Clutter-Free Stocking Stuffers

Clutter-Free Gift Guide – This gift guide is a compilation of all the gift-lists published on the blog, from toddlers to grandparents and everyone in between. Clutter-free and toy-free ideas. Click here to get this 33-page PDF for $7.
If you celebrate the holidays with gifts in the stocking, you know that many of the “stocking stuffers” toted in the stores are trinkets. It’s easy to fill a stocking with cheap gadgets and do-dads… and then wonder in the days that follow where on earth you should put these “handy” items.
I enjoy the stocking tradition, but in order to avoid bringing clutter into the home, I opt for only consumable and/or useful items. I also limit what I put in the stocking, most of the time it is 5 items or less. I get away with this, because one year I sewed matching stockings for our whole family, and I made them 1/2 the size of the average stocking.
For Teens/Adults:
- Love Note
- Fruit
- Candy
- Gum
- Jerky
- Chocolate
- Quality Pens/Pencils
- Seed packages
- Spices (for the chef)
- Batteries
- Earbuds
- USB Drive
- Chapstick
- Essential Oils (If you do essential oils- please get high-quality ones)
- Socks
- Coupons (Massage, movie night, etc.)
- Gift cards. Coffee shops, ice cream, gas cards, or iTunes are always a hit.
- Movie Ticket
- Lottery Ticket
For Kids:
- Love Note
- Coupons (Stay up late, movie night, game together, coffee date, etc.)
- Flashlights
- Play-doh
- Toothbrushes
- Band-aids
- Glow Sticks
- Gift cards. Coffee shop, ice cream, etc.
Clutter-free gift ideas:
- 18 Clutter-Free Gifts for Expectant Parents
- 18 Non-Toy Gifts for Toddlers
- 18 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas for Teens
- 18 Clutter-Free Gifts for Men
- 18 Clutter-Free Gifts for Women
- 18 Clutter-Free Gifts for Grandparents
- 18 Clutter-Free Gifts for Teachers
- 18 Clutter-Free Gifts Under $20
- 11 Ways to Get Friends and Family on Board with the Limited Gifts Idea
- How To Redirect Excess Gifting

Clutter-Free Gift Guide – This gift guide is a compilation of all the gift-lists published on the blog, from toddlers to grandparents and everyone in between. Clutter-free and toy-free ideas. Click here to get this 33-page PDF for $7.
Thanks for some great idea Rachel. We also add toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, body wash, and shampoo. Now that our teen are becoming adults and leaving home they love these practical gifts. When they were little they love bubble bath, and numerous other bath related items. A few of these items help fill a larger stocking.
Have a blessed Christmas, Carol.
yes, agree! post christmas knick knacks are problematic. i like the idea of gift cards (amazon gift cards are a bit hit with millenials who buy almost everything online now). Moso bags are also a great idea.. eco friendly and useful. thanks for sharing!
Oh those are great ideas Michelle!
Agreed! When I had my own family I found I resented buying things because they were inexpensive and small just to fill up stockings. I am a book lover, so when I realized my little one was a great age to create a tradition, our stockings became books only. Throughout the year I build up a list of great books I am pining for for her and myself and select a few for the stocking. I am hoping as she gets older she will have her own book list for Santa!
Oh that’s a great idea!
Thank you! I love these ideas. This is our first Christmas with our little one and I’m trying to get ahead of the avalanche of plastic toy crap and overwhelm. I’m all about the food and goodies during Christmas and love the idea of making gifts consumables instead of clutter to fill space❤️🎄❤️
I give my Mom a lot of gifts she is going to be 93 ,but the one she loves the most is her gift cards to the restaurants .Mom does not drive so I make sure she gets many she invites her friend that takes her & Mom treats her to a dinner they have a lovely visit as well I could take Mom but we go so many places this way she has time for her friend !