Question: Stocking Stuffer Traditions

[Taz_Zoee]

Growing up (and even now) my mom always gave us a bag of M&M's in our stocking. And as the size of the bag grew over the years she now has to just set them beside the stockings. LOL And we used to get little things like earrings, or small trinket type things. Sometimes she would wrap them just to have more to unwrap.
Bruce and I exchange stockings too. I usually get candy and if I can think of something small to put in there I will. Otherwise, just candy. One year I bought the package of the mini bottles of cologne and wrapped each one individually. One year he got me cute cat and dog pencils and neat ink pens. Just silly stuff like that.
This year he will be getting Almond Rocha candy and his main gift will be in his stocking - a gift card. Boring, but oh well.

[Nomilynn]

Thanks for the replies!

My family and I still exchange stockings, and when I started dating my bf two years ago, I sewed him a stocking and filled it for him as well.

Our stockings are usually filled with things like toiletries (fave shampoo, soaps and bubble bath, toothepaste, etc), socks, undies, candy, and any small stuff.. like this year I got my bf a wine bottle thermometre.. little things like that. Sometimes I will put in a CD as well.

I remember talking about stockings in school one time and I was shocked that not everyone wrapped their stocking stuffers - opening stockings is always so much fun!!

[Marigold2]

Because we are German we do not use stockings instead we use plates. They are called Bunta-tella (sic) the meaning is colorful plates.
Santa leaves an orange, red apple, green pear and lots of candies, M&M, chocolate coins, beautiful wrapped chocolates are a German/ Swiss/France tradtion. The plates are piled high with all kinds of chocolate goodies and on Christmas morning we munch and munch while we spend hours opening the gifts. We take our time opening the gifts, thanking each other and going over memories. Each person takes a turn and there is usually a photo taken of each gift being opened. We finished around noon. Then it's clean up time, shower time and I head into the kitchen for the guests will soon arrive for the Christmas party and the merryment continues long into the night. I cook and bake and bake and cook the day before and the day off. When all is said and done I am one tired elf and one blessed one as well. This year we are having Chrismtas in Jan again as that is when Mike can come home.

[Alysser]

We all have stockings, but we never had any stocking stuffers. I once got a little lego thing in it, but that was it. We never did anything like that. Sassy got Greenies(the love of her life) and treats in hers EVERY year though LOL. She also always got a toy, she would play with it for one day and the next day never touch it again!

[Zippy]

My parents usely put lip gloss in mine and candy in mine and my brothers.

[I_luv_rusty]

Usually I get candy, dollars, lipgloss, shower gel, notepads, perfume, and some other little gifts. I usually find it in my room, christmas morning when I wake up. To have something to open until later when my parents wake up and the family comes over to open all the presents.

Everything in them are usually just little things.

[catnapper]

I never heard of the apple or orange thing!

We always get silly little things like the Lifesaver's book or packs of gum. We also get new toothbrushes, socks, deoderant. Such exciting things!

Cameron found his stash of stocking stuffers. It was only a fake Rubics Cube and some stickers. But he was soooo excited. I told him that he found some Christmas gifts grandmom had bought him... you shold have seen how big his eyes got. He asked if he could please have them now. Of course grandmom can't refuse him.

[Karen]

We always, always got a tangerine in the toe, then usually peanuts in the "foot" part, then toys and stuff in the upright part. Not much candy, usually, and the things weren't wrapped, just stuffed into the sock as is!