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12 Top (Budget) Stocking Filler Ideas for 2022 part 2

Part 2

With 4 children we recognise the need to stick to a sensible budget. So these are our top 12 ideas, 7 – 12

The presents

The first two items into the stocking each year are always the same.

Gift 7 – Something to do

This year we bought the kids games and puzzles we knew they’d like.
We enjoy games as a family and as adults have played the adult version of cards against humanity with friends. It’s very rude and very funny game so we decide to try the family version with the kids.

Gift 8 – A calendar

Gift 8 on our list is a calendar. Our youngest loves Minecraft still so we went for that for him. But all of kids like their calendars. We encourage them to write on them the things they are looking forward to for the coming year, birthdays, friends parties etc.

Gift 9 – Something to eat

Sweets, popcorn, pork scratchings, nuts, pretty much anything sweet or salty and our kids will love it.
This year pork scratchings and American sweets have featured heavily on the Christmas lists.

Gift 10 – Something to wear

Any parent of boys will know keeping them in clean socks and pants is vital if you want to survive the stench or ever invite visitors to your home. How they can run around all day playing football, walking to and from school, and then attempt to keep their socks on in bed is beyond grim. But that doesn’t stop them from trying.

Our teenage daughter seems to have entirely avoided this affliction. She likes things that are pretty, and cool.

This year she wants new shoes, and not just any shoes. 

Gift 11 – Something you need

The number 11 spot in the kids stockings is filled with something they need. Often this comes in the form of other (personal) cleaning products, underwear, or socks. Our eldest loves the Penguin brand so we often try to get him some Penguin underwear.

Gift 12 – Something unusual

The final stocking filler spot is filled with something unusual that we have spotted in the lead up to Christmas and that we think the recipient will enjoy. In previous years this has included cookery books, ingredients, stationary, musical gifts and games. This year we have clearly lost our minds. One of the boys has shown interest in learning the harmonica so Santa has taken the plunge. Wish us luck, it could be a very long year.

Well that concludes our 12 top (Budget) stocking filler ideas for 2022. We hope that you have enjoyed it and have found some inspiration.

Merry Christmas!

Each of our 12 top (budget) stocking filler ideas has been carefully selected by our editors and experts. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission.

12 Top (Budget) Stocking Filler Ideas for 2022

Part 1

With 4 children we recognise the need to stick to a sensible budget. So these are our top 12 ideas.

The presents

The first two items into the stocking each year are always the same.

Gift 1 – A Satsuma

Firstly Santa includes a Satsuma. An ideal Christmas morning snack to start the day with a tiny bit of goodness before the feasting begins.

Satsumas peeling

Gift 2 – Chocolate Coins

Followed swiftly by gift number 2. Some slightly less healthy Divine fairtrade chocolate coins. These taste great but more importantly, help to change the world a little for the better. Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. And especially at Christmas, it feels right to buy fairtrade.

Gift 3 – Something to read

Gift number 3 tends to be a book of some description. I personally love getting the Beano Annual every year. The kids like all sorts of books, but of course this year will be getting a copy of Twelve Feasts of Christmas. I might even sign them for them if they’re really lucky.

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Gift 4 – Something to make them smell nice

4th on our list of 12 top (budget) stocking filler ideas for 2019 is as much for us parents as it is for the kids. Santa likes the kids to have something that will stop them smelling quite so bad. And at times they can smell pretty B.A.D! So a nice shower gel or deodorant set goes down well. With kids who all love sport this is a must.

Our teenage son is always stealing my Man Cave shower gel (Set available for £35.00). I think he’s trying to impress someone.

Gift 5 – Something they will really love

The 5th present into the sack tends to be the main treat gift. Watching the kids open something that is a big surprise and will make them squeal with delight is what Christmas morning is all about. In the past this has been gifts such as new football boots, that computer game they’ve wanted for ages, and designer jeans. This year, with two teenagers and two teenage wannabes, it’s likely that Santa will be focusing more on designer clothes again than toys and games. Pokemon and sports equipment however may still make the cut. Until the kids’ letters to Santa are written then anything is still possible.

Gift 6 – Something to drink

Present number 6 is often the kids’ favourite tipple. This varies from child to child. Curiosity Cola is loved by some but hated by another.

We all fell about the place when the tale was relayed to us so Santa will probably get him a bottle every year, until he learns to be more grateful.

So that concludes the first half of our list.

Want to read part two of our 12 top (Budget) stocking filler ideas for 2022? Then you can find it here – 12 top (Budget) stocking filler ideas for teens.