Looking For Non-Toy Stocking Ideas

Toothbrush, crayons, new pens, nail files, coins, movies, disposable cameras, stickers, journals, thank you notes, pencil box, small lotion etc

We usually get small things that we normally wouldn't buy for ourselves but always seem to need. Hair ties, barrettes, girly stuff... As we got older, my Dad would start to brach out a bit, a small wrench set, a solar flashlight...one year I got jumper cables! (I had left my car headlights on one too many times, which became a family joke)

my husband used to get Anchovies....gross...in his stocking as a kid and he loved them....not sure that is what you are going for though...LOL
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KIM

Something fun that my husband did one year for me, was that he bought me a magazine. It was one that I rarely read, but he knew I would be interested in it nonetheless.
I second chapstick/lip gloss. My little boy loves M&M chapsticks and I just him some more today for his stocking!
And definitely anything 'artsy'.... crayons, markers, coloring books, stickers, etc.

I was going to say tape too. My mom was big on the office supplies, which as a child just made me feel so grown-up, and as I got older were just really useful - tape, cool white-out dispensers, a tiny stapler, post-its.

You need a chainsaw to get into kids toys now! LOL!

toothbrushes
tooth paste
nylons
sock
gum
mints
hand santizers
mini lotions
nail polish
gift cards
socks
tubes of acrylic paints for the artist
funny straws for drinking
jewelry
crayons
colored pencils
pencils
pens
office supplies (for my husband)
mittens
deoderant
cd's
batteries (for toys and gadgets)
stuff from bath and body works
cooking utensils
flashlight
chapsticks/lip gloss
for my girls that scrapbook, stickers/stickles/stuff like that

Magazine subscription - put a rolled up copy of the current issue, with a note that a subscription is following. My husband loved it. Also travel size products (for your husband), like cologne are always nice. I also usually give him a new pair of gloves. Good luck!

The pencils with their name on them are my favorite! (My mom used to give me these when I was a kid!)
We like to get the gift cards too - especially for places we were planning to go anyway - like bowling, ice skating, the movies, batting cages, etc. It just makes it more fun that they have their own money to pay for it when we all go!

I know you have a lot of comments and i haven't read them so sorry if I am repeating others.
I like to do chap stick, tooth brushes and school supplies..crayons, erasers, glue sticks, markers (usually by this time of year the kids are running low). Sometimes Santa even leaves kid soap and hand sanitizers and tissues. Baseball cards for boys (I don't have girls).
For babies..a couple of favorite baby food snacks or jars, bath toys, teethers.
Happy Holidays!

We have always done a new toothbrush and a travel size toothpaste. One year "Santa" forgot and my kids have never forgotten. Now our 4 older children are putting toothbrushes and mini-toothpaste tubes in their for their spouses and their children.

I almost forgot! Favorite Foods!
My 11 year old got 2 bottles of Emeril's Bam! Red Chile Hot Sauce last year. He was thrilled!

wow. lots of comments! i haven't read through them all, but will in the next few days for ideas myself.
we always put in a container of Crayola bathtub tints--little pellets that you put in bath water that changes the color of the water. always a hit!
other things we've included in the past: bubble bath, toothbrush/paste, markers, lifesaver rolls, disposable camera, socks, gloves, ornament, stickers, Chuck E Cheese tokens, bubblegum, watercolor paints, Pez dispenser.

we always got new mittens, scarfs and hats.

fun toothbrushes!

We do jelly beans in the toes (gourmet!). This year the 6 year old is getting Brain Quest cards. A perfect fit. And tape. I love the tape idea!

I'm putting one of those small purse umbrellas, a flashlight, and a matryoshka doll. Fun stuff everybody

if you have the time, and imovie (or another movie making software) you could make a dvd with pictures and video messages. you could secretly video the people in your family sending messages/compliments to one another (well, maybe for anna you could relay the message you think she'd like to say ;-) ) blend it with some music, and you have a pretty memorable stocking stuffer.

We do fun socks, gloves, panties/underwear and for girls a piece of inexpensive jewelry. For older girls makeup.

we usually do the practical items: toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, shampoo, kitchen gadgets. we always wonder what Santa left for us!

oooooooooh, i just remembered a really fun stocking stuffer....but it's a toy. you get them at Target in the checkout aisle. it's a yo-yo ball. it's a yo-yo and a ball all in one. perfect for simon's age. the benefits of a yo-yo without having to rewind the string over and over. the string rewinds automatically. $3.99.

NetFlix subscription; or subscription to a magazine. I was lucky to find a year's subscription to Real Simple for $5! Or a gift card to Starbucks since even kids like hot cocoa.

We always got our own can of Pringles each year when I was growing up!

Crayola Tub Tints (get them at Target) and other bath things like bubbles & toys. Also we add a fun toothbrush.

now cathy masking tape is more appropriate for children and it comes in a vast array of colors.
toothbrushes, socks, lotto tickets, bookmarks, disposable cameras, paints - that's all I have.
If it was for adults I would have said...
tums, razors, single shot whiskey bottles, condoms,