Holidays

If you are like me, I always wait till last minute to fill all of our stockings. I even have to fill mine, shhh the girls don’t know that ;).

This year, a study has been released that families are approaching stockings this year with the same savvy budgeting they are using throughout their holiday shopping. Walmart heard about the savvy budgeting and is offering savings on popular stocking stuffers including approximately 20,000 gifts under $5 and several aisles dedicated to $1 candy, toys and games in Walmart stores nationwide.

Here are some ideas to help fill your stockings for less this year.

Tiny Tots’ Stocking Stuffers – under $25

Families can fill stockings with fun playthings and bath time items, and watch little ones’ faces light up with joy with the following:

· Santa Sippy Cup (assorted shapes available) – $1.00

· Holiday Time Dots Large Pencil – $1.00

· 3-in-1 Game and Puzzle Set (Licensed: Cars, Disney Princess etc) – $2.00

· Holiday Coloring Books (Licensed: Shrek, The Penguins of Madagascar, etc) – $2.50

· Cozy Kid Slippers (Licensed: Disney Princesses, Kermit, Mickey Mouse, Cars, Fairies) – $3.50

· Zhu Zhu Hamster Babies – $3.88

· Tub Time Friends with Squirters and Bubble Bath (Licensed: The Penguins of Madagascar, Sponge Bob, Toy Story 3 and more) – $5.00

· Great Smile Kit with Tooth Brush, Cup and Holder (Licensed: Toy Story 3, Spiderman, Sponge Bob, Dora and more) – $5.00

Pamper Me Mom Stocking – under $25

Don’t leave mom out! No one deserves a stocking more than mom, and caring customers can honor their favorites with stockings full of top spa kits and quality beauty items including:

· Bodycology Body Cream – $1.00

· Hard Candy Just Nails (includes bonus heart shaped nail file and heart shaped ring) – $1.00

· Celine Dion Perfume (assorted name brands, .375 fl oz fragrances) – $3.00

· Hair Brush Set (includes 2 brushes, 1 comb, hair bands and 2 hair clips) – $5.00

· Hard Candy Face Facts Set (includes eye shadow primer, 3 eye shadows and applicators, blush/bronzer and brush) – $5.00

· Olay Revitalizing Spa Kit (includes 1 body wash, 1 body lotion, 1 paid slippers, 1 caddy, 1 Febreeze candle and a 1-year subscription of Allure magazine) – $10.00

Furry Friends – under $10

Let’s not forget the extended family – cats and dogs! Walmart offers pre-packaged pet stockings purr-fect for our furry friends, full of assorted holiday toys for under $10, each.

Ideas for Entire Family –

$5 or Less

· Oral-B Smile and Play Pack (Tooth brush, tooth paste and kids floss; Licensed: Toy Story 3, Disney Princesses, Cars, Spiderman, Sponge Bob) – $5.00

· Select Board Games (Licensed: Chutes and Ladders, Ants in the Pants, Yahtzee and Monopoly) – $5.00

· Select DVD Movie Titles (Talladega Nights, Caddyshack, The Karate Kid and more) – $5.00

· Candy Apple Beauty Case (Includes more than seven lip glosses and apple case) – $5.00

· Old Spice Classic Collection Gift Set (Includes 1 cologne and 1 deodorant) – $5.00

· Women’s 2 Pack Cozy Socks – $3.00

· Faded Glory Winter Apparel for men, women and children including hats, gloves and cotton tights – $1.00 – $5.00

· Holiday Tins (assorted patterns and sizes) – $1.00 – $3.00

Now go get those stockings filled and don’t feel guilty about it 🙂