53 Stocking Stuffers for Kids (That Ours Loved)

Beth Wood:  My kids love putting together this snowman made out of putty, only to watch it slowly melt. The kit is a nice stocking stuffer idea and comes with several snowman accessories. Reconstruct the snowman and watch it melt again and again.

Kristy Pepping:  Good reading lights make practical stocking stuffer ideas for kids who are elementary-aged or older. Whether your kids read or study in bed, this will make a nice addition. This one comes in a few colors and is rechargeable.

Jennie Utsinger:  My entire extended family has been playing this game for years - always a favorite!

Kelly R:  These miracle-working brushes use flexible bristles to glide (mostly) painlessly through tangled tresses. My son and daughter both use this. They are perfect practical stocking stuffer ideas for kids!

Kristy Pepping:  If your child has their own phone, these little grips fit on the back of a cell phone and are fun stocking stuffers for teens and tweens. Ideal for those selfies! It also acts as a stand when watching a video. Plus, kids can wind their headphones around these tabs as well. They come in various colors.

Lisa R:  My family has a tradition of using $1 lottery scratch cards as stocking stuffers for kids and adults. It's fun to sit around as a family, talk about what we would do with a big win, and then celebrate winning back a couple of dollars. If you're not into using official lottery scratch cards, you can make your own with scratch off stickers. Consider writing in special rewards like extra screen time or a trip to the park that kids can trade in whenever they want.

Beth Wood:  My kids love, love, love these adorable mini hand sanitizers and sanitizer holders from Bath & Body Works! They save their money to collect different holders and sanitizer scents to hang from their backpacks. The holiday line features special seasonal scents and holders, and you can mix and match for the best stocking stuffers for kids!

Beth Wood:  My kids love doing Mad Libs - especially as a road trip activity! If you're planning on traveling after the holidays to visit relatives or go somewhere over Christmas break, these little books make fun stocking stuffer ideas for kids. They will have loads of fun coming up with words to fill in the blanks and then reading the stories back to one another!

Beth Wood:  Do your kids like sushi? Do they want to use chopsticks just like mom and dad? Start them off with these adorable training chopsticks (a fun and practical stocking stuffer idea!). They come in a variety of fun designs.

Kristy Pepping:  No matter what climate you live in, a couple new lip balms are excellent kids stocking stuffers that you can give every year.

Jennie Utsinger:  I love trying to find stocking stuffer ideas for kids that mine will actually use or play with for a long time. These cheerful little pocket gnomes are handmade in Europe, great for make-believe play and fit easily in a little pocket!

Alexandra F.:  These soft collectible foam toys come in all sorts of shapes and sizes that work well as stocking stuffers for kids, and many of them are scented, too. They are fun to, well, squish, and aside from being fun to play with can also serve as stress toys. They are a hit with my middle schooler and her friends, but are great for kids of most ages, as long as they are old enough to keep it out of their mouths!

Erynn:  I did these for my kids last year, and they absolutely loved them! They're still going strong this year or I'd buy a couple more pairs ;-)

Jennie Utsinger:  These electronic "bugs" are fun for the whole family. Switch it on and it propels itself through vibration, easily turning and spinning to navigate its environment. Build little mazes and watch it work itself through or just let it loose on the floor.

Tim Ponisciak:  Card games are the perfect size to use as kids stocking stuffers, and Uno is a classic! It is simple to learn and helps teach kids matching skills. It is a great travel game as it is just a deck of cards and it only takes fifteen minutes or so to play a round.