50 Advent Calendar & Stocking Stuffer Ideas That Kids Will Love
Tis’ the season for family, decorations, and shopping! Have you started to get those Christmas decorations out yet?
I love the holiday season! For us, it’s all about spending time with the family. I
Keep reading for a couple of our traditions we’ve started/continue with our son.
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Refillable Advent Calendar
Last year, I decided to start a tradition of filling up a 24-day advent calendar for my son to open each day in December leading up to Christmas. There were a lot of cool pre-made advent calendars out there, but I decided that I wanted to get one that I can fill with different items my son would truly enjoy. And, since it’s refillable, I can use this for years to come!
This is the advent calendar we have. The boxes are different sizes and I love the cute design. You can check out other great advent calendars of different sizes and designs here.
Christmas Stockings
Christmas stockings have been part of our family’s Christmas tradition when I was growing up. It was always fun getting to see what little gifts Santa would leave for us. Now, my son has gotten to join in that tradition.
Advent Calendar / Stocking Stuffer Ideas
So, you’ve picked out an advent calendar and/or stockings that your family will love, now it’s time to fill them!
Below is a list of some fun items that your kids might like. Just remember to make note of box/stocking sizes to make sure everything will fit.
- Hot Wheels
- Toy trains
- Mini Pop Its
- Slinky
- Wacky tracks
- Pop tubes
- Fidget toys
- Bouncy balls
- Stress balls
- Marbles
- Stickers
- Temporary tattoos
- LEGOs
- LOL Surprise dolls
- Animal figures
- Small stuffed animals
- Building blocks
- Mini board games
- Metal box puzzles
- Playing cards
- Card games
- Glow sticks
- Mini activity books
- Pencils/Pens
- Crayons
- Play-doh
- Sidewalk chalk
- Finger paint
- Molding clay
- Silly putty
- Kinetic sand
- Bubbles
- Small books
- Lip gloss
- Chapstick
- Fun socks
- Beanie
- Sunglasses
- Nail polish
- Hair ties/scrunchies
- Bath bombs
- Jewelry
- Ornament
- Water bottle
- Candy
- Snacks
- Gum
- Kids wallet
- Gift cards
- Cash
If you’d rather go the pre-made advent calendar route, below are links to some cool options that you can get off Amazon for both kids and adults!
Pre-Made Advent Calendars for Kids
Pre-Made Advent Calendars for Adults
Hope this helps to make your holiday shopping a bit easier! Wishing you all a lovely holiday season!
Let me know in the comments if you have any holiday traditions!
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