Christmas Stockings

Do you do Christmas Stockings? What do you put in them?

  I’ve been slowly gathering little do-dads over the past few weeks to put in the kids stockings. According to family tradition, they will get an orange in the toe. In a few years, I’ll add in a bag of peanuts.  I’ll also toss in a few candy canes, but the rest… oy.  Even though they are “little” things, they can really add up!

So far, I’ve been really lucky at the dollar store. The quality can be questionable on many things, but a coloring book is a coloring book, ya know? I also found some solid plastic dinosaurs for the cuddler and some new baby accessories for Lala, plus D*sne*y stamping kits for both. I’ll pick up some coloring crayons to toss in later, there’s no point in stocking up on them now – and no one should buy them from the dollar store. Quality counts on things like that.

After this, though, it’s getting harder to find things that won’t break the bank. Ideas?