Who else is sick of loading stockings with candy and boring items like deodorant and toothpaste?

We got together at Moms of Tweens and Teens and decided to poke inside the brains of our kids to see what they wished was in their stockings. Here’s what we came up with!

 

The Best Stocking Stuffers for Tween and Teen Boys AND Girls!

 

Tween Boys

Dutch Blitz Card Game, $12.99.

Why We Love It

Tween boys love this game and you will too. It’s a brain workout but you won’t know it because you’re having so much fun!  It’s like solitaire meets speed, it’s fast it’s fun and it’s perfect for parties and family game nights. We just like to play it to wind down after school some days!

 

 

Crazy Aaron’s Magnetic Thinking Putty, $13.99.

Why We Love It

Part toy, part stress reliever, part science project, and entirely addictive.

Place a magnet near a blob and the putty will slowly devour the magnet as if it were alive! Or use the magnet to summon a strand to you like a snake charmer.

 

 

Ninjago Minifigures, $3.99.

Why We Love It

Each minifigure comes in a sealed ‘mystery’ bag, together with one or more accessories, plus a display plate and a collector’s leaflet. If your sons into Ninjago, this series has a wide selection of characters from Misako to shark warriors to other fun ones like Garmadon in his pajamas.

 

 

Star Wars Trooper Stance Socks, $16.00.

Why We Love It

The Moms in the Tweens and Teens Community swear by these socks. You have to check out this company and all that they’re doing! Innovative, creative and made with the best materials, you will get addicted too.

 

 

The DIY Rubber Band Pistol, $14.99.

Why We Love It

What tween boy doesn’t love shooting rapid-firing rubber bands at aluminum cans or action figures? Rubber Band Pistol will neutralize the threat up to 20 feet away.

 

 

DIY Magnetic Balls & Sculpture Toy, $19.99.

Why We Love It

Super cool and your tween won’t be able to stop playing with it. Not only is it calming, it stimulates the brain and you can make endless creations –  jewelry, star shapes, and much more.

 

 

Smiley Boxing Punching Pen, $2.00/each.

Why We Love It

With these punching, smiling, light-up pens homework will no longer be a fight (well, we wish it was that easy!). What we can guarantee is they’ll entertain and bring a smile to your son’s face!

 

 

Stikball: Soft Sticky Plaything, $4.99.

Why We Love It

With a squeezably soft exterior, you can bring the heat and pitch Stikball at windows, walls, doors, or any other flat thing you can find. The ball will cling to the surface with a satisfying splat until you peel it off, reshape it into a sphere, and throw it again!

 

 

Laugh-Out-Loud A+ Jokes for Kids, $4.99.

Why We Love It

If you’re tween doesn’t like to read, they will now. Kids can’t put this down, reading it aloud to anyone who will listen and even those who won’t.

 

 

Portable Fingerboard Basketball Game, $5.99.

Why We Love It

Small and easily portable so you can keep your fingers busy everywhere you go, this game guarantees hours of fun. Just position the basketball and skillfully use the spring trigger to aim and shoot the ball through the hoop.

 

Tween Girls 

 

10 Pack Velvet Hair Scrunchies

Why We Love It

Scrunchies have come back with a vengeance. They are just about everywhere on Instagram. These velvet ones are extra special and go with almost any outfit!

 

 

DIY Cover Black Sketchbook, $7.95 and Gel Pens, $13.99 to Go With!

Why We Love It

Tween girls love to doodle and black paper really makes metallic and glitter pens pop!

 

 

Small Script Silver Initial Necklace, $8.99

Why We Love It

You can’t beat the price, it’s got rave reviews and girls are totally into initial necklaces!

 

 

Maybelline Baby Lips, $2.98.

Why We Love It

This beauty tween girl favorite comes in six fabulous shades and promises to moisturize for a full eight hours, with sunscreen!

 

 

Gund 6” Pusheen with Super Puffy Stickers, $19.95.

Why We Love It

Because their adorable! What more can we say?

 

 

 

Unicorn Waffle Bath Bomb, 9.50

Why We Love It

SMELLS LIKE freshly baked pear and apple pie! Not to mention what tween girl doesn’t love unicorns?!  All natural, smells great and will leave skin feeling amazing!

 

 

 

Glitter Putty in A Can, $4.00/each.

Why We Love It

This glittery, stretching, sparkling like liquid putty is perfect for restless hands, to destress, and will mesmerize and entertain for hours.

 

 

Double Rainbow Maker, $34.90.

Why We Love It

This solar-powered device with its Swarovski crystals will fill your daughter’s bedroom, walls, ceiling and floor, with happiness, light and rainbows.

 

 

 

Mehndi Henna Kit, $14.99.

Why We Love It

Your daughter will love to create and apply these beautiful hand-painted designs. Traditionally used to adorn hands and feet for weddings and festivals, mehndi is a festive, non-permanent way to make a stunning body-art statement.

 

 

 

Turbie Twist Hair Towel, $6.99.

Why We Love It

Every tween or teen girl has to have one! The girls love them and if you’re having trouble getting your daughter to wash her hair you will no longer! Your tween will wear it hanging out, studying and doing whatever. It stays put and makes drying her hair much easier.

 

Did we miss any of your favorite unconventional stocking stuffers? Tell us about them!