals.
• Mini lava lamp.
• Sticker books.
• Activity packs. (the Dollar Spot at Target often has these around the holidays)
• Lego Creator Set.
• Small craft kits.
• Character band-aids. 
• Glowing bath cubes.
• Mini boxes of cereal that you usually won’t buy.
• Gummy bear light.
• Cute socks.
• Crystal hedgehog.
• Fun scrunchies.
• Tamagotchi or other fun retro toys.
• Silly Putty or small Play-Doh containers.
• Travel games.
• A cute water bottle.
• Mini Light Brite. 
• Fruit snacks.
• Brite bouncy ball.
• Lip gloss.
• Mad Libs. 
• Slime. (or slime making supplies)
• Reusable straw.
• Bubble bath.
• Robot kit.
• Transformable fidgets.
• Foam airplanes.
• LED gloves.
• Build a snowman kit.
• Temporary tattoo markers.
• Christmas squishy toys.
• Where’s Santa book.
• Paper airplane kit.
• Christmas popits. 
• Christmas wooden puzzles.
• Hidden object books.
• Surprise hatching eggs.
• Christmas card games.
• Twistable Crayons.
• Toy microphone. 

Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Adults

• Bath bombs. (make your own)
• Nail polish sets.
• USB-powered mug warmer.
• Favorite candy. 
• Small umbrella in a favorite color.
• Nail care set.
• A mug and some hot chocolate mix.
• A nice pen.
• Christmas games.
• Planner stickers.
• Tea or coffee.
• Essential oils.
• Ice cube molds.
• Wine stopper.
• Plant grow kit.
• Hand lotion.
• Brain teaser puzzles.
• Postage stamps. 
• Festive mystery puzzle.
• Journal or nice notebook.
• Flavor infusing grill wraps.
• Gift cards.
• Movie tickets.
• Desktop Golf and Trivia.
• Book light.
• Touch screen gloves.
• Thinking Putty. 
• A deck of playing cards.
• Game of Phones.
• Herbs and spice blends.
• Golfer’s portable organizer.
• Candles.
• Travel cocktail kit.
• Scarves.
• Crocheting kit.
• Sexy Truth or Dare.
• Cocktail recipe cards.
• Snowflake multi-tool.
• Rechargable hand warmers.
• Tabletop bowling.
• Spicy honey.
• Hot chocolate bombs.
• Cord organizers.
• Christmas word search.
• Foodie dice.
• Rechargable candle lighter.
• Spa headband.
• Whiskey stones.
• Dad joke book.
• Scratch off date ideas.

Be sure to write down your favorite ideas in your Christmas planner so you can remember them when you go Christmas shopping. You can add any other ideas this list sparked as well.

The Stress-Free Christmas Market

Another way to get some great stocking stuffers is by shopping at The Stress-Free Christmas Market. It’s a virtual Christmas market I’m hosting on my Christmas blog.

There are over 40 vendors and all are small businesses with unique items and many would be perfect for stocking stuffers. You can find some ideas in The Ultimate Small Business Gift Guide, it includes gifts of all sizes and prices including stocking stuffers. 

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