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When it comes to buying kids’ stocking stuffers, there’s always the classic ideas, like getting a few of their favorite snacks and candies or even refills of their most-used personal care products. But you can elevate the stocking experience with a few fun toys or accessories added in as well. They won’t necessarily be expecting them, which will make the stockings all that much more fun to open.
Whether you’re shopping for stocking stuffers for babies, toddlers, children, tweens, or teens, this list has a variety of ideas at budget-friendly prices. There’s a little something for everybody.
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Stocking Stuffers for Babies
'Hungry Caterpillar' Soft Book
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The popular Eric Carle children’s book got a baby-friendly makeover in this sensory soft book. It tells the familiar tale but with interactive materials like crinkle pages and a textured teether on the corner. It also comes with a clip to hook to a stroller. It’s suitable for newborns and older.
Tumbler Toy
Babies love to mimic their parents, so if you have a water bottle tumbler, you can get your baby this toy version to play with. It lights up, plays over 20 songs, and also makes rattling and clacking sounds to entertain your little one. It’s for children 6 months to 3 years old.
Teething Toy
Teething babies can chew on this banana-shaped silicone toy to help combat teething pain. It also comes in a strawberry shape or a cactus shape, and all three are designed to be easily held by your little one so they can self-soothe. As a bonus, it also helps with their fine motor skills development.
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Ms. Rachel Sensory Toy
If your baby loves watching Ms. Rachel, they’ll like this sensory toy version of her. It’s designed for babies over 3 months and includes a rattle, crinkle textures, and also a built-in teether. It can easily clip on to strollers or car seats for on-the-go entertainment.
Stocking Stuffers for Toddlers
Duplo Bath Toys
Toddlers are a little young for Lego, but they can start with Duplo building blocks instead. This set is for kids 18 months and older and features a buildable duck and hippo as well as a polar bear. The animals come with their own floaties, so they’re perfect for bath time use.
Palm-Grasp Crayons
As toddlers work on their fine motor skills and coordination, these learning crayons are a great place to start. The set of three egg-shaped crayons are for kids 12 months and older and designed to be easier for little ones to grasp. They’re also washable, so parents don’t have to worry about messes.
CoComelon Toy Phone
Melissa & Doug Play Food Bag
This grab-and-go bag of play food contains wooden and felt “ingredients” that children can use to create their own play meals. There are six lunch combos to collect — a sandwich, hot dog, burger, pizza, taco, and also a bagel. And each bag also includes extra items like snacks, toppings, and condiments.
Stocking Stuffers for Kids
Color-Changing Sensory Dough
The viral NeeDough sensory toy has a color-changing formula in this cool stocking stuffer. When the dough is squeezed, it goes from yellow to orange, or blue to pink, or pink to purple. It’s like a stress ball but with a more fun, kid-friendly twist.
Lego Ornaments
Kids 6 years and older will love making their own custom Lego ornaments. This set comes with the bricks to make three gingerbread figures as well as decoration instructions. But children can also use their imagination to change up how the eyes, mouths, and outfits look.
Hot Chocolate Bomb
There’s something so satisfying about dropping a chocolate sphere into warm milk or hot water and watching it melt to release the cocoa and mini marshmallows. It elevates the classic Christmas drink into a whole experience that kids are sure to love.
Disney Mini Brands
Mini Brands balls come with surprise collectible miniatures inside, including this Disney-themed set. Some of the available options that could be included are mini versions of Mickey, Elsa, Moana, Stitch, and more. Kids will love seeing which ones they get. Each ball comes with five figurines.
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Stocking Stuffers for Tweens & Teens
Shower Speaker
This waterproof speaker comes with a suction cup to stick to the shower wall and let your tween or teen blast their music while getting ready. “[It] has good lasting battery, pairs very easily and it sound great,” one happy customer wrote. The device has nearly 20,000 five-star reviews.
Face Wash Wristbands
It’s so annoying when you’re washing your face and the water runs down your whole arm. These microfiber wristbands stop that from happening, which in turn can encourage teens and tweens to wash their faces properly and more consistently. The wristbands come in a pack of four, so you can split it among several stockings.
Sneaker Cleaner
Help your teens keep their shoes looking spiffy with these whitening shoe sponges. They’re designed to get rid of scuffs, dirt, as well as other marks from shoe soles. “I was able to clean 10 pair of shoes with one pad,” said one of the over 6,000 five-star reviews.
Taylor Swift Book
If your tween or teen loves Taylor Swift, they need this book about the Swiftie fandom. It works for both newer fans who want to be brought up on all the lore as well as older fans who remember the Easter eggs and references “all too well.” Plus, it’s also filled with fun quizzes and illustrated guides to all the key parts of the Swiftie fandom.
Suction Cup Phone Mount
These phone mounts use suction cups to easily secure phones to different surfaces for hands-free use. Perfect for tweens and teens who want to film a TikTok or do a ‘fit check. The mounts come in a pack of two and are available in four colors, so you can get whichever matches their phone aesthetic.
Lego Gel Pens
Tweens and teens need good pens for schoolwork, so why not get them pens that are a little extra fun? These Lego gel pens have an interesting square design and a comfortable grip. The pens have Lego bases at the end, so they stick together and they can be used for small builds. Kids can add their favorite mini-fig or small build to the end of each pen.
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