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🎄 Christmas gift guide · All ages

Stocking fillers for little ones

Small, cheap and actually used after Christmas. Our favourite stocking fillers are things that fill a quiet half hour, not the bin.

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Stocking Fillers for Kids and Toddlers

Before you buy

  • For under 3s, check every small item: if it fits through a toilet roll tube, it is a choking risk.
  • One activity (a coloring book and crayons) beats ten tiny plastic bits.
  • Add something for the morning: a book to read in bed buys the grown-ups twenty minutes.

Our 10 picks

Christmas Coloring Book cover

1. Christmas Coloring Book

One of our own books: Santa, snowmen and cosy winter scenes, ages 4 to 12.

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2. Washable chunky crayons

The perfect partner for a coloring book, and they wash off.

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3. Reusable sticker books

Hours of peeling and sticking that don't end up on the sofa.

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4. Press and go cars

Small, tough and fast. Ages 1 and up.

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5. Mould-free bath toys

A Christmas Eve bath gets a lot more exciting.

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6. Water reveal magic painting books

Paint with water, colours appear, dries and goes again. No mess.

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7. Mini flashlight for kids

For reading under the covers and spotting stars.

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Truck Trails cover

8. Truck Trails coloring book

One of our own books: 50 pages of diggers and big rigs, ages 4 to 8.

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Baby Dragon cover

9. Baby Dragon coloring book

One of our own books: cute baby dragons on every page, ages 4 to 8.

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10. Magnifying glass

Bugs, leaves, fingerprints. The cheapest science kit there is.

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Questions parents ask

What are good stocking fillers for toddlers?

Washable crayons with a coloring book, a sticker book, a small push car or a bath toy. Avoid small parts for under 3s.

What are good cheap stocking fillers for kids?

Coloring books, magic painting books, a mini flashlight, a magnifying glass and stickers. Small things that fill a quiet half hour.