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101 Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Toddlers

When thinking of stocking stuffer ideas for toddlers, you have to think along the lines of what would be small enough to fit in a stocking (unless you have one of those ridiculously huge ones), what they like, and where they are at in terms of motor skills and cognitive development. Who knew there was so much to think about?
No matter what your child likes, there are bound to be a few ideas on this list of stocking stuffer ideas for toddlers they’re sure to love:

  • Children’s Bible
  • Christmas children’s books
  • Christian children’s books
  • Bath books
  • Socks
  • Underwear
  • Peppermint candy
  • Coloring books
  • Crayons
  • Crayola Color Wonder anything
  • Sidewalk chalk
  • Bubbles
  • Stickers
  • Rubber bath toys
  • Bubble bath
  • Personalized Christmas ornament
  • Candy coal
  • A letter to the child signed with Rudolph’s hoof print
  • Hair accessories
  • Hair brush
  • Children’s character wash cloths/wash mitts
  • Play cellphone
  • Watercolor paint
  • Mini Play-Doh
  • Reindeer antler headband
  • Santa hat
  • Rudolph nose
  • Whistle
  • Tambourine
  • Bell stick
  • Maracas
  • Kazoo
  • Whoopee cushion
  • Memory card game
  • Mini boxes of puzzles
  • Gingerbread man cookie
  • Silly String
  • Bath foam
  • The Elf from Elf on the Shelf
  • Christmas movies
  • Toy cars
  • Costume jewelry
  • Princess magic wand
  • Christmas cup
  • Chocolate covered marshmallow Santas
  • Alphabet magnets
  • Small stuffed animals
  • Anamalz
  • Bath crayons
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Giant candy cane\
  • Plastic cookie cutters (for Play-Doh)
  • Beanie babies
  • Barbie doll
  • Action figure
  • Mittens
  • Winter hat
  • Scarf
  • Ear muffs
  • Booties
  • Sensory balloons (Pinterest)
  • Stringing beads
  • Boogie Wipes
  • Crayon Rocks
  • Smock
  • Toddler paint brushes
  • Echo microphone
  • Thomas Trains
  • Squeeze fruit/veggie pouches
  • Mini boxes of Goldfish
  • Sophie the Giraffe
  • Stacking cups
  • Bath tugboat
  • Amber necklace
  • Mini Etch-a-Sketch
  • Finger puppets
  • Reusable snack pouches
  • Play keys
  • Glow sticks
  • Giant bouncy ball
  • Play snow
  • Flash cards
  • Bicycle horn
  • Stamps with ink pad
  • Memo pads
  • Colored pencils
  • Washable markers
  • Magnifying glass
  • Kinetic Sand
  • Ouchie Junior bandages
  • Cutlery set
  • Matching plate and bowl set
  • Under the Nile fruits or veggies
  • Play food
  • Play kitchen utensils
  • Toy airplane
  • Snack cup
  • Fake bugs
  • Christmas jammies
  • Foam sports balls
  • Silly animal masks

My personal favorite thing to do with stockings is to make sure there is one food item and one plush item to top off the stocking. Of course, this is more for visual appeal, but you can also make it a game! Let’s face it, with gifts under the tree, the stocking is rarely noticed. Turn it into a game of “I Spy.”

For example, if you have a giant candy cane hanging out of the top of the stocking, you could say “I spy with my little eye a really big candy cane!” He or she is bound to look around the room and find it, thus leading to the desire go through that stocking!

The sheer joy on your toddlers face will just melt your heart away on Christmas morning.

DIY Gift Ideas for Grandma

Grandmas are very special and so deserving of our time, considering all of the time they spent with us growing up. If there’s anything that they love more than spending time with their grandkids, it’s a gift made by hand from their grandkids; something that they will have to always serve as a reminder of how much they truly are loved.

DIY Gift Ideas for Grandma

When it comes to DIY gift ideas for grandma, you really can’t go wrong no matter what you make! She will marvel at the masterpiece either way, knowing that you put your whole heart into making her something special! If you need some DIY gift ideas for grandma, here’s some to make while getting the kids, grandkids, and even the great grandkids involved!

  • You Are My Sunshine painting: Paint a canvas in any color the sky turns, whether it’s blue, gray, or the many colors of a sunrise or sunset. Paint a yellow/orange circle to be the sun and utilize the hands of the grandkids to be the raise of the sun. Next to it, paint the message “you are my sunshine.”
  • Salt dough plaques: Mix two parts flour, one part salt, and one part warm water in a bowl, roll the dough out on a floured surface and make a nice plaque using hand prints, foot prints, or whatever suits your artistic side! Make sure you put a hole in the top to string it. Bake on 200F for a few hours until hard, paint and seal!
  • Handprint apron: Grandma is always baking those sweet treats,so give her something nice to wear while she is baking! Buy a plain canvas apron and use a washable fabric paint to make handprints and write names of all her grandbabies!
  • Teacup candles: Have a knack for candle-making? Put the kids to work to help out by picking out nice teacups, wax colors, and scents,and even sprinkling some glitter in the wax! Use puffy paint to write the names of the grandkids on the top of the plate of the teacup and the year it was made.
  • Footprint butterflies: This is a very sweet keepsake painting that grandkids of any size can make! Some butterflies will just be more grown than others, but cherished just the same!
  • Framed handprint flower: So simple, yet beautiful and elegant, grandma would love this! More than one grandchild? Simply turn the canvas horizontally and make a whole garden of handprint flowers!
  • Stepping stones: Grandma would love something for her garden made by her grandkids! Take this idea and mix it with other things, like using glass marbles to make the name of the grandkids on each stepping stone.
  • Photo clothespin wreath: Take this idea and replace the tea with photos of all of the grandkids. The kids will have lots of fun painting the clothespins and taking silly pictures!

Whether you’re making a craft for mother’s day, grandparent’s day, grandma’s birthday, or even just because, she will love anything that you make with all of your heart!

16 Gift Ideas for Your Grandparents

Grandparents are really special people in your life who will not be there forever. They are full of wisdom and advice that you cannot get anywhere else- even Google!

Not to mention, if it weren’t for them, you wouldn’t be on this Earth. Since their time with us is rather short, it’s important that we cherish them, spend time with them, and celebrate them on their important days!

Gift Ideas for Grandparents

Not only should we think of our grandparents on Grandparent’s Day, but also their birthdays, anniversaries, and other holidays. Just what kind of gifts would they enjoy? The number one thing you can give them is your attention and time spent with them on their special days, because not a single material thing on this planet can be better than creating memories with these amazing people.

Gifts are always a bonus though, and who doesn’t like to receive a surprise gift? Gift ideas for grandparents are easy to think of as long as it comes from your heart. I know personally, my grandparents always appreciate something handmade with my daughter, their great granddaughter. Sometimes it’s hard to find the time to make something by hand, so I will give a good mix of both store bought and DIY gift ideas for grandparents!

  1. Salt Dough Ornaments: If you have little ones and want to do something nice for your grandparents, this is it! You likely have everything you need: Flour, salt, and water. Don’t forget to paint and seal them up! There’s so much you can do with salt dough.
  2. Garden Stepping Stone: If you have pie pans and cement, then you already have almost everything you need! Use scrabble letters to put nice messages on the stones.
  3. Family Photo Collage: Put together a nice collage of both old and new pictures and have it framed in a nice frame. They will love it!
  4. Engraved Pocket Watch: This is a nice, symbolic gift of all of the time they have spent here. Have a nice message engraved on it that is relevant to whatever occasion you are gifting it on.
  5. Home Baked Goods: Oh goodie! Who doesn’t love desserts baked from scratch?
  6. DVD Box Set: Chances are, they have their favorite shows they grew up watching, so find out what those shows are and get them a box set!
  7. 7-in-1 Turntable: Grandparents have lived through many formats of music and likely still have a record and cassette collection! This turntable beats the rest because it can record from records, cassettes, and CDs onto the computer to make digital formats!
  8. Keurig: Bring them up-to-date with their coffee maker, and get this Keurig that brews either single cups, or something more familiar, such as into the 4-cup carafe! Don’t forget to give them a variety of different k-cups to try.
  9. Heated Blanket: This makes for a wonderful winter gift, especially if they are the grandparents who are always seemingly cold!
  10. Toaster oven: This wonderful gift is great because it heats up quickly, it doesn’t take a ton of electricity (especially compared to a regular stove) and it’s fairly compact. Cooking in one of these is simple and fast. I know, I use one almost exclusively!
  11. Foreman Grill: Foreman grills are very versatile and perfect for a couple at home. They are perfect because they take up very little counter space, you don’t have to wait on a stove to heat up, and cleanup is simple. How isn’t that perfect for a grandparent?
  12. Smartphone: Whether they are using that Nokia from the 90’s or a flip phone from 2005, they are probably in need of a modern upgrade and don’t even know it! Just be prepared to be their tech support while they adjust to the new technology.
  13. Foot Bath: Those feet have walked for many, many years, and all body parts wear out eventually! Keep their feet in good shape by gifting them a nice, relaxing foot bath. This won’t be for everyone, but it’s perfect for that grandma that doesn’t mind being pampered every once in a while.
  14. Willow Tree Figurines: This is a very beautiful and very large collection of figurines that can suit any and all occasions! They are warm yet feel very earthy.
  15. Family Cruise: Grandparents are very special, and likely retired, so give them something nice to do together by gifting them a family cruise! What more could grandparents want than the whole family to stop their very busy lives and just spend some great quality time together. No one needs to worry about cooking, cleaning or entertainment. You just need to enjoy each others’ company! Nothing says I love you quite like giving someone your time.
  16. Party: If your grandparents are coming up on a milestone wedding anniversary or birthday, be sure to start planning a large party soon and invite all of their friends and the whole family! It will be a party to remember for sure!

As stated earlier, the most precious gift you can give to your grandparents is your time. Not only is it good for them to know how loved they are, but it will be great for you, too, when they are gone as you will have made plenty of happy memories with them!

Funny Christmas Jokes For Kids

They say Christmas time is a time of cheer and laughs, and what better way to get everyone cheerful and laughing than by telling a few funny Christmas jokes?

Whether you’re looking for a cute joke to add to your Christmas cards or looking for a few one-liners to share at the dinner table, your family is sure to get a smile from these festive funnies!

Cute Christmas Jokes

Kids love hearing and telling jokes, so be sure to pass along these funny Christmas jokes for them to giggle at.

  1. What is Santa’s favorite hard candy? Jolly Ranchers!
  2. Where does Frosty keep his money? In a snow bank!
  3. Santa was afraid to go down chimneys this year…turns out he was a bit claustrophobic!
  4. What’s Santa’s favorite gardening tool? The ho-ho-hoe!
  5. How can you tell when Santa is in the house? You can really feel his presents!
  6. If Santa was a detective, what would his name be? Santa Clues!
  7. What’s a snowman’s favorite leafy veggie? Iceberg lettuce!
  8. What do gingerbread men sleep on? Cookie sheets!
  9. The Christmas tree had a hard time sewing… it kept dropping its needles!
  10. Santa got arrested! His charges were stocking, but the cops had no probable claus.
  11. What’s a snowman’s favorite part of a cake? Frosting!
  12. Why was the snowman frustrated? All he could smell was carrots!
  13. What happens when the snowman tries to tan? He turns into carrot soup!
  14. Why did the donkeys have a Christmas party? To show their muletide spirit!
  15. Why does Santa go down chimneys? I don’t know, he does whatever soots him!
  16. Which reindeer is the cleanest of the bunch? Comet!
  17. Why didn’t Santa make the football team? He kept getting sacked!
  18. Why did Santa always get straight A’s in school? He was always present!
  19. How many elves make presents? It depends on how many kids are good each year!
  20. What do kids say when they catch a peek of Santa? Woa-woa-woa!
  21. Which one of Santa’s reindeer has an attitude problem? Rude-olph!
  22. Why was Mr. Snowman mad at Mrs. Snowman? She kept on pushing his buttons!
  23. Where does mistletoe come from? Hollywood!
  24. If an elf learned anything in school, what would it be? The Elf-abet!
  25. How can you tell Santa took karate? Well, he had to have earned his black belt somehow!
  26. Elves belong in the North Pole…even their ears are pointed north!
  27. What ship did Santa come to America on? The Santa Maria!
  28. I tried to borrow a few dollars from an elf. Turns out, he was a little short!
  29. What do you call a snowy area with no population? Snowman’s land!
  30. What is a snowbirds favorite holiday drink? Eggnog!

These funny Christmas jokes are bound to put smiles on the faces of anyone who hears them, and you know the kids will have a great time with them! When December hits, tell a joke each day before you send them off to school so they can share it with their friends, or place a little note in their lunchbox to find a pleasant surprise with lunch!

However you decide to share these jokes, just be warned that you will not be able to stop at just one. The kids will be begging for more and more!