Inexpensive Stocking Stuffers
Super Cheap, Super Thrifty Stuff for Christmas Stockings
Fill Christmas stockings with inexpensive small items and get plenty of holiday joy for just a little bit of cash.
Candy and food treats Nothing looks more festive than a handful of candy canes peeking from the top of a Christmas stocking. Individually wrapped hard candy and miniature chocolate bars also make sparkling fun filler. A sneaky frugal parent’s trick: puff up that stocking with your child’s leftover Halloween candy. Blame it on a mischievous Santa if they recognize their loot.
School stuffers School supplies are likely to need replenishing at the start of the new calendar year. Thrifty ideas include a pack of colorful pencils, erasers, glue sticks, chalk, rulers and stickers.
Miniature games A bag of marbles, a set of jacks and a deck of cards all plump up a Christmas stocking nicely.
Kiddy makeup For the glamorous tween, tubes of flavored lip-gloss, glittery body gel and neon nail polish will put a sparkle in her eye.
Die cast cars Buy Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars in bulk all year at garage sales or thrift stores or get them new at 99 cents each and thrill your little speedster.
Temporary tattoos No kid can resist the allure of temporary body art. Adorn your little one’s arm with a likeness of the Jolly Old Elf himself.
Outside the toy aisle Look in the drug and food sections of stores for colorful bendy straws, character band-aids, mini flashlights, barrettes and hair accessories, brushes and combs.
See also: Easy Christmas Gifts to Make and Frugal Christmas Toys.
