Merry Christmas! 12 Low-Cost Stocking Stuffer Ideas

Hopefully, you are preparing for a Merry Christmas! I’m pretty much all done with my Christmas shopping, but there are still a few stock stuffers I need to get. Part of the fun with Christmas is looking in the stocking. There usually isn’t anything fancy in a stocking, but there are usually a few fun things to pull out.

If you are looking for some ideas for stocking stuffers, here are a few things to consider:

1. Candy: A handful of miniature candy bars, hard candies or other candy can be great in a stocking. And don’t forget the candy cane!
2. Fruit: Traditional Christmas fruits include oranges, apples and pears. Add these to the stocking. Who knows: Maybe the recipient will take a break from the candy to enjoy something a little healthier.
3. Collector cards: Each year, I buy two or three packs of sports cards and put them in my husband’s stocking. He’s always loved sports cards, and it’s still fun for him to go through them and see what inside. There are also cards for a number of other collectors, including Dragon Ball Z, Lord of the Rings, and more.
4. Action figures: Sports, movies, TV shows and other action figures can be used as great stocking stuffers.
5. Wallets/money clips: Small money-holders like wallets, coin purses and money clips can be great stocking stuffers. You can also give small clutches (for the ladies) in a stocking as well.
6. Movie tickets/gift cards: Stuff the stocking with movie tickets and/or gift cards. This can be a fun way to give the recipient a night out. Restaurants, stores and theaters are great activities.
7. Christmas ornaments: How about a gift that can be used immediately? An ornament can be a great stocking stuffer, and the recipient can hang it right up on the tree — and think about you every year when putting up the tree.
8. Accessories: Whether you are giving fashion accessories or cell phone accessories, these can be great additions to any stocking. Bracelets, earrings, headbands, scarves, gloves, ties and other accessories can be fun to receive. And, of course, covers and earbuds for iPhones and iPods make great small items for the inside of a stocking.
9. Journal/notebook: Provide a small journal or notebook as a stocking stuffer. Include a nice pen, and the recipient will be ready for anything, no matter where he or she goes.
10. Small trinkets: Small trinkets, if the recipient enjoys having small mementos or items for display, can make good stocking stuffers. A small glass or crystal figure, or a small decorative box, can add a lot to the Christmas spirit.
11. Stuffed animals: Give someone a warm and fuzzy gift. There are a number of small stuffed animals, many of them only four to eight inches tall — perfect for snuggling into a stocking.
12. Candles/scented wax: A nice-smelling candle, or potpourri, or the scented wax used in decorative warmers, can make a great stocking stuffers. You can also give diffusers that work with oil and wood sticks, or incense (or incense burners).