stocking stuffer ideas for the kids

christmas tree glasses - $2, Big W

I have to admit to you - I am typically on the hunt for stocking-stuffers all year-round. I really hate cramming crap into the kids' stockings - I'd much rather take my time and choose some really fabulous bits and bobs to delight them come Christmas morning.

Here are some ideas I've found this year - some recently, some much earlier - and I'll try to remember where I snaffled them!

What are you stuffing into stockings this year?

under $5.

paddle board - $2, Big W



chopsticks - $2, Woollies



lollipops – $1 - $5, everywhere



iced cookies - $2, Woollies



frosty mugs – $1.99, Woollies

festive bubbles - $2 for two, Big W



click clack balls – $4.95, www.madaboutscience.com.au

mini notebooks – on sale $3 for three, Typo



cherry page dividers – on sale $3, Typo



space gravity tube, makes cool sounds! – $3.95, www.madaboutscience.com.au



swap cards, around $4.95 – www.posie.com.au



big notepad – on sale $5, Typo



penguin + santa sippy cups - $2, Big W



reindeer antlers - $3, Woollies



name stickers – any $2 shop



metal letters – on sale $2, Typo



jelly bean-dispensing santa – around $5, Target



soccer ball notepaper – around $5, Typo

under $10.

flippers - $6.95, www.madaboutscience.com.au



DIY cards - $9.95, Typo



mini paint palettes - $8.50, www.posie.com.au



bookplates - around $12, Lark



speech bubble stickers - $6.95, Typo



gumballs - around $7, Seed



invisible pen - $7.90, www.madaboutscience.com.au



3D drawing pad - $8.95, www.madaboutscience.com.au



snowball splatter - around $9.95, Lark



wooden ornament - Bed, Bath + Table, around $6



glittered plastic ornament - around $7, David Jones



catch cup ball - around $8, Lark

under $20.

blocks - around $15, Kikki-K



USB sticks - $18, Officeworks



super cool free play kit for one - $25, www.makedo.com.au



notepad with stickers - $12.95, Kikki-K



crumple maps - $17, www.chartandmapshop.com.au



digital keyrings - around $15, Big W



super cool sound machine - $19.95, www.madaboutscience.com.au



elf karaoke - $19.95, Nextra newsagents