I love Christmas! I don’t love trying to fill everyone’s stockings without spending a fortune. It seems like the younger your boys and girls are the easier it is to find inexpensive items that they will enjoy. By the time they head into the Tween and Teen years it starts to get downright expensive. A few plastic items from your local dollar store just aren’t going to cut it anymore.
Not to worry! With the help of my friends over on Facebook I created a list of 97 items that would make great stocking stuffers for the teens and tweens, male and female, in your life.
Stocking Stuffers for Teenagers
- Post-It Notes
- iTunes Giftcards
- Giftcard to favorite store (like Amazon.com
, Toy R Us,GameStop
, etc)
- Snack sized junkfood/jerky
- Cash
- Duck Tape
- Sharpies
- Gum/breath mints
- Candy
- Movie tickets
- Items for a favorite sports team (pens, hats, etc)
- Unusual food items (Hot Chili Lollipops
, Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans
etc)
- Male grooming items (razors, shaving cream, cologne, hair gel)
- Female beauty items (creams/lotions, makeup remover, perfume, hair product, makeup)
- Items with school logo or colors
- Costume jewelry
- Gloves (they make cheap Touch Screen Gloves
now!)
- Nail polish
- Hairbrush and/or comb
- Fun scented shampoo
- Pocket sized lotions and hand sanitizer
- Lip balm
- Ear Buds
/earphones
- Toothbrush
- Key ring
- Themed items based on extracurricular activities (ie swim cap for swimmer, cue chalk for pool player, guitar strings for musician etc)
- Starbucks Gift Card
- Art supplies
- Collectible coins
- Travel sized games
- Video Games
- Electric toothbrush
- Fuzzy Socks
- Slippers
- Rechargeable Batteries and Charger
- Teen magazines / hobby related magazines
- Christmas ornament
- Mini Journal
or sketchbook
- Lottery tickets (scratch off)
- Book Light
- Headlamp
- CDs
- Case for MP3/Phone/gaming system/tablet, screen cover etc
- Sunglasses
- Books
- Water bottle
- Travel Coffee Mug
- travel toothpaste
- Game controller (for xbox, PS3, Wii etc)
- Bubble bath/bath oil/bath bombs
- Antiperspirant
- Silver Dollar
- Flashlight
- Pocket knife or Multi Tool
- Roll of quarters (for college kids who use a laundromat)
- Pens and Pencils
- Travel Sewing Kit
- Eyeglass Repair Kit
- Travel tissues
- Bandana
- Scarf (fashion or cold weather)
- Nail clippers/tweezers/nail files
- Spare phone charger
- Gasoline gift card
- Hair bands/headbands/barrettes
- Necktie (hey-even teen boys sometimes need to dress up)
- Car air freshener
- USB Flash Drive
- Camera memory card
- Portable MP3 Speaker
- Highlighters
- Earwarmers (I’ve seen some with built in speakers for your MP3)
- Deck of Cards
- Fun office supplies (cool thumb tacks, paper clips etc)
- Cell phone emergency battery pack
- Watch
- Travel alarm clock
- Wallet/change purse
- Hackey Sack, Yo-Yo, Silly Putty or Rubix Cube
- Belt
- Command Hooks
- Thank You Cards
- Postage stamps
- Loofa sponge or bath pouf
- Umbrella
- Lint brush/roller
- Gourmet hot cocoa, tea, or coffee
- Silly Erasers
- USB Hub
- Mouse Pad
- Scissors
- Glowsticks
- Book covers (those stretchy ones)
- Measuring Tape
- Magnets
- Dental Floss
- Calculator
Feel free to add more ideas in the comments!
I just did most of the stocking stuffer shopping. I have done items 2, 4, 8, 9, 13, 14, 23, 30, 35, 65, 67, 68, this year.
I also picked up a large package of those Wisp on the go toothbrushes to divide among three stockings. My two daughters are always stealing, er, I mean “borrowing” and never returning, my Suave Dry Shampoo so I got them each a can of their own. Then I was in Disney and saw some game dice that used Mickey heads for the number of dots on each face and that is getting thrown in as well.
I have done several more of the items on your list in years past. It can get pricey for sure! I try to get their favorite Christmas candies and then practical items as well.
I usually buy my cousins their favorite candy, maybe some cookies in a bag some taffy a couple of bucks and a cheep toy from the dollar tree.
Our dog also gets a stocking filled with bones, toys and the occasional tennis ball.
One year I bought my youngest cousin plastic farm animals from Walgreens, I bought her brothers a bag of marbles and the other one a deck of cards
Thank you, I needed this to make a list for my mom. This helped a lot.
Just found your list. What a great resource! Thank you so much for compiling it. It will help me a lot with some new to the family kids!