Small Stocking Fillers For Boys.

[Bizzy Lizzy]

Yesterday I found a lovely little shop full of all sorts of girlie things which would make great stocking fillers or lucky dip presents. There were pretty hair grips and scrunchies, tiny bath bombs, mini heart shaped soaps, pretty lip gloss - the list is endless. However, I didn't rush to buy anythings as I am now puzzling what I could get to match this for GS1 who is 11. It seems so easy for girls but what about the boys, especially at 11 years old. Please Grans any advice would be such a help - I am totally stumped on this. His main and apparently only interest is computers which makes it worse.

[Oma]

BUZZY I have the same problem 1 GS is 12 the other 8 , 8 yr old we have no idea what to buy for he changes his mind all the time but I know I can get little stocking fillers like DVD, s books any football stickers doing the rounds this year , things like that . 12 yr old we are totally stuck for ideas , he's only into his sport and computers and clothes and he has lots off all that stuff , he's asked for vouchers for a sports shop for his main present but I can't just give him that I have to give him stocking fillers too , so like you any ideas would be most welcome ladies 😊

[Gemini]

BL, I can see how difficult it must be. I have 3 daughters, and continued to do them a stocking each as long as they spent Christmas Day with us. It was always easy, from childhood to adulthood, but I'm sure it wouldn't have been so easy with sons.
I have 2 liitle GSs now, but as we don't see them until Boxing Day, I don't do stockings.

[Pearl5]

Same problem here too, oldest GS is 8 too, all he wants is Fifa 17 for him games console which is about £45...which will look nothing so will bump it up with football bits and pieces and sweets, younger 2 GS's are easy anthing Paw Patrol will be a treat, colour books etc, cars, older 2 GD's easy too, not sure what they want for there main pressie, but oldest showed me a lip gloss that all her friends have and it was £7....

[Oma]

Pearl GS 1 has Fifa 17 he loves it

[Mimi]

How about a mug that can be painted to the child's own design, small wooden build dinosaur, car or planes kit. (Those can start from £7 )
I also found that my GC have so much technology in their own homes they enjoy playing cards and board games . Old fashioned I know but you can buy items like that for a variety of age groups

I spoke to my DD this morning and she said what she would really like is .........
.......You will never guess.......
.......Not in a million years.......



She would like a small composer ( with a filter) to put out side herback door to put her veg / fruit scraps in to save her having to dash up the garden and around the back of the shed to the large garden compost bin every day. She said it's ok in the summer but not a lot of fun in the winter.
I thought I would get her one and fill it with goodies like lipstick, hand cream, makeup brushes etc.

[Clover]

I don't know if these shops are Nationwide but if you have a "Tiger" store near you it's well worth a visit .Lots of items for all ages for £1 or £2 as well as some slightly more costly but certainly not exorbitant. I think it is a Swedish store.They have things you might never have thought of plus loads of stationery. I found a notebook for GS with a fur cover that looked like a monster for I think it was £2.

[Gemini]

Brilliant suggestions Mimi.
I did have to smile at the small composer outside the back door I knew what you meant though!

Clover we don't have Tiger shops around here. They sound good though.

[Daisy]

After half a lifetime of 'buying for boys' you'd think I had loads of ideas - but I don't!

My sons were into cars and anything car-related - die-cast models etc, but neither of my GSs have inherited those genes. They're not into football - or any other sport. They're 13 and 11 and it gets harder every year. The 11 year old enjoys art so I get various art materials and wrap each thing individually. The 13 year old like things he has to build - especially electrinic bits and pieces. I get both of them little games - ones to put on the table. Even simple things like kaleidoscopes keep them entertained and silly things like wind up chickens to race. The GDs also love these silly things and the GSs will happily play with 'younger' toys to entertain the GDs.

You might find some ideas here:

https://www.hawkin.com/toys/toys-for-boys

[Shemadee]

Some good ideas on the website Daisy. Will have to pass this on to my DDs and Sister In Laws.

Other thoughts are hair gel and/or grooming products, real life Solitaire (found one on Amazon for £4 which both boys enjoy). We bought GS1 a ream of economy typing paper so he could draw away without being told off for pinching ours. Poundland/Pound World also have some cheap stocking fillers.

[Glammanana]

My youngest grandson will be getting mainly grooming products in his stocking he is so particular about his hair and personal hygiene he is 13 and just realised girls are interesting !! As everyone else says its easy for my grand-daughter she is 14 and welcomes all smellies and gift vouchers for clothes shops and Primarni
where she can go shopping with her pals.

[Bizzy Lizzy]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Grooming might be good as his hair has suddenly become important and I noticed he is gelling it. I could also get some masculine type shower stuff for him too. I think I have seen a Tiger shop somewhere maybe Canterbury so I think I will take a trip there to see what it has got. Apart from Christmas I like to do a lucky dip for them occasionally which is fun and sometimes I add small sweet items to that which, of course, they like very much too.