35 Christmas Stocking Stuffer Gift ideas for Kids 2024
The thing about holiday traditions is they’re unique to each family! Some people open their stocking gifts on Christmas Eve and do presents the next morning. Others leave freshly filled stockings in bedrooms to be opened first thing in the morning. Still others do stocking stuffers only. However your family operates, we’ve got Christmas stocking stuffer ideas to spark those holiday smiles! Our list includes meaningful little gifts for fans, like blind-box collectibles; cheap-and-cheerful little toys for babies and toddlers, like bath toys and vehicle collections; and fun toys for school-age kids like adorable doll play sets, and fun plush. We’ve got your pre-teens and tweens covered, too, with multi-sensory fidget toys, DIY jewellery kits, arts and crafts activities, and superhero action figures. And even though they’re older, we have toy options for a teenage boy and teenage girl – even the fun-for-life grownups we call kidults. Think cute retro plush, and pop culture figures featuring characters from favourite TV shows and book series. And with similar entertainment themes, we’ve got engrossing maker kits that combine unboxing, crafting, and collecting. The best stockings have a mix of fun and silly stuff – mystery toys and cute collectibles – and fun crafts, games or activities to look forward to working on, and of course, some sweet stuff to sock away or to share! The big drama of the holiday is often under a tree, but stocking stuffers offer the opportunity to feed a fandom, spark kids’ imaginations – maybe even take a bit of a risk! !
1. Spidey and His Amazing Friends Vehicles 10pk
This is a brilliant pick for kindergarten and preschool fans of the Marvel superhero cartoon. It’s a whole fleet of colourful characters and cars that you can either split up between siblings’ or cousins’ stockings or give to one very lucky kid! The 10 two-inch vehicle-and-character combos include featuring Spidey, Ghost Spider, Ms. Marvel, Miles Morales, Iron Man, Electro, Reptil, Ant-Man and Wasp this set will provide hours of pretend-play excitement. Go webs go!
2. ZURU Smashers Mini Light Up Dino Surprise Egg
Great stocking stuffers for kids check several boxes: they have a surprise factor, a maker factor, and a collector factor. ZURU Smashers Mini Light Up Dino Surprise Eggs also have a sensory factor: the components of a mystery dino are hidden inside two different textures of slime! There is gooey lava slime and crystalline amber slime to excavate. Kids then assemble either a T-Rex, Spinosaurus, or Stegosaurus and flick the tail switch to light up their cool dino collectible.
3. Rainbocorns Eggzania Mini Mania!
What’s better than unboxing an irresistible toy? “Hatching” a BUNCH of irresistible toys! Each Rainbocorns Eggzania Mini Mania shell contains one of six unusual Eggzania plushies to collect: axolotl, cow, zebra, panda, monkey, and chick. Each cutie character comes with a matching fun-size, squishy Yolkie, and a peel-and-reveal heart to show what they love. Every egg includes 10+ sweet surprises: wearable Eggzania accessories, Rainbocorn slime, stickers, and more! With loads of awesome elements, these surprise toys make terrific stocking stuffer gifts for kids.
4. L.O.L. Surprise! Loves Mini Sweets – Series 2
These capsules are a tasty crossover event! Mystery-toy A-listers L.O.L. Surprise! have designed nine different mini dolls styled to coordinate with top candy brands: Reese's Pieces, Hershey's Kisses, Airheads, Jelly Belly, Peeps, Icee, Fun Sweets, and Mentos. Each adorable doll six comes with six more delicious surprises: an outfit; shoes; a bottle; a purse; and two more fun accessories. These are fabulous stocking gift ideas for collector kids – even ones without a sweet tooth!
5. Disney Doorables Mini Peek: Technicolor Takeover
Every box contains two or even three of 50 super-cute minis, from iconic animated family films like Peter Pan, 101 Dalmatians, and The Rescuers to modern classics like Tangled, Finding Nemo, The Princess and the Frog and more! This range of 1.5-inch-tall figures also includes an additional two limited-edition figures and 10 translucent technicolour characters. These mystery-box collectibles make a wonderful xmas stocking gift for boys and girls – really, for die-hard Disney fans of all ages!
6. Disney Doorables Mini Peek: Series 9
Behind the three doors in each of these sweet stocking fillers is a surprise 1.5-inch collectible character that collectors will be clamouring for! Among the 50 figures in Series 9 are multiple Minnie Mouses – styled for different decades – as well as characters from Cars, Zootopia, Luca, A Bug’s Life, Mulan and more. (True confessions: the one we covet most is Edna Mode!) As always there are limited-edition and ultra-rare figures for Disney superfans to check off their list.
7. Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Adventures – Peppa + Friends Mini-Buggies
This is a double helping of preschool delights: Peppa Pig toys and cars! It’s a multipack that becomes a cheap and cheerful gift for several kids if you split them up among siblings or friends, or one epic stocking stuffer for a superfan! Peppa Pig in the family red car, Grandpa Pig in his boat, George in a motorhome, Pedro Pony in a school bus, and Rebecca Rabbit in a helicopter. Prepare for lots of road-trip adventures….
8. Franklin Sports NHL® Foam Mini Hockey Pucks
When it’s time to ponder stocking stuffers, here’s the best gift for girls and boys who love hockey! Stock up for your indoor mini-sticks players so that when the next puck goes wild and ends up behind the sofa or under the bookshelf – or the dog runs off with one in the middle of a game – kids have backups. Each 2” puck is made from soft, vinyl-coated foam to keep kids and furniture safer. Game on!
9. My Little Pony Mini World Magic Epic Mini Crystal Brighthouse
If you need a last-minute pick for a kid who loves My Little Pony, this is it! Based on the My Little Pony: Tell Your Tales web series, this buildable play set lets kids recreate fave episodes and imagine their own! Fans can build a customizable layout with scenes from the show and fun accessories, some of which change colour in water! There are even five teeny 1” pony figures included AND the set doubles as a carrying case.
10. Hatchimals Alive Carton
Like the bigger versions, kids “love” these colourful little Hatchimal eggs to life by removing their pacifiers and “feeding” them water to activate the self-hatching process! They’ll crack open to reveal five cute little friends and adorable music-inspired accessories for hours of imaginative fun. (Some of the pieces are quite small, so it’s best for kids ages three and up.) It’s a Christmas stocking stuffer with loads of play value: the egg carton case locks securely so kids can take their show on the road.
11. TechDeck Fingerboards: Sk8 shop Bonus Pack
This sick stocking stuffer puts the x-treme in Xmas! This set includes the components for three complete mini skateboards: decks, wheels, hardware, stickers, and a tool. They can choose from six slick decks with legit graphics from some of the skating world’s biggest brands: Santa Cruz, Sk8mafia, Blind, Element, Baker, Primitive, Finesse, Plan B, and Toy Machine. It’s a total gateway gift to becoming a fingerboard fan or an awesome addition to a kid’s collection.
12. B. Toys Mini Monster Trucks
Any preschooler will tell you that the only thing better than a monster truck is LOTS OF MONSTER TRUCKS. These half-dozen trucks are perfectly sized for little hands, so kids can play with friends! Between the size and the quantity, it’s easy to have one always on hand: in the diaper bag, the car, the bathroom…. (One reviewer did say that these make great head massagers for adults, so pass that along to your kids if you’d like them to test this technology.)
13. Elf on the Shelf Mini Figures
We have observed that families that do Elf on the Shelf, go ALL IN on Elf on the Shelf. So they’ve likely seen all the Elf Pets animated specials and would LOVE these sweet seasonal holiday gift blind-bag toys containing one of the Scout Elf or Elf Pet characters! (We think that chonky reindeer is the cutest.) There are eight to collect – a meaningful gift for kids whose holiday memories are so entwined with the Scout Elf tradition.
14. Harry Potter x Miniverse Make It Mini – Potions
This is a spellbinding stocking stuffer gift for tweens who are deep into the Harry Potter Wizard World: an enchanting mix of craft experience, collectible, and surprise toy. Each capsule includes the materials to create a mini replica of a Hogwarts-level potion: Polyjuice Potion, Felix Felicis, Skele-Grow, and more! Once the teeny elements are in the bottle, makers use UV light to cure the resin and complete their craft. A cool touch: the packaging becomes an on-theme display case!
15. Fluffie Stuffiez Minis
Sensory-play toys are having a moment: great goodies with satisfying textures and textile elements for touchy-feely fun. Fluffie Stuffiez feature a fuzzy outer layer kids can pinch and pull away to reveal a squishy figure within! These surprise collectibles are mini but not TOO mini: they’re about palm-sized for kids so they make effective fidget toys for people who like to have something soft to squeeze and squish. Each pack comes with a pair of Fluffie Stuffiez pals.
16. Miniverse Make It Mini Food: Hershey Multipack
There’s just something about teeny tiny food that kids LOVE, and it’s even better when they make that miniature themselves! This irresistible mix of craft and collectible includes 30 pieces to create five “recipes” from the folks at Hershey. Kids assemble the recipe, then apply resin and set it with UV light to create a display-worthy piece. It’s an awesome gift for girls and boys who love candy, sure, but also with an interest in food science and design.
17. Calico Critters: Connor & Kerr’s Carriage Ride
The charming set is expensive as stocking stuffers go, but it will provide immense play value for imaginative kids. The Calico Critters aesthetic is sweet and simple: flocked figures of adorable animals in old-fashioned outfits – even the twin baby bunnies! The classic carriage with its lacy canopy fits both babies for long walks and outdoor adventures. Whether this set stands alone or becomes a gateway into the immense Calico Critters universe, kids will fall in love with this trio.
18. Rainbow Brite Cheebee Micro Figures
Parents and even grandparents who remember the original Rainbow Brite will love introducing a new generation to these colourful characters! Any student of retro appeal knows that a beloved ‘80s cartoon is ripe for reintroduction and these adorable 1.5-inch figures call out to be collected. Each “pudding-cup” contains two of 20 characters, so kids can peel and reveal who is inside! There are three rare and three ultra-rare figures, but we think the sprites and the villains Murky Dismal and Lurky are the CUTEST.
19. Little People Collector: Friends – The Television Series
This set is essentially The One That’s an Amazing Stocking Stuffer for Teens. The beloved ’90s sitcom has ensnared a new generation, so fans of all ages have a shot at getting the references. The Little People-ified cast are SO cute! There’s Chef Monica; Chandler with Duck; Rachel in her Central Perk apron; Phoebe hiding that stain with a Christmas bow; Ross in leather pants; and Joey in ALL of Chandler’s clothes, because opposite is opposite.
20. Li’l Woodzeez Famileez: Digglesby Dog Family
Who could resist this collection of delightful doggos? It’s a super-cute mixed clan of bulldogs and beagles: two parents, two older kids, and best of all, a set of baby TRIPLETS! Kids can swap their diapers, dresses, shirts and trousers as a good exercise of fine motor skills and a silly way to imagine each family member’s characteristics. As an intro to the Li’l Woodzeez world or as a standalone play set, these pups make a perfect stocking stuffer.
21. Miniverse Make It Mini: Lifestyle – Series 2
Of all the Make It Mini themes, this is one of the most sophisticated. The mystery miniature inside isn’t based on a fandom or brand – it’s just a lovely wee teapot, candle, flower vase or other décor item. Teenage makers will love the detail work of assembling the replicas from the tiny components and the mindful process of applying and setting the resin to create their display pieces. It’s a surprise stocking stuffer for the more mature maker-kid.
22. Lionel Disney100 Celebration Ready-to-Play Train Set
A train set is a classic holiday gift – this anniversary edition set is an inexpensive option that will delight Disney fans young and old. The battery-operated locomotive has a working headlight and is trailed by colourful coaches as it makes its way around a 24-piece track. It even plays looping announcements and authentic train sounds. It’s a charming gift for kids and parents to build together – it might even spark an interest in more complex model trains!
23. LEGO® Minifigures Series 25 6pk
Maybe the gold standard of blind box toys! This multipack includes six individual mystery bags – always welcome as stocking stuffers, loot-bag loot, gift-swap goodies and classroom prizes. LEGO minifigures Series 25 includes: Film Noir Detective, Pet Groomer, Fierce Barbarian, Triceratops Costume Fan, Sprinter, E-Sports Gamer, Train Kid, Vampire Knight, Goatherd, Fitness Instructor, Mushroom Sprite, and our fave: Harpy. Each one comes with at least one great accessory – in some cases, a cute animal pal like the goat or the sleek doggo!
24. Funko Mystery Minis – Minions: The Rise of Gru
It is a truth universally acknowledged that there is no such thing as too many Minions. Fans of all ages will appreciate these quirky collectible miniatures of those funny yellow fellows and their friends. Which one of 12 is stuffed in that stocking? Maybe it’s Young Gru, Flight Attendant Bob, Bathrobe Stuart, Pilot Kevin, Tim Bear, Overalls Bob, Roller Skating Stuart, Pet Rock Otto, 70s Bob, Pajama Bob, Track Suit Otto, or our Kill Bill-esque fave: Kung Fu Kevin.
25. Li’l Woodzeez Famileez: Daintypaw Cat Family
Here’s an adorable stocking stuffer for the youngest cat people: a whole fuzzy family of felines. These poseable figures span three generations of kitty friends: grandparents, parents, and three grandkids, including twins! There are names for each and lore that sets up the clan in the Li’l Woodzeez universe, but they also stand alone as a nice family of pretend-play characters kids can imagine adventures for. Bonus: the outfits are removeable to swap and share.
26. Polly Pocket: Camp Adventure Llama Compact
The unique scale of Polly Pocket is perfect for stocking stuffers! Inside the sturdy llama-face case is a terrific tiny play set loaded with fun features. There’s a tent to house the pet llama, a fold-down lemonade stand and cooler, a sleeping bag, and more! Best of all is the stage with flip-up doors and a spinning platform for the two micro dolls to show off their moves! Kids can even use the wristlet strap to take their imaginative adventures on the road.
27. Wizarding World Harry Potter Magical Minis: Hogsmeade Students Gift Set
Young witches and wizards will love this set of 10 officially licensed figures, stylized to be both cute and cool! Harry, Hermione, Ron, Neville, Cho, Luna, Draco, Fred and George are dressed in their casual outfits for visiting Hogsmeade, but Parvati is still in Hogwarts uniform! The figures are poseable and come with accessories like Butterbeer mugs and Honeydukes sweets. Makes a magical stocking stuffer for teens and tweens who are well-versed in the Potter-verse.
28. Klutz Mini Clay World: Pet Adoption Truck
We LOVE Klutz for the variety and imagination of their irresistible activities! This awesome yet affordable kit has everything creative kids need to make, bake, and display 15 cute clay critters. The 32-page booklet provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions for sculpting guinea pigs, cats, birds, and bunnies, and five sweet dog breeds: Dalmatian, Rottweiler, Beagle, Corgi and Chihuahua. Kids choose 15 prospective pets to craft, and then they can assemble the multilevel truck for pretend adoption events!
29. Pinky Promise: Gemmy Friends 12pk
More than just cute collectibles, the 12 bright-eyed, crown-wearing jewel characters in this set are also compatible with two sweet wearable accessories: a hair clip and a bracelet. The imaginative girl in your life can mix and match the gems to make fabulous bling for dress-up or for every day. There are 80+ Gemmy Friends in this series, with a whole backstory, so it just makes sense to wrap this up for the collector kid on your holiday list.
30. Care Bears™ Special Edition Collector Set
Looking for a meaningful stocking stuffer for a stuffie fan? This fantastic five-pack of plush pals is overflowing with good vibes! Each nine-inch friend has a distinctive belly badge: there’s Love-a-Lot Bear (pink with two hearts); Laugh-a-Lot Bear (yellow with the happy-face star); Wish Bear (turquoise with the shooting star); Share Bear (purple with the heart-shaped lollipops) and the EXCLUSIVE Do-Your-Best Bear (green with the kite). It’s a gift with a mix of retro and rebooted charm.
31. Transformers Legacy United: Fractured Friendship 2pk
This cool pair is EXCLUSIVE to Toys”R”Us Canada! They’re modelled on the characters Security Officer Orion Pax and Gladiator Megatron from the pre-War for Cybertron universe of the Transformers. They’re satisfyingly complex transformations: Orion Pax goes from seven-inch robot to Cybertronian truck in 26 steps; Megatron from robot to Cybertronian tank in 16 steps. Fans can act out awesome fight sequences with these poseable figures and five battle accessories: the allies-to-enemies story is such an interesting action dynamic!
32. Marvel Mighty Hero Series: Defenders
This superhero collection is a triple threat! It includes 9.5-inch action figures of Hulk, Spider-Man and Captain America, authentically detailed and ready for play or display. Whether your tween or teen is a Marvel movie fan or more on the comic-book side, they’ll approve of these larger-scale, glossy iterations of some of their fave Avengers: Big Green, the Web-slinger, and the Star-Spangled Man with a Plan. A super stocking stuffer idea for collectors and kids alike.
33. Sonic Prime: Collectible Figures
Check out these fun stocking stuffers for boys, girls, and even grownups who love the video game-inspired animated series Sonic Prime! Each pack conceals a colourful two-inch figure of one of 16 Shatterverse regulars: Rusty Rose, Eggforcer, Dr. Don't, Knucks, Hangry, Gnarly, Mangey, Sonic Green Hill, Mr. Dr. Eggman, Sonic New Yoke City, Amy, Froggy, Rebel and more! Which one will they get? It’s totally random and totally fun. A perfect pick for fans and collectors.
34. Munchkin Farm Bath Squirts 8pk
This is one of those can’t-miss stocking stuffers for babies and kids. Fun, colourful bath toys are always a hit with little ones, and they’ll be parent-approved, too. This menagerie includes the traditional barnyard critters: a horse, a cow, a chicken, a sheep, a pig, a duck, and a horse. But it also includes a frog and an owl for a little farm-adjacent variety. On top of providing squirty hilarity, these durable toys can help teach animal names and sounds, too!
35. Early Learning Centre Happyland: Happy Farm Animals
E-I-E-I-YAY! The farmyard continues to be one of most wanted toy themes for toddlers and preschoolers. These adorable animal figures are sure to delight the little ones on your holiday stocking-stuffer list. This smiley collection of creatures will charm kids on their own or as an addition to other barnyard play sets. They’re the top of the farm team: a horse, cow, sheep, pig and chicken that are colourful, chunky, and cheerful – perfectly sized for little hands.
Those are just some of the best Christmas stocking stuffers from among the thousands and thousands of fun little toys we swim in every day. Stocking stuffer gifts for baby can be simple: linking rings or other clip-on toys for a stroller or car seat; a silly rattle or teether; exciting bathtub toys; or even something practical but adorable like multipacks of sweet socks. There are loads more gifting ideas to choose from as they get older: cute little gifts for kids like pots of modelling dough; sets of washable markers; travel games; or small toys like a yo-yo or die-cast car. You can always coordinate stuffers with the bigger gifts for girls: adding to their menagerie of plush, to the cupboard of craft supplies with fun stationery items or art supplies, or bonus rubber bands or beads for jewellery making kits. Same goes for gifts for boys: you can spin off from the items from under the tree: accessories for action figure play sets; trading cards; or small building toys compatible with their larger sets. The best stocking gifts for teens include collectibles based on their favourite video games, TV shows, movies and books. For stocking stuffer gifts for teen boys consider accessories for their bigger gifts, like replacement darts for blasters, or even decks of cards, 3D puzzles or other brain games. Little gifts for teen girls might include lip balm, a cute character keychain, hair chalk or nail art supplies, stress putty, or fidget toys. Go get those stocking stuffers, Canada!
People frequently asked:
What are stocking stuffers?
Stocking stuffers are any small-size gift that can fit into a Christmas stocking, often hung by a fireplace. These can be cheap and cheerful little toys and presents, or bigger-ticket items that happen to be small size-wise – it depends on your family traditions.
How do you fill a Christmas stocking?
Filling a Christmas stocking is a personal process: for many families it’s traditional to start with a small sweet in the toe of the stocking – an old-timey solution is an orange – and then add other individually wrapped small items on top.
What are good stocking stuffer ideas?
Good stocking stuffer ideas include small toys, fun stationery items, lip balms, card games, blind-bag mystery collectibles, cute socks, modeling dough, candy – anything small enough to fit!
What do I put in my kids stocking?
Kids stocking stuffers can be almost any toy, game, puzzle or other item – think little building sets, packs of trading cards, collectibles, die-cast vehicles, cute notebooks, sweets, and other small goodies.
How many gifts should be in a stocking?
The number of gifts in a stocking is a matter of personal preference: you could include just one bigger ticket toy like a fashion doll or blaster, or you could fill it with a variety of cheap and cheerful toys and goodies.
Do you open stockings before or after presents?
The correct time to open stockings versus presents is the one your family chooses – it’s a matter of tradition and neither version is right or wrong!