40 Stocking Stuffers

This Glossier You discovery set suits a fragrance fan still deciding on a signature scent.

Unlike a full bottle bought as a guess, the set lets them compare scents on their skin. On a weekend morning, they can pick a scent to match the day's plans.

CATAN On The Road is a card game for a household that never tires of CATAN.

Regular players get a fresh way to play CATAN, with only a deck to pack. On a holiday road trip, the cards can come out on a motel table between drives.

Monopoly Deal brings the property rivalry of Monopoly to a card game, a handy stocking stuffer for game-night families.

Nobody has to set up a board, so a round can start right after Christmas dinner. Relatives keen on striking deals in the classic game get that same back-and-forth with cards in hand.

The Owala SmoothSip Slider is a coffee tumbler for a daily commuter to fill at home.

Their own brew comes along, so the morning cup skips the coffee shop line. On a desk, it then waits beside the keyboard for sips between emails.

This Fire TV Stick HD lets a movie lover with an older television stream shows on it.

It works with the set they already own, so there is no new screen to buy. On a lazy Sunday, they can browse apps from the couch and settle on a movie.

This Funko Mystery Mini figure is an easy stocking stuffer for a longtime Toy Story fan.

Collectors of the franchise get another character to line up on a desk or bookshelf. On Christmas morning, it can go straight from the stocking onto a shelf by the bed.

Learning Resources Jumbo Tweezers hand a sorting-mad child aged five and up a tool for pompoms and beads.

They drop each bead into a muffin tin cup by color, running the game themselves. Then the pompoms can move between bowls in a quick race against you.

These back scratchers are an easy stocking stuffer for grown-ups with an itch just out of reach.

With these around, anyone can grab a scratcher off the side table mid-movie instead of asking for a hand.

This NeeDoh Squishmas Advent Calendar hands a devoted NeeDoh fan a holiday countdown from a favorite line.

Each morning before breakfast, the fan opens the next door and sees what waits behind it. Unlike a lone toy in the stocking, it keeps their NeeDoh habit going all month.

These plain Amazon Basics index cards let a student facing exams make homemade flashcards for any subject.

A term goes on the front and its meaning on the back, so quizzing can happen anywhere. Between study sessions, the rest of the household can borrow a few for grocery lists or game scores.

Amazon Basics manila folders make a handy stocking stuffer for whoever pays the bills at home.

Every utility and insurance company can get a separate labeled folder. Then a surprising statement sits right beside last month's, ready to compare at the kitchen table.

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Rachel bus play mat gives the family's youngest fan a spot for tummy time. You lay it out during awake time, and the bus becomes the baby's own play spot. After breakfast, you can lie on the living room rug beside it and keep the baby company.

PlayMonster Spoons is a stocking stuffer card game for a household that already plays cards after dinner.

Grandparents and younger cousins can pick up the pass-and-grab play by watching a deal, so nobody sits out for long.

The Kanoodle SudoQube from Educational Insights gives the family's keenest brain-teaser fan a logic puzzle of their own.

Their daily sudoku habit carries right over, so cracking this puzzle is a natural next step. It can come out on the couch on Christmas afternoon, once the wrapping paper is cleared away.

Bicycle's Cats in the Corner gives a cat-loving family a card game built around their favorite animal.

Kids can take over the shuffling and dealing, while parents and grandparents join in. The deck can come out on Christmas morning, right after the stockings are emptied.

This Star Wars edition of Five Crowns hands a family of movie fans a proper rummy game.

Anyone who already knows rummy can sit right down, while the Star Wars theme gives younger fans a reason to join. The deck can come out on Christmas afternoon, once the wrapping paper is cleared away.

This Chuckle & Roar memory game hands a young animal lover baby animal pairs to hunt down.

A grown-up can take turns, or the child can play alone until every pair is found. The day after Christmas, the game can come out on the living room rug.

This magnetic Rubik's Cube makes a stocking stuffer for a cube fan chasing faster solve times.

It is built for speed solving, so practice can center on beating a personal record. Over winter break, the cube can sit on the desk for a quick scramble between other plans.

SmartGames IQ Puzzler Pro is a logic puzzle for any puzzle-minded player from age six to adult.

Since it runs to adult, a parent and child can trade turns on the same challenge. Once stockings are emptied, the puzzle can pass back and forth on the couch all afternoon.

This guessing card game makes a stocking stuffer for a talkative family that likes knowing each other well.

Players guess how someone at the table would act, so knowing the people matters more than trivia. After Christmas dinner, the cards can come out while everyone lingers over dessert.

The Holiday Family Edition of What Do You Meme? suits a household that swaps funny memes all year.

Here that meme humor becomes a game, with kids and grown-ups taking turns in the same round. Once the stockings are emptied, the pack can come out on the coffee table before Christmas dinner.

Funko's Cranium detective game makes a stocking gift for a puzzle-minded family that enjoys a good whodunit.

Everyone at the table sorts through clues to work out the mystery, so a fan of detective stories gets to play sleuth. Over winter break, it can come out on the coffee table for a quiet evening round.

SmartGames Asteroid Escape hands a space-loving puzzle fan a spaceship to steer out of an asteroid field.

They plan each move in their head first, working out a clear path for the ship. After the stockings are emptied, the game can come out on the couch for a quiet stretch.

The Start Little Learn Big sticker book from Cottage Door Press gives a sticker-loving toddler pages to fill.

On a car ride, the toddler peels stickers and presses them down until the page fills up. Then you can talk through each finished page from the seat beside them.

Crayola Super Tips markers make a stocking stuffer for a steady doodler with a sketchbook always open.

Their drawing habit gets a set of markers kept just for their own pages and projects. After dinner, the pack can sit open beside the sketchbook for an hour of comics or lettering.

This Crayola Color Wonder Spider-Man kit makes a stocking stuffer for a young Spider-Man fan.

Rather than another figure, the fan gets hero pictures to fill in with colors of their choosing. On Christmas morning, the kit can come out at the kitchen table while breakfast cooks.

Cra-Z-Art markers make a simple stocking stuffer for a keen doodler always reaching for more colors.

A fresh pack lets them keep drawing comics without hunting for a marker that still works. On Christmas morning, the pack can open straight onto the kitchen table.

This sleep mask is a stocking gift for the light sleeper sharing a room with an early riser.

They can pull it over their eyes and keep resting while that roommate's lamp clicks on before sunrise.

Wine bottle stoppers are a handy stocking stuffer for someone who pours a glass with dinner.

The open bottle gets closed and slides into the fridge door, so nobody has to finish it that night.

This travel jewelry case is a stocking gift for anyone always packing rings and earrings for trips.

Their favorite pieces go in together before leaving, so none end up loose in a carry-on bag. On arrival, the case opens on the hotel dresser to pick the evening's earrings.

This jar candle makes a simple stocking stuffer for a friend still settling into a new apartment.

They can light it on the windowsill after work, long before every box is unpacked. Unlike wall art, it needs no nail or hook, just a clear spot on a shelf.

This initial pendant necklace is a small stocking gift for a friend who wears a necklace daily.

You pick the letter to match their name, so the pendant belongs to them alone. On Christmas morning, it can go straight on over a plain sweater.