Ooh, fancy! Another great DIY stocking filler idea is to make your very own scented candles. Here’s how to do it:
You will need:
• Candle making soy wax
• Large candle wicks
• Fragrance oil
• Spatula
• Heat-proof container
• Double boiler
• Thermometer
• Chopsticks or pencils
Step 1: Measure how much wax you need to fill your container, then double it. That’s how much wax you will need to melt.
Step 2: Pour the wax into a double boiler and let it melt for 10-15 minutes, stirring regularly.
Step 3: When it’s melted, add your fragrance oils. Pour it into your wax and stir for a few seconds.
Step 4: Attach the wick to the bottom of the container by dipping it into the melting wax and feeding it to the bottom. Let the wax harden for 5 minutes.
Step 5: When the temperature on your thermometer reads 140 degrees, you can pour it into your container. Leave a small amount of wax to smooth the top later.
Step 6: Secure the wick by laying two chopsticks across the top of the container, sandwiching the wick in between. Allow the wax to set for up to 4 hours.
Step 7: Reheat the wax leftover and add to the top of your candle to smooth over any holes or cracks.
Step 8: Cut the wick, it should be less than half an inch long.
FAQs
Foods like popcorn, chocolate, fruits, and nuts make great stocking stuffers that are often inexpensive. You can also add fun drinks, such as coffee, hot chocolate, tea, or small bottles of alcohol.
What should I put in my Christmas stocking guessing game? ›
Use items such as candy cane, glass ball ornament, pine cone, candle, jingle bell, mitten, scotch tape, ribbon, small square of wrapping paper, holly, etc. Count the number of objects you have. Tie the stocking closed on the top to prevent peeking!
How to fill a stocking cheaply? ›
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What are good stocking stuffers for adults? ›
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- Keep Him Well-Groomed.
What are traditional stocking stuffers? ›
Initially, stockings were filled with simple and practical items, such as fruit, nuts, and small toys. However, it wasn't long before small, festive trinkets and novelties became the norm, further cementing the tradition of stocking stuffers as we know it today.
How to fill the perfect Christmas stocking? ›
Chocolates, nuts, hot cocoa, or foreign treats like Italian panettone or Scottish shortbread are just a delight and help fill up a Christmas stocking. HOMEMADE – Don't forget the option of making something homemade for your loved one's stocking. It can be practical, whimsical, or edible.
What do people usually put in Christmas stockings? ›
Stocking fillers usually consist of small affordable gifts and toys along with essentials such as socks or handkerchiefs. Fruit – usually oranges, satsumas or mandarins are included – along with nuts and candy canes.
What is supposed to go into a Christmas stocking? ›
A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that is hung on Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve so that Saint Nicholas (or the related figures of Santa Claus and Father Christmas) can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives.
What do you put in a sock for sock game? ›
Some ideas for "stocking stuffers" include:
- Chocolate.
- Nail polish.
- Lip balm.
- Beard balm.
- Tie bar and/or cufflinks.
- Bottle of wine.
- Necktie or bow tie.
- Coloring book (for adults)
What is fill the Christmas stocking game? ›
Place a bowl of candy and a spoon in front of each team. The first child in each team takes a candy from the bowl with the spoon. They then carry the candy on the spoon to the stocking, drop it in, and race back to the next person in line. The second person in line then takes the spoon and so on.
About 12-15 generally. Which will include two or three things that are carefully chosen "proper" presents and an assortment of sweets, stationery, toiletries etc that are pretty much the same for both daughter's.
What do you get in your stocking if you are bad? ›
Traditionally, naughty American children sometimes received stones, sticks or even cold potatoes in their Christmas stockings. The infamous lump of coal became a more well-known disciplinary gift in the early 1900s.
How to make cheap Christmas stockings? ›
Fold ½ yard of red, white, or patterned fabric in half, right sides together. Trace a stocking shape onto the fabric and cut out two shapes. With right sides together, sew around the stocking shape with a running stitch, leaving the top open. Turn the top edge inside and hem, then turn the stocking inside out.
What is traditionally put in a Christmas stocking? ›
A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that is hung on Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve so that Saint Nicholas (or the related figures of Santa Claus and Father Christmas) can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives.
What goes inside a Christmas stocking? ›
My best stocking stuffer ideas
- Play silks.
- Glow sticks.
- Thinking Putty, an update on the classic Silly Putty.
- Mini Rubix Cube or Etch-A-Sketch.
- Glow in the dark stars to make their own constellations.
- Ivan's Hinge Puzzle.
- My Reading Adventures: a book journal for kids.
- Hairbows and headbands.
What food do you put in a Christmas stocking? ›
The tradition of receiving an orange at the bottom of a stocking is also an ever-green Christmas tradition. The significance of the orange is thought to have multiple meanings, the first being that the orange symbolises the gold in the tale of St Nicholas.
How many items do you put in a Christmas stocking? ›
About 12-15 generally. Which will include two or three things that are carefully chosen "proper" presents and an assortment of sweets, stationery, toiletries etc that are pretty much the same for both daughter's.