If launching yourself at a pile of gifts under the tree and devouring a festive lunch are Christmas Day highlights, waking up to a stocking stuffed with small gifts definitely makes the top three.
Gifts that you don’t need to leave the warmth of your bed to uncover, stocking fillers may be seen by some as just for kids, but it’s a tradition we’re carrying well into adulthood too.
There’s something thrilling about lots of tiny treats that offers a unique level of excitement sure to set the big day on a steady course of unbridled happiness.
So we’ve gathered a selection of the best small stocking filler gifts for kids, teens, women and men below. From little luxuries to seasonal novelties that will have you chortling with mirth, we’ve collected the best small present ideas at every price point.
Leave this page open if you’re trying to drop a hint to your S.O, or use our edit to shop the cream of the crop for your loved ones.
For our other designated gift guides:
- Best Christmas gifts for him
- Best Christmas gifts for mums
- Best Christmas gifts for teens
- Best luxury Christmas gifts
- Best budget Christmas gifts
- Best beauty gift sets
- Best Christmas toys
- Best Christmas gaming gifts
- Best Christmas tech gifts
- Best fragrance gifts
- Best men’s grooming gifts
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Best Stocking Fillers for Kids and Teens
Pandora Charms
For the tween or teenage girl there is no jewellery brand more loved than Pandora. Whether they’re just starting their collection of charms or have a jewellery box jingling with them, a few more in their stocking will be gratefully received this Christmas.
Shop Disney, Harry Potter and Star Wars collabs if you’re looking for something specific. Just charming.
Groov-e Music Buds True Wireless Earpods with Portable Charging Case
No more wires means no more getting tangled up in them. Upgrade their listening experience with Groov-e MusicBuds which work with voice commands and can partner with Siri and Google voice assistant.
Tidepool Snow Globe Wonderland
Jazz up your teen’s mobile with a festive PopSocket, which can be used to both hold the phone steady and as a stand to make streaming shows easier.
Disney+ subscription cards
With the entire Disney back catalogue, plus The Simpsons, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic to stream on-demand, a Disney+ subscription card is more of a gift for the entire family. It’s also a fun option to give loved ones you can’t be with this year, thanks to the recent launch of Disney+ GroupWatch.
It’s a real-time shared viewing experience that lets your friends and family watch together and share your reactions in real time, even if you can’t physically be together.
Smartphone 36 LED Ring Light
For the selfie king or queen (because we all know one), ensure they always look good on camera with superior lighting. This clip-on light pushes back shadows so you'll always look your best.
Firebox Social Distancing Zapper
What's Christmas without at least one novelty stocking filler option? In keeping with 2020's overriding theme, this gadget encourages others to keep two metres away with a short, sharp shock (too gentle at 4.5 volts to do any real damage, don't worry). No more side-eying or huffing in annoyance from behind your face covering. For ages 14+.
Make Heads Turn Enamel Pin Peace Sign
For the budding feminist. Spread love, peace and happiness with a cool pin badge.
Best Stocking Fillers for Her
Huda Wishful Glow Gift Set
Instagram’s original beauty Queen, Huda Kattan, has launched a fresh new skincare line, Wishful. Straight out of the bat, one of the first products was Yo Glow (20ml), a pineapple scrub that gently but determindley removes dead skin cells to leave you looking shiny and new. We’ve used it, we love it - and your recipient will too.
Comes with a Honey Balm moisturiser (11g) to sling into another stocking - or you know, just hold onto for yourself.
Tony's Chocolonely Small Fairtrade Chocolate Bars Mixed Pack
Spread Christmas cheer with a couple of these ethical and completely delicious Tony Chocolonely bars stashed in their stocking. This pack gets you four so you can share it amongst your household.
Sipsmith Gin Mini Gin Trio, 3x 5ml
Bulk buying is the way to go if you’re planning on filling a few stockings this year. For adults, a couple of Sipsmith’s flavoured gin minis languishing at the bottom of their stockings is sure to delight.
PAUL & JOE Treatment Lipstick Secret D'or 2.6g
The purr-fect treat for makeup obsessives, Paul & Joe’s cult lipstick will have your gal feline fine.
Saint Iris Adriatica Wake Up Droplets Brightening Serum
A relatively new player to the beauty scene, Saint Iris Adriatica uses by-products of the Mediterranean’s food industry in some of its products. Bring the glow back to your complexion with these miracle drops which work to make your skin glow - perfect for Christmas Day selfies.
Living Proof Full Discovery Kit
Introduce your lucky recipient to the sheer joy of Living Proof hair products in miniature form. The fullness + volume set is comprised of four products - shampoo, conditioner, thickening cream and a styling and finishing spray - to keep their mane magical.
Best Stocking Fillers for Him
STIRRD Christmas Wonder Box
Spoil their sweet-tooths with a melt-in-the-mouth offering from STIRRD. For Christmas, the brand has whipped up a Wonder Box filled with a trio of festive fudge flavours - pick from Mince Pie Fudge, Salted Maple Fudge and Whisky & Marmalade Fudge.
Master Lock Biometric Padlock
Looking fresh from Q’s gadget lab comes this biometric padlock which can save up to 10 different fingerprints so access can be shared with your most trusted contacts. Move over Daniel Craig.
Clean Reserve Warm Cotton Eau de Parfum Travel Spray
A fragrance mini always goes down well and this one gets double points for being the sort of delicious unisex scent that people will follow you down the street to find out the name of. What does it actually smell like? Warm, comforting and fresh, like standing in the garden with the laundry drying in warm spring sunshine.
Trust us, you won’t be able to get enough.
Waken Mouthwash Peppermint 500ml
For a truly useful luxury, look to Waken’s range of vegan mouthwashes that come in 100 per cent recyclable bottles. In a generous 500ml size, flavours include aniseed, spearmint, lemonmint and probably the most appropriate for this time of year, peppermint.
