Festive stocking fillers

Once you have got the big presents sorted out you may think you are home and dry. But if you are the kind of family that goes in for Christmas stockings as well then you still need to come up with some more gift ideas. Bear in mind thought that stocking fillers are usually a mix of small, useful items and novelty gifts and are not meant to be something to stress over.

As most people don’t have huge amounts of money to spend on stockings fillers once they have got the rest of the seasonal purchases out of the way, here are some easy and popular festive gifts you can buy on any budget:

• Mulled wine: This is always a Christmas favourite, and you can buy lovely bottles of this for very low prices, or even taster boxes with several small bottles using different flavours and spices. If you really want to make the effort whilst saving money, then you can make your own mulled wine with some red wine and spices such as cinnamon, cloves or citrus. Then you have a delicious and ready-made gift for your loved one as well as a few emergency presents if unexpected Christmas guests turn up.
  
  
• Christmas tights and socks: These are low-cost and fit nicely into a stocking! The great thing about buying tights and socks as gifts is that they can come in all kinds of novelty patterns or designs so they are fun as well as practical. For this time of year you can buy lovely Christmas tights, for example, in designs ranging from reindeers to holly or snowmen. These make cute and quirky party accessories for women - and after all, everybody likes something special to wear on Christmas day.
  
  
• Bath oils: This is something every woman in particular will appreciate – taking the time to have a hot, scented bath after a busy and people-filled day.  Any favourite scent will do, but if you can it is lovely to find bath oils which have been specially designed for the Christmas season as the smell will pervade the house and top up the festive cheer. In a similar vein, another popular choice is fizzing ‘bath bombs’ shaped and smelling like Christmas puddings or other Christmassy items.
  
  
• Chocolates: This may seem fairly dull, but unless they are allergic I know few people who will not appreciate a nicely wrapped box of chocolates. These can suit any budget, from the ever-popular box of Quality Streets or Ferrero Rocher to premium boxes of special Christmas chocolates.
  
  
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