23 Stocking Stuffer Ideas from Dollar Tree
One of our favorite family traditions is going to Dollar Tree and buying stocking stuffers for each other. Everyone gets $6 to buy 5 stocking stuffers — one for each member of our family (that gives enough $$ for tax and for them to buy a stocking stuffer for themselves, too!).
We have fun sneaking around the store, trying to find great items without letting anyone else see us and seeing if we can come up with original and unique ideas that no one else will.
The evening results in all sorts of fun and laughs and memories. And it’s so much less expensive than if we were to go to a traditional store to buy stocking stuffers!
I was at Dollar Tree last week and decided to go through the aisles to take pictures of great stocking stuffer ideas to share with you all. Here are 23 ideas:
1. Silly Putty 
2. Glow Sticks
3. Fun Straws
4. Pens & Pencils
5. Modeling Dough
6. Night Lights
7. Small Games/Travel Games
8. Bubbles
9. Candles
10. Nail Polish
11. Fun Toothbrush & Toothpaste
12. Lip Balm
13. Car Ice Scraper
14. Lint Roller
15. Back Scratcher
16. Bath Bombs
17. Hair Accessories
18. LED Candles
19. Bath Salts
20. Oven Mitts
21. Tumblers
22. Socks
23. Gloves
What would you add to my list?
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19 Comments
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Kerry Hunt says:
My dear sister specifically requested a long handled fireplace lighter from the dollar store!
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Tasha says:
These are some items from Dollar Tree that I have put into my daughter’s stocking over the years: bags of chocolate covered gold coins (if you celebrate the St. Nicholas tradition), candy canes, lollipops, stickers, coloring books, those giant pens that Dollar Tree sometimes sells, bracelets, rings, key chains, barrettes, lip balm, bouncy balls, play dough, small toys, a diary with a lock and key, pocket-sized notebooks, twistable crayons, flashlights, candy cane shaped pens, glitter pens, Christmas pencils and erasers, raisins or other dried fruit, jump ropes, press on nails, make-up compacts and pocket sized tissue packs.
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Jen says:
I’m going to bring each of mine in to pick out a couple things for each other….you’ve inspired me to make it a family event! (for various reasons, including another intl move this year, we are going very very minimal/consumable this year for gifts!!). My kids love the glitter glue sticks, glow sticks, the grow capsules (little sponge animals crammed into a capsule that dissolves in water), among other things mentioned!
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Amy Dunham says:
One of my daughter’s favorites when she was into all the cartoon/movie/superhero characters are the washcloths that expand once you put them in the tub. They also have scented hand sanitizer, fun kitchen utensils, packages of nuts and sunflower seeds, flickering battery operated candles, and collectible card packets (my daughter loved the Frozen themed ones for a couple of years). They have bath poofs and sponges, small flashlights, punch balloons, lots of crafty items, and small ceramic figurines (usually lots of angels and birds). So fun and affordable!
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Every year, I take my 6 yr old son to the dollar tree to pick out gifts for all his cousins and his sister. He loves it because he spends his own money on people he loves and he can afford to get a gift for everyone. **He is particularly good at knowing what to get everyone and always keeps it a secret until after they open his gift….then he explains why he chose it in great detail:)
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Did you notice you used Oven Mitts twice? Maybe you were trying to hint that you’d like them in your stocking? 😉
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Whoops — that’s what happens when you do half the post and then take a break and then come back and finish the post a few hours later! I can’t believe I didn’t see that!
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Lorinda says:
I work at Dollar Tree and people are amazed that everything is just $1. They have a wide variety of journals, notepads and calendars. There are pens that have lights and a variety of flashlights. They also sell the name brand Play Doh now, too. There are hard cover books, Bibles, activity and puzzle books that would make great stocking stuffers, too!
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Amanda says:
I so wish we had Dollar Tree in Australia!!! We have Dollar King…… there is nothing there for only a dollar though!
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Kristen says:
At what age did you start this? Because Santa fills stockings sooooo although it sounds fun not sure how it work.
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