Stocking Stuffer Ideas - Older Kids

[ssmjlm]

I feel like I'm in that weird in between stage of no toys and she has more chapstick and nail polish than she uses at this age (9).

Other than chocolates, a couple HP things, and a roblox gift card, I need something to fill up those PB stockings.

[winemaker06]

I'm not enjoying gift-buying for this "I think I'm done with toys" age at all! So far my ideas are Pokemon cards and maybe a small card game? (I personally liked Monopoly Deal). Maybe an ornament for the tree of something they like too?

[nicolewi]

My 9 year old totally still likes toys.
—AG/OG doll items
—jewelry
—scrunches/hair accessories
—funny socks
—books
—art supplies
—anything Squishmallow
—clip in hair color strips (Amazon)
—Crazy Aaron’s putty
—small Lego sets
—those dumb mini brands things
—little puzzle game fidget type items
—bookmarks
—card games (Sushi Go is a favorite)
—backpack clips

[heygrey]

Someone in ML suggested $5 gift cards so I’m going to do a few of those. McDonald’s, Starbucks, etc.

[archiethedragon]

gum
mints
BBW sprays
jewelry
single serve boxes of fun cereal
battery operated toothbrush (my kids get one every year)
squishy/stress ball/fidget
mini lego kit
phone accessories
toiletry accessories (puffs, face masks, bathbombs, etc)

[Patsy Baloney]

Our Santa growing up cared very much about our personal hygiene, so we would always get new deodorant, tooth brush, face wash, body wash, razors, shaving cream, etc.

My DD is 9 and we got her some Pokémon little Lego things for her stocking, Switch games are delightfully stocking-sized, a new loofah, card game, socks, and candy, of course.

[gardengal]

My 9yo is getting:
-hand held water kinda arcade game? Hard to explain but I was a chaperone on a long field trip & the kids were loving them.
-chocolate
-gummies
-stroopwaffel
-quirky tee from smorg tees
-book (joke book)
-water bottle (if it fits but he needs a bigger one for hikes & travel)
-taco cat card game

[dcn]

I’m doing

A book
Small Lego set
Socks
Fidget cube
Book light
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Candy

[maudefindlay]

DD just turned 10. She also has a PB sticking. She is getting:

A book
Funny socks
Hot cocoa packets
Stress ball
Suckers
A lottery ticket

[cricketwife]

Mine 8 yo (9 in Jan) is getting:

2 ornaments
Soccer bobble head key chain
Soccer cards
Poly bag lego set
Lots and lots of German chocolate (friends brought us a big bag for the boys and I decided to use it for stockings to make my life easier)


I usually do things like
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Socks
Etc, but I don’t think I’ll need any more fillers this year

[cricketwife]

Oh, I gave this last year and it’s been used a fair bit. It’s a great random gift for almost any age kid.

Buglit micro flashlight -
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082YSQH53/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[jewel]

My 8 year old is getting:

Lotto scratchers
Lego key chains for his backpack
Pooping candy guy toys
A couple Star Wars books
Basketball socks
Colorful masking tape
Chapstick
Maybe a couple $5 gift cards

[Deleted]

My newly 11 year old DS is getting:
- 4 pack of power bait
- poster with a whole bunch of pictures of him with fish he’s caught over the years
- gummy sushi
-Pokémon cards
- Pokémon bath bombs
- black dental floss
- yard of bubblegum
- grape pop drink from cost plus world market
- wolf bookmark
- teenie nee doh stress balls
- candy

My 13 year old DD2 is getting:
- candy
- lip gloss
- body scrub
- bath bombs
- weighted eye pillow
- white fluffy ear muffs
- a makeup bag filled with samples that I got as a “gift” for buying something at ulta
- a can of boba tea
- Teenie nee doh stress balls
- phone stand
- bookmark
- cable protector
- clay face masks

[tarajane]

Led lights for her room?

-drink mix packets
-magnetic bookmarks
-fidget pens/pencils
-smencils

[abs]

My 12 year old is getting:

Cards of Humanity family edition
Pura Vida bracelet
Sports head band
Swatch Watch
Switch game
Nerds Rope
Books

[ssmjlm]

Thank you! I’m searching some of these on Amazon and target now!

[gretchenindisguise]

We saw Tamaguchis on sale and got one for each kid for nostalgia.

[jackie011]

At that age I would have been all over a big set of Flair pens or some other type of cool, colorful pens. Maybe a book on lettering? A journal?

[redheadbaker]

I'll probably do gift cards -- the local coffee shop (DS walks there in the summer with his friends to get milkshakes), a local bookstore that just opened, etc.

[loira]

Mad libs? My DD (7 in January) loves those things even though we have to do them with her at this age.

[sparty04]

I usually do fuzzy soft socks (my kids love these, I usually get them at GAP or Old Navy), candy, a small game or toy, a shirt or underwear, and then a gaming gift card like Robux. Wallets were a hit one year. Sometimes I do books. This year I will probably add a book light and scarf for my older kids.

[aspentosh]

DD (almost 11) is getting:

Barefoot Dreams socks (she has loved the ON $2.50 ones, but her feet are too big for the kids version and at this point I want the quality for her)
Beauty blenders
Makeup brush cleaning mitt and cleansing solution (she plays with makeup at home and her brushes get gross)
Roblox gift cards
Hydroflask and straw lid
Bath bombs
Some spray hand sanitizer
Perfume samples (she loooooves perfume lol)

[quesyrah]

My 9 year old is getting:
Lego mini-figures
Matching “doll and me” Jammie’s
Some candy
A book
Hamilton stickers
A coupe of AG doll outfits

I always way over buy for stockings because stockings are my kids favorite part

[pierogigirl]

DS1 (13):
rowing gloves
Bobblehead for his baseball team
road bingo
Uno
Crags (from Specks)
puck from his hockey team

DS2 (10):
cards or Uno
road bingo
finger skateboards
and some other stuff I have to figure out

Both will get some snacks and candy, funny or unique socks, deodorant or other toiletries

[edwardo123]

My girls are 8 & 13
- goggles and swim caps
-socks (oldest likes expensive running socks, youngest likes fun prints, also slipper socks)
-makeup and nail polish
-art supplies and sketch pad
-hot chocolate bombs and candy
-lotion
-toothpaste and other care items
-suduko or other puzzle book
-vinyl stickers

[SusanBAnthony]

Nov 23, 2022 16:39:51 GMT -5 Patsy Baloney said:

Our Santa growing up cared very much about our personal hygiene, so we would always get new deodorant, tooth brush, face wash, body wash, razors, shaving cream, etc.

I am DYING because this was my childhood.

[jinkies]

The year DD was 9 I did mostly things like socks, chapstick, body wash, plus candy. Because that's what I remembered getting when I got older.

She was SO confused LOL. She was definitely expecting fun things in the stocking and it did not deliver. Her reaction was pretty funny.

Anyway. Don't recommend that. The next year I included things like an unusual Japanese soda that she'd tried once and liked, fun pens and a cute notepad, decorative keychain to put on her bookbag, a card game, a flashlight. I think I still gave socks but made sure they were "fun" socks.

[mellymel]

DD is 9 and so far she’s getting:
- Panda Express gift card (her fave)
- cat pen that meows and lights up (she loves cats)
- M&M filled candy cane tube (Santa brings each year)
- Yeti with her name and a cat engraved on it
- shower bombs from Lush
- V Bucks gift card
-Under Armour socks (her fave)
- game for Nintendo Switch

DS is 11 and so far he is getting:
- V Bucks gift card
-Yeti with his name and logo of his fave sports team engraved on it
- Under Armour underwear (his fave)
- M&M filled candy cane tube
- Jersey Mike’s gift card
- football cards
- game for his video game system

[abs]

Is it bad that this thread gave me gift ideas for myself? Totally getting shower bombs and the Barefoot Dreams socks for my own stocking.

[aspentosh]

Nov 27, 2022 13:17:57 GMT -5 abs said:

Is it bad that this thread gave me gift ideas for myself? Totally getting shower bombs and the Barefoot Dreams socks for my own stocking.

I got two new pairs for myself last year (well, Santa did) and have four total. And then DD kept stealing them, so be prepared for that, lol.