Healthy stocking stuffers

junebaby21
junebaby21 Posts: 260 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
What are some ideas for healthy (or simply non-candy) stocking stuffers?

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  • now_or_never12
    now_or_never12 Posts: 849 Member
    A few years ago my hubby put an MP3 player armband in mine. Mine is known to have headphones in it as well.

    I love a variety of things in mine. I always say to not have a bunch of chocolate in mine (I do ask for one chocolate item). My husband normally puts body spray, deoderant, bubble bath, small cooking utensils, etc in mine. My in laws however tend to pack mine full of chocolate even when I ask for none. My mother always put one or two items of chocolate in mine and my brother's but also put everyday items in ours when we got older so we wouldn't have to buy them. Things like health and beauty products, a pair of earrings, etc.

    Healthy snacks are a great addition too. Nuts, dried fruit, protein bars, various teas, etc.

    For kids you can put kid bubble bath, small toys, mini colouring books, crayons or markers, etc. TONS of things without packing them full of chocolate and candy.
  • MissJanet55
    MissJanet55 Posts: 457 Member
    Tangerines or clementines, nuts with the shell on, lottery tickets, sample sized toiletries you get at the drugstore, windup toys, trial sized perfume or makeup, socks, magazines, nail polish. Lots of stuff!

    My family uses stockings for small, fun gifts and puts other gifts under the tree.
  • katrwal
    katrwal Posts: 336 Member
    all under $5:

    flavored lip balms
    old-fashioned games - like pick-up-sticks, jacks, superballs
    stickers
    key-chain digital photo frames
    slinky
    playing cards

    for grown-ups:
    measuring cups or spoons
    silly salt-pepper shaker
    coffee or tea samples
  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
    Almonds, healthy snack bars, dried fruits, Movie or bowling coupons, scented soaps of bath bombs, candles , little tubes of lip gloss, Nice water bottles, little jars of healthy jams and sauces/spreads, stationery, badges/brooches, sugar free gum, fancy teas and coffee mixes, magnets, paperweights, key rings, mini coin purses,
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,628 Member
    Bumping to read later ..... cool thread :drinker:
  • Capegirl8013
    Capegirl8013 Posts: 12 Member
    Santa always left in the stocking (and the tradition is continuing with my children):

    toothbrushes
    hair accessories
    a few pairs of undies
    a pair or two of stretchy mittens (the cheap kind that get lost but are great for the playground)
    chapstick
    nail files
    miniflashlights
    a few clementines
    tic tacs
    hard candies in a neat tin that can be used for something later (like hair ties!)
  • weird_me2
    weird_me2 Posts: 716 Member
    My kids are each getting a bag of Cuties. They love them and they are a great little snack. In the past I've done cans of nuts and other fruits. They do usually get some candy, too, though. Other things they usually get are small books or little toys.
  • cedarghost
    cedarghost Posts: 621 Member
    Santa leaves candy in my kids stockings, but he also leaves beef jerky, small toys or coloring/puzzle books as well as plenty of fruit and nuts.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Gift cards, stationery, pens, cute/fun desk toys, socks, hair elastics, a live turtle
  • idream2bgwen
    idream2bgwen Posts: 424 Member
    Our stockings are generally for everyday essentials (deoderant, body wash, toothbrushes and paste) and a few small toys and my boys tend to get a bit of chocolate. I am cutting back on the amount of chocolate this year but other than that the stockings will remain about the same. I also like hte idea of mittens/gloves and maybe a beanie so I may do that this year.
  • GluttonousGirl
    GluttonousGirl Posts: 384 Member
    Jumpropes, pedometers, stress balls, measuring tape, sugar free gum, mini inspirational quote books, new funky shoelaces
  • hdsqrl
    hdsqrl Posts: 420 Member
    I wandered down the protein bar aisle at Vitamin Shoppe last year and scooped up a variety of things that sounded interesting. My kids LOVED them - they were familiar like granola bars, but still different. :)
  • fugaj01
    fugaj01 Posts: 171 Member
    live turtle. lmao. *bump*
  • toogsmom
    toogsmom Posts: 81 Member
    We try to leave a few pieces of candy as a treat.. but for my daughter we do fingernail polish, earrings, body sprays, stickers, stuff that is simply but not just junk! And vouchers for like a trip to the movies or the yogurt shop! For our boys hot wheel cars, bubbles, stickers , silly putty, tatoos and stuff like that! Weve also been known to fill it with cool bandaids, new toothbrush anything thats come out like that~ that is new and theyd like to try!
  • flechero
    flechero Posts: 260 Member
    bumping- need ideas for my wife.
  • toogsmom
    toogsmom Posts: 81 Member
    wife ideas~ id love a fit bit in mine, runners world magazine, earrings ~ Im not even meaning expensive....cheap ones that are cute...lip balm, bath and body works handsanitizers and lotions , gum etc just some ideas
  • junebaby21
    junebaby21 Posts: 260 Member
    Loving all of the answers!! Some of my favs: Lottery tickets, sugar free gum, bubble bath, ... Keep 'em coming if any additional!
  • mrsmarit
    mrsmarit Posts: 229 Member
    For my niece who is an artist we get small sketchbooks, colored pencils and the like from all places.. barnes and noble. Hoping they have some this year and it's the only thing she's told me she wants so far.

    Usually it is a little candy in everyone's stocking and small gifts like a cd or something.
  • BCSMama
    BCSMama Posts: 348
    Great ideas!

    We usually leave the kids: a toothbrush, socks, underwear, apples, oranges, nuts with the shells on, a gold dollar or two, and bandaids.
  • cinemafromage
    cinemafromage Posts: 26
    Clif Bars! Healthy and get the right onces, taste like candy bars!
  • claritarejoice
    claritarejoice Posts: 461 Member
    Thanks for the ideas!

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