what stocking stuffers are you buying for your family?

I hit the dollar spot at Target for a lot of things -

I have only seen/gotten at the dollar spot so far this year Chapstick (rudolph and clarice themed) and cute themed bandaids. That may sound odd to some but my kids are, well, kids and they love having a theme bandaid rather than the typical boring kind. They seem to get paper cuts a lot so I guess we use them a lot in general.

I typically get the Christmas themed playing cards. DD used to collect them. Now I think it's just nice to have a fresh set of cards to play with. Dice are also a good thing and I have gotten in the past. I have a list of games that are stocking sized but they are mostly card or dice related, some of them were letter tiles. Not sure if any of those are of interest.
Tenzi I hear is a hot game this year, it is a tube of dice.

keychain flashlight (one or the other or an actual flashlight that is also a key chain).

headlamp flashight

Fingerstache tatoos - go on your finger, little mustaches, cute

Do you have a Five Below store in your area? I haven't been a long time but I know everything there is, well, below $5 so there's lots of options there I'm sure.

Lip balm (they have DQ Blizzrd & Reese's Cup flavored ones at Dollar Tree)

Lego minifigures & small Lego kits (Walgreen's has good prices on these right now)

fun socks

funny rubber ducks (usually a buck or two at Walmart)

magazines

McDonald's (or other fast food) gift certificates. I'm pretty sure you can still buy McDonald's Bucks, in five dollar books, with five - $1 coupons per book.

Do your boys still like stickers? $ Tree has a lot there.

Temporary tattoos

Individual cans of Play-Doh. I just bought some at Walmart for 88 cents each.

Everybody gets their favorite lip balm
My son loves cologne, so I collect a bunch of samples through the year when I go to Sephora
Cute flash drives -- I got a monkey for DD and a tardis for DS on clearance at Staples
A personalized Christmas ornament for each kid -- I've been doing this since they were born
GCs for McD's and the local ice cream shop and Dunkins
Flashlights

Well my kids are grown and only one living with us still but he is getting drum sticks, sugarfine candy, lottery tickets, Jack Black facial wash and shaving cream, not sure what else. I have also done fun things like rubiks cube, clown nose, bacon band-aids, etc.

DH will also get lottery tickets, Jack Black Stuff, sugarfine candy and a survival thingy (Clip with parachute cord wrapped around it..for when he hunts in case of emergencies). Not sure what else.

I used to also do gift cards for ds when he was younger, hmm maybe I need do a few since it's been awhile.

Card games (Uno, Blink, etc.) or,if you have a Cost Plus World Market near you, I always found a few unique stocking stuffers there (spy glasses, whoopie cushions).

Oh! And Nerf darts! We usually have a Nerf shootout each Christmas.

*LOVE the silly string idea @lavendarlayoutlady!

I bought some fuzzy socks, regular socks with princesses and My Little Pony on them,Frozen lip balms with a tin for DD. She will get other stuff too, like a dated Hallmark ornament, other small stuff like candy, and a stuffed animal to peek out the top. I usually get DH iTunes gift cards, maybe a cd if I know of one he'll like, good candy, boring stuff like underwear, lol. For me I put in a different Hallmark dated ornament, maybe a cd if there's one I want, iTunes gift cards, good candy, and whatever else I can find. For our dogs, they each get their own pack of junky dog treats that they usually don't get and sometimes a new Nylabone.

Dd (11): new journal/diary, glitter glue, holiday stickers, fuzzy socks, earrings, lip gloss, taylor swift cd, washi tape

Ds (8): Lionel people for new train, mini lego kit, crayola paints, crayons, dvd, small fire and rescue plane, train crossing

Dh: can of tennis balls, beanie, cologne, peanut m&m tube, small tools



Me: lady a cd, fuzzy socks, perfume, peanutbutter cup tube, ornament, washi tapw, slick writter pen, dvd

We used to get a can of foam soap for the bath in ours! (This is YEARS ago! lol). It was similar to this:

www.amazon.com/Mr-Bubble-Foam-Soap--2PK/dp/B00BH0TEYK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416331860&sr=8-2&keywords=foam+soap+for+kids

If you order several the magnetic personalities are only $5 here www.philosophersguild.com

My DD loved them ( she's 17 ) she wanted several. DS ( almost 16 )was fine w one of them from vacation.

mini playdoh, fun erasers (that are weird shapes) last year I found bathroom shapes.
- travel body wash
- silly putty
- army men?
magnify glass
travel checkers
cars
key chains

Do you have a hobby lobby near you?

they some lots of little science things for under $5. they have the connector that you need to make 2 bottles and some water into a tornado. they had one of those little trees you put the goo on it and "grows" crystals. there were lots of other things but those are the 2 I looked at and picked up. For $6 they have a little container that is a playground for ladybugs. my DD (15) wants that. but the one they had, had been opened, So I am hoping to find it at another store.

Books, socks, lounge pants, t-shirts, favorite snacks (bonus points if they take up a lot of room in the stocking...DS [HASH]1 is getting a boxed mini panettone....that should work well for me in that regard....small gift cards to local places they like, such as Moe's, Dunkin', the sandwich shop, etc., and some sort of messy and/or gross novelty toy like slime or ooze or silly putty.

the bamboozled jelly belly box (about $2), reindeer pooping gum toy (about $3), not sure what else.