Oh yeah - World Market reminded me the kids got Pockey in their stockings last year too.
World Market has fun sauces/ other gifts for stockings and for playing gift exchange games.
I just got the Spicy Chili Crisp delivered today. 210 calories in 2 tablespoons! Yikes. I guess I wonāt be having much until I lose a lot of weight, ha.
You need very little. I use maybe a teaspoon drizzled over 2 eggs.
Any new ideas? Iām used to walking around the mall, or heading into World Market or Ulta to find things on deep discount. This year I wonāt be doing those things.
I have taken to actually asking the kids for good stocking stuffers. An Amazon Prime order is likely in our future. Already did a Costco order for lots of things.
We received Cora balls, which are nice for the environmentally conscious (it pulls microfiber out of your laundry). Also buy little things from Etsy, and we make bookmarks from a small business in San Francisco called Social Print Studio ā they are like photobooth strips, but I use photos stolen from their social media. Weirdly popular with the set of cousins and maybe moreso this year since they havenāt seen each other.
DiL loves to cook, so I get her real vanilla beans, or kaffir leaves, etc ā something hard to find or unusual to try. Popetteās lollipops ( I may have the name wrong?) are made in the US and really pretty and fancy.
Socks, the keyring that can shatter a window in an emergency, donation to a charity related to their interests. My husband always adds a tire pressure gauge and a new screwdriver! Toe of the stocking is always a favorite candy, and silly putty, which as children they thought was the best present ever.
My niece is a writer with a popular blog slanted towards environmental issues and responsible consumer issues. I donāt know if I can post a link, but if you want a list of stocking stuffer suggestions she has one every year and I could message the info.
The best stocking stuffers I ever gave were Yeti insulated wine goblets I found on sale at a locally owned hardware store. If anyone wants to give these Iād suggest getting the straighter sided goblets because Yeti lids work with them.
Thanks everyone for suggestions. I bought Outdoor Elements Firebiners (multipurpose novelty tool) from REI for stockings this year. Eddie Bauer has little flashlights which Iāve given in the past but Iām struggling a bit this year so delighted to hear other ideas. So far have a couple of silly windup toys, mini hand lotions and will buy chocolate Santa and Terryās chocolate oranges when I see them.
@Onetogo2 Thank you for the Outdoor Elements Firebiners suggestion. I just ordered them for both of my Ds who love to camp.
I am planning to buy S a notebook with a snarky saying on the cover. They sell these with a whole bunch of sayings and I wish I could link here but itās not allowed.(you can probably google snarky notebooks).
Iām also looking at something called āwine chipsā for the kids. They are cheese flavored chips to pair with wines.
Something different. Neither of these items is cheap but I like to get them something nice as well as practical.
^^^ Oh, the cheese flavored chips sound interesting! I have one or two kids who might enjoy those!!
Lol, I decided that if we couldnāt get to Maine this summer, Iād bring Maine to them. Cheesy things- a mug with a pic of an Adirondack chair (theyāll use it,) lobster shaped soap, maybe a tea towel, some local jams, etc. Blueberry pancakes with breakfast, napkins with a moose graphic. Theyāll understand. We all miss the trip.
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@lookingforward What a great idea! Thank you for sharing. We missed a trip to Disneyland and a trip to Hawaii. Odds and ends from each of those missed trips should really help me get those stockings filled up with fun things.
Has anybody ever seen these small silver bell from Grommet?
https://www.thegrommet.com/products/guardian-bells-good-luck-bells#readReviews
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Iād rather have a cat (or bourbon) to ward off evil spirits.
@lookingforward We always go to Maine, too! To lessen the blow of staying home, I placed an order from Box of Maine. They have a thing where a box is a fixed price based on the number of items you pick and it ships free.
I just found Box of Maine yesterday. Iām mostly using Kittery Tradiing Post. If you make an account, free shipping is at $20.
Via Box of Maine, I learned things like B&M Baked Beans or Brown Bread are originally Maine products. I havenāt had the canned brown bread in decades.
Awwā¦ I used to love canned brown bread.
Vermont Country Store also has a lot of things that will remind you of your childhood - Lemon Up shampoo, anyone? Unfortunately, Iām not sure my kids would share my enthusiasm. I also went through Nordstromās gift suggestions yesterday. I found a set of silk scrunchies packed in a Christmas ball for my daughter and a stuffed nigiri sushi toy for my son. My mother used to put a stuffed toy in each of their stockings when we visited her for Christmas and we have continued that tradition even though they are now 18 and 20. They already both have two many reindeer, etc., but sushi will be something new. I ordered a stuffed nutcracker for my daughter, although I was sorely tempted by a stuffed cauliflower - maybe next year. My other favorite stocking stuffer so far this year is a pair of Stance boxer briefs for my son, with a surfing Santa motif. Stance is expensive, but their designs are lots of fun and they last a long time. (Underwear for Christmas was another of my motherās holiday traditions.)
We were from Mass, but almost every Saturday night we had hot dogs (grilled), baked beans, and brown bread in a can at my grandfatherās house. When we moved to the midwest weād smuggle the brown bread home in the luggage.
My mother is from massachusetts but this is the first time Iāve heard of bread brown in a can. That was not a tradition she brought along to her marriage/my childhood!
However, this gave me an idea for a stocking stuffer. FLUFF! That is one thing my mother did always buy for us, and it is not to be confused with marshmallow creme, Fluff is so much better. Iām going to get my kids each some for their stocking (some like it in hot chocolate and some like to make Fluffernutters with it). My mom sometimes used it to make whoopie pies. Hopefully I can find it as not all stores here sell it and with supply chain issues, it might be harder to get.