Stocking Stuffers

Our Tradition

One of our Christmas traditions is to stuff our stockings.  First of all we all have large, matching stockings with our names on them that we hang in our living room. We don't have a fireplace so we hang ours on the four hooks on one of our shelves. The only rules we have for stuffing our stockings are no peeking in your own stocking, get everyone a stocking stuffer, and make sure the items fit in the stocking! Typical gifts that we see in the stockings are lotion, perfume, hand sanitizer, socks, nail polish, Scentsy refills, gloves, etc. The purpose of the stockings is to get us excited for Christmas because we always open them on Christmas Eve so its like a little tease for the next day.

Without a doubt, it is always entertaining to go out and buy these small items for each one of my family members. This shows how much you pay attention to the little details in your family's lives. Some of my favorite gifts that I've received have been in my stocking, so you never know what you will get. I currently only have one item for each of my family members, and that is a hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works. I made sure to get their favorite scent so they can not only kill germs, but also smell wonderful. I am going to have to hit the stores and look for more stocking stuffers before we open them on Christmas Eve.

Although this is our family tradition, many other families have a tradition of their own that is something like ours. If you don't do anything like this, I recommend that you try it this year. It is actually fun to find the perfect items for your family members, and see what they find for you.

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