The affordable Christmas stocking challenge

18th November 2021Rachel.McCarty Share:FacebookTwitterShare

How much do you spend on Christmas stockings? Choosing stocking fillers for children is such a lovely part of getting ready for Christmas, but it’s getting more and more expensive. In fact, the average spend on a single Christmas stocking is now anywhere from £45 - £108, depending on which study you read!* 

We know it’s possible to fill a stocking with great quality goodies for much less, so we challenged eight mums to come up with a gorgeous stocking for just £35! Read on to see how they did, and for some wonderful festive inspiration. 

Our Life Our Play

Katie-Rose, the mum behind Our Life Our Play, says "I was set the challenge to fill a stocking for £35. I love a challenge like this as I'm an avid bargain hunter. But also like to shop with quality over quantity in mind as I want the gifts, toys and resources I buy to last". She picked up some great items for two-year-old Joseph, including some LED space rocket lights, Prehistoric Land dinosaur stickers and a Wonders of Nature magnifying glass

Our Life Our Play stocking fillers

Our Life Our Play's pictured stocking fillers came to £35.60 

Our Layered Home

Designer Tara chose stocking fillers as full of joy and colour as her bright home. Her picks for her affordable stocking include a Colourful Creatures kaleidoscope, some Sharks temporary tattoos, and a dinosaur excavation kit.

Our Layered Home stocking fillers

Our Layered Home's pictured stocking fillers came to £34.55

Ladybird’s Adventures

Claire's passion is getting kids outdoors, so that's the theme she went with for her affordable stocking. She chose some Nature Trail binoculars for bird spotting, some coloured chalk eggs for getting creative outside, and some Cookie the Cat snack bags for munchies on the move.

Ladybirds Adventures stocking fillers

Ladybird's Adventures' pictured stocking fillers came to £36

Mommy Adora

Rising to our challenge, Rutendo treated her little girl to this adorable pink stocking and filled it with lots of goodies, from classic toys to cute accessories. She chose a fun Space Age projector torch, some cute red pom pom hair grips, and a silly, squidgy stretchy gecko.

Mommy Adora stocking fillers

Mommy Adora's pictured stocking fillers came to £35.50

Rachael Little

Rachael writes "They [Rex London] have a fab range of little items perfect for stockings - my kids will love the crayons and notebooks and little puzzles. I love how they have themed items too. I got Fia some adorable cat items as she's obsessed with cats and Hugo a lot of space and dinosaurs stuff. For little Elliot I got some traditional books and pushalongs. I'm so excited for the big day with my family complete and my heart full" 

Rachael Little stocking fillers

Rachael Little filled three stockings for her children for £101.05 (an average of £33.60 each).

Hip Hooray Let’s Play

Caroline of Hip Hooray Let's Play has filled her sweet penguin stocking with some unique and quirky gifts for her son, William. Her picks included a rocket night light, a grow your own unicorn, and a dinosaur cracking volcano

Hip Hooray Let's Play stocking fillers

Hip Hooray Let's Play's pictured stocking fillers came to £34.55

That Happy Life

Crafter Lauren is passing on her love of all things crafty to her kids; "I’ve found my new favourite shop and put together my own dream stocking for less than £35...Obviously I couldn’t resist a few little crafty numbers in there like iron on badges and some new pins. And who doesn’t love stationery?!"

That Happy Life stocking fillers

That Happy Life's pictured stocking fillers came to £34.50

In The Playroom

Anna and Luciana from In The Playroom picked some stocking fillers for creative kids: "If you have kids who love to use their creativity, then arts and crafts supplies is a no brainer for their Christmas stocking. These type of products give hours of fun, and do not take up tonnes of space in your playroom, as the kids will use them up and then you can replenish them again in next year’s Christmas stocking." The products they chose included a Periodic Table mini puzzle, a Colourful Creatures heads and tails game, and some Butterfly Garden stamp pens.

In The Playroom stocking fillers

In The Playroom's pictured stocking fillers came to £34.50

 

*Christmas stocking costs research from American Express and Money Net.

 

 

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