*Image above via Le Petit Organic.
I already shared a roundup of stocking stuffers for adults, but wanted to share a few cute finds for your children’s stockings (or Advent Calendars, if you give a gift each day! — and you still have time to order one of these as well as an Advent wreath and candles before the season starts this Sunday, or you can order the one seen above from small business Le Petit Organic and you will probably have it on hand a few days into the season!):
SOHP SHOP SOAP BALLS (EVERY TIME YOU WASH YOUR HANDS, YOU GET CLOSER TO A LITTLE BURIED TREASURE)
SPACE PINS (BACKPACK DECOR!)
ELMO SLIPPERS OR BUNNY SLIPPERS
OOLY GEL CRAYONS, PAINT STICKS, OR MAGIC PUFFY PENS*
NAILMATIC TODDLER NAIL POLISH (WASHES OFF WITH WATER)
RUBBABU SENSORY CARS (A FRIEND GIFTED THESE TO HILL WHEN HE WAS A BABY AND I JUST RECENTLY LEARNED OF THE COMPANY’S BACKGROUND STORY — J’ADORE!)
GLO PALS LIGHT-UP WATER CUBES (GO IN THE BATH!)
PLAY DOH VARIETY PACK OR CLASSIC PLAY DOH IN HOLIDAY SHAPE/COLOR* (THE LATTER MIGHT BE A CUTE LITTLE GIFT FOR THE CHILDREN IN YOUR LITTLE ONE’S CLASS)
CHRISTMAS SOCKS OR CAMP SOCKS (MINI IS OBSESSED WITH THE LATTER)
PLAYTAPE AND MATCHBOX CARS*
SUPER SMALLS DRESS UP JEWELRY*
SMOCK AND PAINTBRUSHES
TOOTHBRUSH AND TOOTHPASTE (TOTAL POWER MOM MOVE TO GIVE THEM THINGS THAT THEY REALLY NEED AND PRESENT AS GIFTS)
*Any items asterisked you can split up into several days of Advent gifts, i.e., one Little Person per day, a handful of crayons per day, etc.
I also always love to give books. I’ve shared a few great holiday books spread out across several posts recently, but thought I’d consolidate them here:
THE CHRISTMAS QUIET BOOK BY DEBORAH UNDERWOOD
TOGETHER BY HEATHER STRICKER
THE POLAR EXPRESS BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG
CHRISTMAS IN THE MANGER BY NOLA BUCK**
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS BY HOLLY BERRY-BYRD**
STOPPING BY THE WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING BY ROBERT FROST
THE SNOWY DAY BY EZRA JACK KEATS
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS BY CLEMENT C. MOORE
DEAR SANTA BY ROD CAMPBELL**
THE NUTCRACKER BY THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET
BABY’S VERY FIRST TOUCHY FEELY CHRISTMAS BOOK AND TOUCHY-FEELY NATIVITY BOOK BY FIONA WATT**
RED AND LULU BY MATT TAVARES
SILENT NIGHT BY LAURA HAWTHORNE (THE LYRICS TO THE CLASSIC HYMN SET TO BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS!)
CONSTRUCTION SITE ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT BY SHERRI RINKER (GREAT FOR THE VEHICLE-OBSESSED CHILDREN IN YOUR LIFE)
KATY AND THE BIG SNOW BY VIRGINIA LEE BURTON
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS BY DR. SEUSS
**All books double asterisked are appropriate for itty bitty babies! They are brief, boast large and colorful illustrations, and available in board format.
P.S. Gifts for babies, toddlers, and older children/tweens.
P.P.P.S. Holiday finds.