Stocking filler budget?

[Sarah Lou 80]

In my head I had £15 as a budget for stocking filler presents for my toddler. I've already spent £12 and don't feel like I've got him much!

Do you have a budget for yours?

 

[Blah11]

Most years I go ott and end up at £50! This year my budgets £25.

 

[Miss Vintage]

I don't have a whole budget as such, but none of the items can cost more than £5. Of course, if they're all £4.99 it can get pretty pricey!

 

[Mum21boy1girl]

I usually spend around $30 which i think is around $15 pound?

Could you maybe go to the pound shop and get a few more cheap things? Like some stickers and small pad, one of those magic flannels, smll tubs playdoh etc??

I find if i put a little teddy in there is fills up space, i am getting my dd a scooby doo plush,so should take up a bit of room.

 

[Amarna]

My budget is around $20 (USD). I usually just go to the dollar store and can find a whole bunch of neat little things to fill it up with. We do have really narrow, smallish stockings though so they're easy to fill. I like the idea of a plush above, I've done that before and it really does fill things up nicely.

 

[c1403]

I go along the lines of no more than £5per item but end up with too much or it doesn't fit.

 

[catty]

Im just putting all there small things in there. they are young and wont have much idea but as they get older it would make sense that I have a budget.

im putting in mostly things they need but a character version - toothbrush, shampoo, detangling spray, flannel. then iv got books and small plastic toys and sweeties
I used to always get things that did look cheap but were funny/food/useful

 

[Eleanor ace]

I don't have a budget but I'd guess I spend around £15 per child. Most of it is super cheap, little bits like bouncy balls, punch ball balloons, bubbles etc which cost about 20p each. I also put character toothpaste, bubble bath etc which I would buy anyway and that fills it up pretty quickly.

 

[BabyHill]

We don't have a set budget but wouldn't go overboard, I've got a Lego miniset for ds which was £5 on sale so that'll be his most expensive stocking filler, don't think I've spent more than £2 on anything else & we always finish with a plush too! I'd guess we'll be around the £30/£35 mark for both x

 

[Rhio92]

I say max £3 per item.

 

[leoniebabey]

i mostly try to stick to £1 per item with a couple of more expensive bits say £3-£5

no specific budget though

 

[Miss Vintage]

I do find it quite easy to fill up my son's stocking with cheap but nice little things. However, I also do a stocking for my OH and my mum, and those can get a bit pricey. I try to stick to the no more than £5 rule, but it can be difficult to get nice things for adults for that price. Anyone else do adult stockings?

 

[wendzwoo]

No budget really but probably spend between £10-£15 .

 

[Keebs]

Gosh, I spend a lot on my dd's stocking She only get's 4 presents under the tree, the stocking is her gift from Santa so I like to put good quality and useful things in there. I easily spent £50 last year, probably more this year.

I get her pants, socks, soft toy, one or two traditional stocking toys, books, stickers, art stuff etc plus the obligatory satsuma and £1 coin and shove it all in a large woolly fishing sock

Want to get her this microscope and think it's perfect for her stocking rather than under the tree.
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[Rhi_Rhi1]

No, i don't budget anything for it. It's basically just where dump anything small that looks crappy once wrapped haha. ya know those awkward tiny things. It usually ends up being a stocking full of hot wheels tbh. so probably around 20 pounds worth of stuff.

 

[c1403]

I do find it quite easy to fill up my son's stocking with cheap but nice little things. However, I also do a stocking for my OH and my mum, and those can get a bit pricey. I try to stick to the no more than £5 rule, but it can be difficult to get nice things for adults for that price. Anyone else do adult stockings?

I usually do OH a stocking. Found some. I've found some nice bits in the works (it's a bookstore). Got him a mini chess set and mini maze puzzle all under £5 each

 

[motherofboys]

I don't have a budget, but I tend to stick to things at are only £1-2 each.

 

[kazzzzy]

I'll probably end up spending around €30 on Emily's stocking, I got her a pack of Ben & Holly figures in Smyth's & must still get new crayons, little colouring books, chocolate coins/santas, maybe a cheap teddy & few bits from Penney's (Primark) - character socks & pants etc

 

[marmaduke]

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Daisy's stocking is really big (my childhood stocking) so I probably spend £50+ to fill it. I think the most expensive items I have so far are packs of top trumps at around £4.80.
My stocking on Christmas morning is one of my favourite memories so I try to do the same for her. How my mum had the patience to wrap & fill four of these I'll never know. x

 

[Reid]

I got some cool wee retro type things from crafty crocodile there brilliant and really cheap I also get a few bits for the Christmas eve bag I had a threat where I posted some of the pics it's things like the wee parachute men there like 15p well worth a look for stocking fillers x